Location:: West Midlands base with regular travel to Cheltenham and Devon.
Salary: Up to c. GBP 35,000 + car allowance.
Hours: Full:time.
Contract: Fixed Term 9 Months, potential of permanent.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting an experienced HR Advisor to cover maternity leave within a well-established, multi-site manufacturing organisation operating across the UK. This is a hands‑on operational HR role supporting site‑based leaders within a fast‑paced, union and non‑union environment.
The successful candidate will take full ownership of their remit, acting as a trusted HR partner to operational managers on 2 sites while working closely with a supportive, pragmatic wider HR team.
Site Coverage and Travel
* Base: Wolverhampton Head Office
* Sites: Cheltenham and Devon
* Cheltenham: Once a Week / fortnightly — dependent on requirement.
* Newton Abbot: fortnightly (occasionally every 3 weeks if stable)
* Overnight stays available for Devon travel.
* Car allowance provided.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide first‑line HR support to operational and commercial teams.
* Manage absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
* Coach and guide line managers.
* Act as a gatekeeper for best practice and employment law.
* Support both shop‑floor and office‑based populations.
* Build strong professional relationships.
* Use HR data and Excel to support decision‑making and influence outcomes.
About You
* 2:5 years' operational HR experience (manufacturing or similar preferred).
* CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience).
* Happy to travel.
* Strong employment law knowledge.
* Proven experience working with challenging operational leaders.
* Confident, resilient, and commercially grounded.
* Able to challenge constructively with evidence.
* Comfortable working autonomously and knowing when to escape.
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