About The Role
Are you an experienced HR Advisor ready for your next challenge, or an ambitious HR Assistant or Coordinator looking to step up into an Advisor role? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We’re seeking a motivated individual to join our HR team in a full-time, permanent position based on-site in Aberlour, Moray. Whether you already have a strong background in HR or are eager to develop and grow at Advisor level, we welcome applications from candidates who are passionate about building their career in HR.
Reporting to the HR Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting all areas of the HR function, gaining valuable exposure across the full range of core HR activities. As a trusted member of the team, you’ll help ensure the HR Department is recognised across the business for its reliability, expertise, forward-thinking approach, and high-quality service.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact, further develop your HR skills, and be part of a supportive and professional team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Recruitment & Induction: Support the HR department to deliver recruitment and induction processes aligned with business needs, including screening and interviewing candidates, delivering inductions, and providing excellent customer service for all new employees. Support onboarding of Agency employees, including inductions.
2. Absence Management: Review long-term sick reports, collaborate with Occupational Health and Managers during capability meetings, and review monthly absence reports, ensuring adherence to processes.
3. Employee Relations: Handle employee queries and concerns, conduct investigations, and support managers during employee-related meetings, ensuring legal and company compliance.
4. Policy Development: Assist in developing and reviewing policies and procedures to ensure legal and ethical compliance.
5. Canteen Audits: Conduct on-site canteen audits, escalate concerns immediately, and provide detailed reports with recommendations.
6. Training: Support delivery of annual and ad-hoc training sessions, including online and classroom-based courses.
7. Management Information: Compile and communicate monthly reports on turnover, absence, long-term sick leave, and recruitment metrics.
8. Ethical Standards: Ensure accurate data management, policy adherence, and support during ethical audits.
9. General: Network with external businesses and service providers, and contribute to ongoing HR projects aligned with departmental objectives.
Skills:
* Proactive with initiative-taking ability
* High integrity
* Excellent communication skills
* Solution-focused mindset
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential: HR or similar administrative apprenticeship/certificate in People Practice; HR experience at a similar level in manufacturing.
Desirable: Studying for or aiming for CIPD accreditation.
Knowledge:
* Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
* Online HR Systems
Why Join Us:
Build your career at Walker’s and become part of “Scotland at its Finest”. We value our team and reward dedication with:
* 25% employee discount on our products
* National Living Wage for all ages, increasing with training levels
* Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months
* Life Assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, increasing with service
* Subsidised canteen services
* Healthcare and Well-being benefits
* Overtime pay depending on hours worked
* Long Service Awards
* Family, Maternity, and Paternity leave
About Us:
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing reliable employment and fostering an inclusive environment as a Disability Confident and Young Person's Guarantee employer. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
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