Senior people advisor

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing HR team within a successful, international manufacturing organisation. This is a commercially driven business that operates in a fast paced, operational environment where HR plays a meaningful role in shaping performance and culture.

The role has been created as part of a broader investment in people capability and is ideal for an ambitious HR Advisor who wants to step beyond purely transactional work and build toward a future HR Business Partner role, or a HRBP that thrived in operational HR. You’ll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, contribute to organisational initiatives, and develop your commercial HR capability in a supportive but demanding environment where delivery matters.

Key Responsibilities

You will deliver a broad mix of hands on HR support and advisory work, including:

• Providing pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice to managers across corporate and commercial teams
• Managing employee relations activity, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence cases
• Supporting organisational change activity and people initiatives alongside HR Business Partners
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders and confidently influencing at different levels
• Advising managers on employment law, best practice and internal policies
• Ensuring accurate and timely HR administration across the employee lifecycle
• Supporting onboarding, contract management and continuous improvement of HR processes

This is a genuine generalist role, offering both operational depth and development stretch.

Ideal candidate

We’re looking for a confident, delivery focused HR professional who wants to grow:

• Proven experience in an HR Advisor role within a fast paced, operational environment
• Strong employee relations capability with the confidence to manage cases end to end
• Comfortable balancing day to day HR delivery with broader people initiatives
• Able to build credibility quickly and challenge managers constructively
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Proactive, practical and solutions led in approach
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) is desirable

This role will particularly suit someone who thrives in a non corporate, results driven culture and enjoys being close to the business.

Summary

If you’re a Senior HR Advisor looking for a role that offers real responsibility, senior exposure and a clear pathway toward HR Business Partner level, this is an excellent next step. You’ll join a business that values pragmatic HR, supports development, and offers the chance to make a visible impact, while building the skills and confidence needed for the next stage of your HR career.