Hr Advisor

This an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR Officer/Advisor or similar looking for progression as a stand-alone site based HR Advisor. Our client is part of a larger Group of Companies offering development opportunities throughout the Group. We are looking for someone with a broad generalist background to take ownership of HR and to deliver a commercially focussed, proactive and flexible HR service across this site.

Working with the site leadership team on a daily basis and reporting to the Group HR Manager you will be the first point of HR contact on site, providing relevant and appropriate HR support whilst driving best practice and ensuring compliance with all company procedures and employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on day-to-day absence issues, conduct and capability, grievance matters and recruitment.
• Guide managers through employee relations cases, intervening and steering in the appropriate direction taking account of internal policies, employment law, best practice and precedent.
• Lead on the management of all casework relating to absence, including Long Term Sickness. To give advice and support to managers, facilitate case review meetings and to ensure all issues are proactively dealt with in a timely manner.
• Manage recruitment of all site based staff to meet seasonal demands. In addition to be responsible for co-ordinating and managing through to conclusion, all other non-factory-based recruitment.
• Ensure all employees are trained appropriately for their roles and that succession plans are in place for key positions.
• To ensure all employees are effectively inducted into the business and that this process is continually reviewed for quality and to meet Technical and business needs.
• Ensure the Performance Development Process is undertaken by all Managers to a high standard.
• Offer support to the HR Director on the salary review process by providing salary information on the market and specific roles as required.
• Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and human resources best practice, knowledge sharing with the team to ensure continuous improvement in the service offered. Identify and communicate these implications to business as appropriate

Person Specification

• Degree level, CIPD qualified ideally to Associate or Member level.
• Generalist HR experience gained within a commercial environment.
• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge, understanding and practical application of Employment Law.
• A proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• An ability to work confidently and independently.
• Proactive approach to work.
• Demonstrates resilience and a positive outlook at all times.
• Provides clear leadership and direction on HR issues.
• Focused on continuous improvement of the business.

This is a brilliant opportunity to lead on everything within HR at this site whilst gaining wider exposure to Group projects and initiatives.