HR Advisor

Sector: Food Manufacturing / FMCG

Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Employment Type: Full-time | Permanent | Fully Onsite

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday | Flexible Core Hours

We are partnered with a trusted recruitment business to support an established food manufacturer with their search for an experienced HR Advisor join their site in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Following a recent acquisition by a major UK food group, the business is entering an exciting period of growth, investment and development.

This is a hands-on HR role where you'll work closely with operational managers, manage employee relations matters and help develop HR processes and practices across a 300+ employee manufacturing site.

The Role

Working closely with the HR Manager and site leadership team, you'll provide day-to-day HR support across the business, taking ownership of employee relations cases and supporting managers with a range of people-related matters.

You'll also help develop the wider HR function, improve processes and support the development of colleagues within the team.

What's On Offer?

• £35,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday working pattern
• Flexible start and finish times by agreement
• 20 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays (28 days total)
• Pension – 3% employer / 5% employee contribution
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Wider career opportunities within a major UK food manufacturing group
• Opportunity to help shape and improve the HR function

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Manage disciplinaries, grievances, investigations and performance matters.
• Support absence management, occupational health and return-to-work processes.
• Coach managers on effective people management.
• Advise on employment legislation, policies and procedures.
• Support recruitment, retention and employee engagement.
• Improve HR processes, policies and working practices.
• Support organisational change and integration following the acquisition.
• Produce accurate HR reports and management information.
• Support and develop colleagues within the HR team.

About You

We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor, Senior HR Advisor, HR Officer or HR Generalist with strong employee relations experience and a practical, hands-on approach.

Essential:

• Previous HR Advisor experience in a similar, fast-paced environment such as foodmanufacturing / manufacturing / FMCG.
• Strong ER experience, particularly disciplinaries, grievances and investigations.
• Experience managing absence and supporting operational managers.
• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• CIPD Level 3, working towards it or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Desirable:

• Food manufacturing experience.
• CIPD Level 5.
• Experience supporting organisational change or HR process improvements.
• Experience working with shift-based workforces.

Why This Role?

Join an established manufacturing business at an exciting stage of growth and change, with the backing and opportunities of a major UK food group. You'll have the opportunity to make the role your own, influence HR practices, support a developing team and help shape the future of the HR function.