An HR Officer is needed to join an established and growing multi-site business at their office on the outskirts of Exeter. This is a newly created role and a rare opportunity for a proactive HR professional to join a fast paced, entrepreneurial business leading the way in its sector. HR Officer – The Role: This is a business-critical role where you will be responsible for aspects of the HR function, working closely with the Group HR Manager. Duties will include: * Supporting the Group HR Manager in delivering the business’s operational and people strategy and objectives. * Work closely with managers to deliver a great employee lifecycle experience for staff from application to retirement, providing guidance, advice, coaching and hands on support. * Taking ownership for all day-to-day HR admin including starters, leavers, holiday and sickness admin, recruitment process, contracts, references etc; ensuring complete and accurate personnel records. * Acting as the first point of contact for HR queries from employees and providing advice on all Employee Relations matters. * Ensuring HR cases are handled fairly and inline with legislation and company policies, escalating complex cases to the Group HR Manager * Supporting the business with change management and contributing to HR projects e.g. policy reviews, process improvements * Actively champion correct use of the HR system and automation features, proactively identif...