HR Advisor – Food Manufacturing
Sunderland | £30,000 | Site-Based
If you’re looking for an HR role where you can genuinely make an impact — not just push paper and chase signatures — this could be a good fit.
You’ll be working closely with a proactive HR Business Partner and site leadership team, supporting around 250 people in a busy food manufacturing environment. It’s hands-on, varied, and fast-moving — the kind of place where no two days are the same, and that’s exactly what you like about HR.
What you’ll be doing:
* Managing low-to-mid-level ER cases — absence management, investigations, disciplinaries — the real people stuff.
* Supporting recruitment and onboarding: interviews, offer letters, right-to-work checks, inductions, and everything in between.
* Keeping HR data clean and accurate across systems like SuccessFactors and Kronos (because numbers that don’t add up drive you mad).
* Handling payroll changes, queries, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for month-end.
* Supporting training coordination and tracking compliance.
* Getting involved in engagement activities — surveys, comms, events — the bits that make work a bit more human.
What we’re looking for:
* You’ll already have experience in HR — ideally 1–3 years in a generalist role.
* Confident handling day-to-day HR queries and lower-level ER issues.
* Working towards your CIPD Level 5 (or already have it).
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment — manufacturing experience would be a big plus.
* Great with people, detail, and deadlines — in that order.
What’s in it for you:
* A visible, hands-on role in a growing manufacturing business.
* Lots of variety and responsibility — this isn’t a box-ticking HR job.
* The chance to develop alongside a supportive HR team who’ll actually help you progress.