HR Business Partner

Not Your Typical HR Role. Not Your Typical Business.

If you've ever looked at a business and thought, "There must be a better way," this could be the opportunity to do something about it.

We're looking for an HR Business Partner who wants to make a real difference. Someone who will work alongside the Birkenhead Managing Director and leadership team to help shape how people, culture and performance support our business.

This is a role for someone who wants it as much as we do. Someone who sees the opportunity, understands the responsibility and has the energy, resilience and commercial mindset to help make change happen.

Who are we?

With a combined workforce of over 2,000 employees and operations spanning Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead, and Falmouth, Balaena is one of the UKs most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups - combining industrial agility, innovation, and community partnership to support national resilience, commercial competitiveness, and sustainability across both naval and merchant ship sectors.

The integration of our facilities across Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth has created one of the world's most capable ship repair and shipbuilding gr...