Key Skills
Job Description
We are looking for an HR Business Partner to join our HR team at Bolton Adhesives, based at our production site in Goes, the Netherlands.
How you make the difference
As HR Business Partner, you are the trusted HR partner for managers and employees at our dynamic production site in Goes. You help translate business priorities into practical people solutions across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding. The expected outcome is a healthy, capable and engaged workforce, supported by strong leadership, effective HR processes and a culture in which people can perform and grow.
What your agenda looks like:
- Advise and support managers in translating, developing, implementing and applying HR policies and practices.
- Play a key role as an active member of the Site Management Team, bringing the HR perspective to the site’s people agenda and contributing to organizational and culture development, leadership and team performance.
- Support and coordinate key HR themes across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employment conditions, health and absence.
- Coach managers and employees with clear, pragmatic advice and help improve P&O processes and tools together with HR colleagues.
- Lead and participate in HR projects with colleagues from different countries and Business Units within Bolton
Your team:
You will report to the HR Manager Benelux and be based at our production site in Goes, where you will be an active member of the Site Management Team. You will work closely with your HR colleagues within the Benelux team and collaborate with HR colleagues from other countries on international projects. This role requires strong stakeholder management and the ability to advise and connect effectively at all organizational levels.
What makes you a great fit:
- Education: HBO or university level, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field.
- Work Experience: Proven experience as an HR professional or HR Business Partner, preferably in a production, industrial or other operational environment.
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of the employee lifecycle and practical HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employment conditions, health and absence. Experience with HR projects, process improvement and HR tools is an advantage.
- Languages: Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
What’s in it for you:
- Work location: Goes, the Netherlands.
- Contract type: Permanent.
- Working hours: 32-39 hours per week.
- Remote working: This role offers hybrid working flexibility, while regular presence at our production & logistic site in Goes is an important part of the position.
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About Bolton
Bolton is an Italian family-owned fast-moving consumer goods company with 10,500 people located across 60 offices, 17 production facilities, 10 R&D laboratories and 14 fishing vessels worldwide. With a diverse portfolio of more than 60 quality brands, Bolton has been enriching the lives of millions of people every day for more than 75 years, making their everyday more delicious, more enjoyable, useful and beautiful.
About Adhesives
Bolton Adhesives is a Business Unit of Bolton with more than 700 colleagues and a portfolio of leading brands including Bison, UHU, Griffon and Air Max. We develop innovative gluing, bonding and sealing products for consumers and professionals. We continuously improve our high-performance products, formulas and packaging to ensure they respect nature and people, while making a difference in every household.
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Core Responsibilities
The HR Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, translating business priorities into practical people solutions across the employee lifecycle. They also serve as an active member of the Site Management Team to drive organizational culture, leadership performance, and HR process improvements.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an HBO or university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Proven experience as an HR professional, ideally within a production or industrial environment, is required along with excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.
Benefits
- Hybrid working flexibility
About Bolton
Industry: Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
We are a family-owned multinational that makes a difference for families every day by producing and distributing a diverse offering of more than 60 quality brands. Our brands are loved across generations. Meeting the needs of people around the world. Making their everyday lives more enjoyable, more beautiful and more delicious. It is these everyday moments that make the difference to the way families live. Each and every one of these moments help us to make a positive contribution to people, communities and planet. Together, these moments have the power to drive change and the scale to make a difference. Finding the optimal balance between economic, environmental, and social responsibility is key. We are determined to minimize our environmental impact and we want to generate and share sustainable value in everything we do. Entrepreneurship is in the DNA of our company. The will to achieve. Constantly looking for opportunities, We empower our people to seize those opportunities, to imagine big, to think differently and anticipate the future. As a family-owned business with a history of 75 years, we are all about long-term relationships. We believe that our business should be based on strong values and a respectful business model that takes human and social needs into account. We are committed to fostering an entrepreneurial, stimulating, inclusive and safe work environment where people feel valued and respected, in which they can flourish and succeed. The difference everyday makes.