HR Business Partner

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Dublin, IRL
In-Office
Senior level
Aerospace
The Role
Serve as HR expert for Dublin and Belfast hubs, leading employee relations, recruitment, change management, union engagement, manager coaching, and capability building. Execute HR strategies, manage disciplinaries/grievances/redundancies/TUPE, deliver training, and support cross-functional projects to drive operational performance and continuous improvement.
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We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

We're looking for an HR Business Partner who gets their energy from being in the thick of it – working with operational managers, solving real problems, and building capability across our Dublin and Belfast operations.

What you'll actually be doing:

You're the HR expert for two major hubs, which means you're part strategist, part problem-solver, part talent magnet. You'll be executing HR strategies that actually matter and drive real business impact!

Your day-to-day:

  • Drive the local HR agenda with energy and purpose – continuous improvement isn't a buzzword, it's how we operate.

  • Be the go-to for employee relations – disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, redundancies, TUPE transfers. The tricky stuff that requires cool heads and sharp thinking.

  • Work with unions and employee groups, balancing commercial reality with fairness.

  • Build capability in the management team through coaching, talent management, and development.

  • Own all recruitment planning and activity for both direct labour and indirect roles across Dublin and Belfast – from forecasting needs to getting the right people in place.

  • Lead change management at local level when the business evolves (and it will).

  • Get stuck into cross-functional projects that drive business change and reorganisation as required.

  • Deliver training on people-related topics and foster a learning culture.

You'll be visible, hands-on, and trusted to make calls that keep the operation moving while keeping people at the heart of everything.

What we need from you:

  • Qualified and credible – Degree level, CIPD qualified, with solid managerial HR BP experience

  • ER heavyweight – Deep knowledge of Irish employment law and real experience managing difficult ER situations.

  • Recruitment-savvy – You know how to plan, attract, and hire at pace in a service environment and are great at bringing it all together!

  • Commercially sharp – You understand the business, the numbers, and how HR drives performance.

  • Resilient and assertive – You've got the stamina to drive change and the confidence to push back when the business needs it

  • Fast-paced operator – Service environments move quickly. You thrive in that chaos and have experience in operating in a fast paced, seasonal environment.

What makes this role different:

  • Two locations. Diverse workforce. Operational intensity. Unionised environment.

  • You'll be part of a well-established HR team with extensive experience and a strong track record of delivering for the business across the UK.

If you want an HR role where you see the direct impact of your work every single day, where you're respected by ops teams because you actually get it, and where no two days are the same – this is it!

If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!

Skills Required

  • Degree level education
  • CIPD qualification
  • Solid managerial HR Business Partner experience
  • Deep knowledge of Irish employment law
  • Proven experience managing complex employee relations (disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, redundancies, TUPE)
  • Experience working with unions and employee groups
  • Experience owning recruitment planning and hiring for direct and indirect roles
  • Change management experience at a local/operational level
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to link HR to business performance
  • Resilient, assertive, able to operate in fast-paced, seasonal service environments
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The Company
HQ: Opfikon
10,785 Employees

What We Do

gategroup is the global leader in airline catering, retail-on-board and hospitality products and services. gategroup provides passengers with superior culinary and retail experiences, leveraging innovation and advanced technology solutions. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, gategroup delivers operational excellence through the most extensive catering network in the aviation industry, serving passengers from over 200 operating units in over 60 countries/territories across all continents

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