HR Business Partner
Playdale Playgrounds Ltd
Haverthwaite · posted 21 August 2026
Job type
full time
Location
Haverthwaite, Cumbria
Category
Manufacturing/Surveying
HR Business Partner
Up to £56,000 + Profit Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Full time – 35 hours per week
Site based at our HQ in Haverthwaite, Cumbria with willingness to travel to our other sites.
Join Playdale Playgrounds, a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of outdoor playground equipment enjoyed by children in over 50 countries worldwide. We're looking for an experienced HR professional to partner with our leadership team and help drive our people strategy forward.
What You'll Do
• Partner with managers on all aspects of HR and people management.
• Lead employee relations cases, including absence, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Support recruitment, talent development and workforce planning.
• Ensure HR policies, processes and systems remain effective and compliant.
• Provide expert employment law advice and support organisational change.
• Manage HR reporting and people metrics.
• Support payroll administration and site Health & Safety activities.
What We're Looking For
• Level 7 CIPD qualified.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Proven ability to influence and support managers.
• Organised, commercially minded and highly confidential.
• Strong IT and HR systems experience.
Why Join Playdale?
• Salary up to £56,000
• Company profit bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Health Cash Plan • Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support and retail discounts
• Free parking and refreshments
• Plus a range of additional employee benefits
Playdale Playgrounds are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for everyone. We especially encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability
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