Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Benefits: Competitive base salary, plus comprehensive benefits package including; company car or car allowance, contributory pension, private healthcare (BUPA), life assurance, performance related discretionary bonus and employee assistance scheme.
Location: Yorkshire & North East– The role covers a mixture of Manufacturing & Office sites across; Hull (1 Manufacturing Site), York (1 Manufacturing & 1 Office Site) and Worksop (1 Manufacturing Site).
The role can be home based or based from one of our locations, but will require regular interaction at Cargill locations (c. 3 days per week on site with a particular focus on Hull 1-2 days of the 3). The role is a permanent full time position but for the right candidate we can consider a 4 day a week working pattern.
The Senior Employee Relations/ Industrial Relations Specialist will serve as a member of the UK based Human Resources Solutions team (2 other UK based colleagues) responsible for delivering Employee Relations services to the business. In this role you will use in-depth knowledge of UK Employment Law to coordinate complex ER/IR processes inclusive of; grievances, investigations, collective bargaining, TUPE, MADJV, ethical concerns and monitoring compliance.
Key Accountabilities
* Serve as an Employee Relations/ Industrial Relations Senior Specialist within our UK Human Resources team to provide relevant and effective consulting services to our managers and colleagues at all levels
* Conduct complex investigations concerning employee and management inquiries, employee suggestions and complaints
* Work with In-house legal resources and external consultants to ensure Employee Relations activities adhere to company policy and UK Employment law
* Help prepare audit (SEDEX/ Ethical Audit) reporting and compliance reviews pertaining to local regulations and programs
* Partnering with local HR Business Partners to support on more complex cases for their locations
* Empowering and upskilling managers to lead less complex/ serious investigations
* Identify Employee Relations trends and work proactively to put mitigations in place
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in a related field and or equivalent extensive practical HR experience in place of a degree – CIPD Qualifications not essential but preferred
* Experience in HR focusing on Employee Relations / Industrial Relations (UK experience) ideally in a Multi-site/ complex Manufacturing environment – Other sectors actively considered
* Experience with UK Recognised Unions
* UK Driving License/ ability to travel to different Cargill locations in the Yorkshire/ North East UK
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