We are recruiting a People & Employee Relations Advisor to join a UK HR team supporting a large, complex, multi-site, unionised operational environment.

Client Details

A global industrial organisation with a long-standing UK presence, offering the scale, complexity, and operational challenge suited to HR professionals looking to deepen their Employee Relations experience.

Description

This is a hands-on, operational roles with a strong focus on Employee Relations alongside core People Operations delivery. You'll be a visible, trusted HR presence on site, working closely with managers and employees to ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant people practices. This is a practical HR role balancing:

• Employee Relations (c.60%) - managing ER cases from end to end
• People Operations (c.40%) - delivering accurate, timely HR support across the employee lifecycle

You'll support managers across multiple operational sites, providing pragmatic ER advice, driving process discipline, and helping improve consistency in people practices.

• Manage a range of ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, performance, and conduct issues
• Lead investigations, prepare documentation, and support formal hearings
• Provide risk-aware, practical advice in line with UK Employment Law and policy
• Deliver HR operational support across onboarding, contracts, changes, leavers, and exit processes
• Maintain accurate HR and ER records and support reporting on ER trends
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries for managers and employees
• Support continuous improvement of HR and ER processes, templates, and documentation

Profile

This role will suit someone who is hands-on, pragmatic, and confident working in a unionised operational environment.

Essential experience:

• Proven experience operating in a unionised environment
• Direct ownership of Employee Relations cases
• Strong working knowledge of UK Employment Law
• Experience within a complex, multi-site organisation

Highly desirable background:

• Mining, rail, manufacturing, construction, or other safety-critical / heavily regulated sectors

You'll also bring:

• Understanding of shift patterns and complex pay structures
• A process-driven mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve what exists
• Strong prioritisation skills and ability to work independently
• Clear examples of continuous improvement within HR or ER activity
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with HR data
• Experience using Workday or a similar HRIS (strongly preferred)

Job Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to work in a supportive and professional environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including a relocation package (details to be confirmed).
• Hybrid working after 6 month probation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated People & Employee Relations Advisor to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation. If you meet the above criteria, we encourage you to apply today!