HR Business Partner
Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract – 1 year
Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday
About the Company
EET (Essar Energy Transition) plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road fuels, supply key feedstocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions.
We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future.
With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.
Find out more: Redefining Energy | EET
The Role
We’re currently recruiting for a great opportunity to join our team as an HR Business Partner on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract to support peak activity across the business. In this role, you’ll deliver a high‑quality, commercially focused HR service to your assigned areas. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to leaders, managers and colleagues at all levels, providing proactive solutions and expert guidance across organisational design, performance, talent, employee relations, engagement and change activity.
You’ll use people data to drive meaningful action, support the delivery of the HR calendar, lead absence management, and help embed a high‑performance, engaged culture. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll influence, coach and support teams to deliver strong business outcomes.
About You
You’re an experienced HR professional who builds strong relationships across all levels of an organisation. You bring commercial awareness, solid HR expertise and a proactive, solutions‑focused approach, thriving in fast‑paced, unionised environments.
Our ideal candidate will bring:
Closing Date
This vacancy will close on 1st June 2026. We will be reviewing applications and progressing candidates before the closing date, so we encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
EET Fuels - Performing today transforming for tomorrow! Playing a key role in the decarbonisation of the UK economy, with ambitious plans to build an energy transition cluster in the North West of England.
Stanlow is a key strategic national asset, annually producing over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, while playing an important part in Britain’s petrochemical industry by providing key feedstocks.
The business is a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses.
The business covers crude and product trading, refinery operations, HSE implementation, maintenance support and technological services, together with marketing and retail activities. Our commitment to maintaining safe and healthy working conditions and following the best operating practices to protect the environment underpins everything we do.
We employ over 900 highly trained and loyal staff, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.
In FY2017-18, Essar Oil UK reported revenues of $5.4 billion, and a post-tax profit of $161 million. Since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011, Essar has invested over $870 million in the business. The Board has a strategic focus to further improve the financial performance of the company through the continued growth and development of the business in the UK and beyond.
