HR Advisor

HR Advisor

We have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Advisor with experience of working in a standalone role for a 12 month FTC Maternity Cover position

This role will encompass the complete HR function from ER, Health & Safety, Recruitment, Payroll and ad-hoc projects

Ideally you will be CIPD certified however we are happy to consider candidates with proven experience in a standalone role

Day to day your responsibilities will include but is not limited to:

• Manage all employee related casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, retirement and redundancy.
• Apply HR and business knowledge evidencing appropriate decision-making skills.
• Advise and support the department teams on the terms and conditions of employment and knowledge share best practice with them.
• Continue developing the HR policy and procedures to drive performance and mitigate disputes.
• Provide first line advice on current and existing policies and benefits for all employees.
• Work with the payroll dept and keep accounts appraised of any changes to employees.
• Work with the Senior Management Team on pay reward strategy.
• Provide advice on recruitment and selection strategies.
• Support the recruitment process - this may include writing job descriptions and preparing interview questions and application forms etc.
• Complete all onboarding processes for joiners - completing documentation, right to work checks etc
• Manage talent and succession planning.
• Drive alignment between HR strategy and business goals.
• Continuously monitor and review HR policies and processes and implement changes where necessary.
• Participate in the implementation of specific projects, procedures and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Support change management processes.
• Keeping accurate HR records for reporting and audit purposes.
• Managing and enforcing compliance across the teams with established policies and procedures.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders.
• Support Management with absence requests - ensuring the HR system is accurate and up to date
• Assist with communication between management and the employees
• Tracking and arranging Length of Service awards
• Ad-hoc general administrative duties - Company organisational charts, employee paperwork, bonus scheme roll outs

We would expect this person to be confident enough to be able to pick up the phone and call either a Director, or a driver or any employee as half the staff are never on site each day.

You will be sitting with the Finance team, but you will be required to spend a little bit of time each week in the transport office to ensure you get to know people and meet some drivers, as it’s the main operation of the business.

There will be occasional travel to other sites