Ben Long

Outcome focussed HR Business Partner with over 20 years HR experience, working in collaboration with leadership teams across multiple industries

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

About

I’m an HR Business Partner with extensive experience across UK and international matrix organisations. I work collaboratively with leaders to understand their challenges, provide clear insight, and practical HR strategies that deliver commercially grounded people solutions that support business performance. I have a strong track record of delivering fair and outcome‑focused HR solutions across recruitment, performance management, engagement, employee relations, talent, reward, development, OD and navigating through change. I’m committed to building trusted partnerships, lifting leadership capability and creating environments where people can perform, grow and contribute to long‑term business success My experience has been across diverse industries including, Engineering, FMCG, Oil and Gas and Construction working with teams and leaders in Operations, Sales, Technical & Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS and Finance.

Experience

  • HR Business Partner at Spirax Group
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Partnering with the UK & ROI Sales Leadership Team to deliver organisational design, capability development and commercially focussed people strategies across the Sales team • Advised leadership team on organisational design and led line managers through change programs including restructure, relocation, ensuring clarity and operational continuity • Strengthened colleague engagement and a more connected wider leadership team relationship • Collaborated closely with Finance to strengthen overhead cost management

  • HR Business Partner at Greencore
    May 2016 - Mar 2023 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    HRBP partnering with the Senior Leadership Team and management of site HR team to deliver a People Plan aligned to the delivery of financial and operational strategies across a 24/7 manufacturing operation. • Supported significant capital investment to increase site capacity, increasing headcount by 20% and delivering retention initiatives • Delivered cost and efficiency gains through various initiatives including shift realignment • Collaborated with HR Centres of Excellence to build Talent, Succession and Leadership Development

  • Employee HR Leader (GE Oil and Gas UK Ltd) at GE (Oil and Gas UK Ltd)
    Jun 2010 - May 2016 · 6 yrs

    Provided effective HR solutions across Manufacturing, Services and EPC project environments supporting leaders through significant growth and complex people challenges within a global engineering business • Partnered with senior leadership and Subsea Services Leadership Team to support the rapid operational growth of the Bristol Subsea Hub to approx. 280 colleagues • Led employee relations and organisational change programs across a diverse engineering and project based workforce • Strengthened talent, reward and performance frameworks, aligning local HR practices with global GE standards

  • HR Business Partner (Interim) at Compass Group UK & Ireland
    Jul 2009 - May 2010 · 11 mos

    • Working with Managers to identify action plans to deliver high quality service and commercial objectives eg labour efficiencies, contract retention • Enabled delivery of employee relations solutions in partnership with line managers eg transition from weekly to monthly pay TUPE, redundancy, and Trade Union activities.

  • HR Client Manager (Interim) at Kraft Foods
    Jun 2008 - Jun 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

    The HR Client Manager delivers full HR generalist support to the UK and Ireland Business. This role partners with the Customer Services, Supply Chain & Logistics, Finance and Procurement management. Core responsibilities include the management of two HR advisors, recruitment & induction, Employee Relations, Organisational Change, including restructuring, delivery of core HR processes including C&B planning, Annual Talent Reviews, Training & Development.