HR Advisor

Location: Onsite based Bradford, West Yorkshire

Reporting to: HR Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and organised HR Advisor to join a leading organisation based in the Bradford area, West Yorkshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who is passionate about employee relations, employment law compliance, and delivering high-quality HR support to managers across multiple sites.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting managers with a wide range of HR matters, ensuring best practice is followed and employees are managed fairly, consistently, and in line with employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR advice and support to site managers on employee relations matters, escalating complex cases where appropriate.
• Liaise with external employment law consultants to obtain guidance and ensure compliance during formal HR processes.
• Support managers with disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management, welfare, probation, and investigation procedures.
• Prepare accurate meeting documentation, correspondence, and detailed minutes for a variety of formal HR meetings and hearings.
• Review and issue employment-related letters and documentation.
• Maintain accurate HR records and update personnel logs to ensure all cases are tracked and managed effectively.
• Monitor outstanding employee relations issues and ensure timely follow-up and resolution.
• Conduct Return-to-Work interviews, welfare meetings, probation reviews, and investigations when additional support is required.
• Identify and escalate concerns regarding management of employee issues to senior management.
• Produce reports and analyse HR trends to support business decision-making.
• Provide administrative support to payroll activities when required.
• Maintain annual leave records for Head Office employees.
• Attend HR training sessions, webinars, and professional development activities.
• Support the wider HR team with additional duties as required.

About You

• To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
• Previous experience in an HR Advisor or HR Officer position.
• Strong understanding of employee relations processes and employment legislation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to advise managers at all levels.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Experience preparing formal correspondence and meeting documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to manage sensitive information confidentially and professionally.
• A proactive, adaptable, and solution-focused approach.

What You'll Bring

Sound judgement and the ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.

A commitment to delivering a high standard of HR support and customer service.

The ability to build effective working relationships across the business.

A proactive mindset and willingness to support continuous improvement within HR processes.