<div><p><b>Kepak is a global food company serving international retailers and food service household names with prime cuts of meat, on-trend food concepts and ready-for-market convenience foods.</b></p><p><b>Kepak Red Meat UK operates from three sites within the UK. McIntosh Donald, in Aberdeen, Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and our Bodmin site in Cornwall.</b></p><p><b>Our growing and developing site HR function are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join the team. We are looking for someone who can drive a positive, engaging, and high performing culture. Someone who enjoys a fast pace where no 2 days are the same.</b></p><p><b>You will be based at our Kepak Bodmin site which is a single species (cattle) primary product and packing site, with approximately 300 employees and a 5 day operation.</b></p><p><b>Working hours are 37.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday, site based with some flexibility around home working and hours of work to ensure we support your work-life balance.</b></p><h3>What we can offer?</h3><ul><li>Opportunity to work for a leading food manufacturer in a fast paced, dynamic and production focused role, within a small HR Team, with operational excellence at the heart of what we do.</li></ul><ul><li>As well as delivering on the day to day HR operations you will be working collaboratively with the HR Manager to support the site HR strategy. This will give you a great exposure to enhancing employee engagement, managing employee relations, and leading continuous improvement projects.</li><li>Our company is dedicated to your growth and success! We offer a variety of training to help you reach your full potential and support your development and progression.</li></ul><h3>As an HR Advisor you will:</h3><ul><li>Build effective relationships with stakeholders and become a trusted advisor to positively influence approaches and behaviours in line with site/company standards and best practice, escalating any complex queries to the HR Manager as necessary.</li><li>Proactively work to build people management capability across the Site Management team to give them the tools and confidence to handle people issues.</li><li>Manage Employee Relations cases end-to-end including investigation, disciplinary, grievance, capability, flexible working, absence and performance management, coaching line managers/supervisors and providing pragmatic advice throughout the process.</li><li>Actively identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies within the department/site.</li><li>Lead on assigned ad-hoc projects as required, including data gathering, research and analysis.</li><li>Support the site with our early careers initiatives, employee events and engagement activities.</li><li>Support the HR Manager with delivery of annual HR processes such as salary reviews, succession planning and employee surveys.</li><li>Support the Recruiter as required with recruitment activities including utilising the recruitment system, including advertising, responding to applications, scheduling interviews/block tests, and being a member of the interview panel. Supporting with health surveillance/occupational health appointments.</li><li>Support the Training Co-ordinator as required with new hire inductions, and other training needs identified as required.</li></ul><ul><li><b>CIPD Qualified - Level 5 preferred, or qualified through experience</b></li><li><b>Passionate about delivering a proactive, operationally focused and value‑add HR service to the business</b></li><li>Must be discreet, diplomatic and treat information within the department as highly confidential</li><li>Meticulous attention to detail is essential</li><li>Communicates well in written and oral form with multi‑nationals on all levels</li><li>Ability to multitask and work under pressure using own initiative to meet various deadlines</li><li>Resilience when faced with ambiguity and changing priorities whilst maintaining a positive, ‘can‑do’ attitude</li><li>Relationship builder with influencing skills</li></ul><h3>Role Level</h3><p>A role model for the Kepak values of Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food and Teamwork, you will be operating at Lead Self level and able to demonstrate our required core behaviour.</p><ul><li><b>Passion for Food</b> at forefront of day -to -day performance</li><li><b>Ambition</b> to develop self to achieve personal and business goals</li><li><b>Responsibility</b> for positive contribution to business</li><li><b>Teamwork</b> across all levels, department and teams, willing to go the extra mile.</li></ul><ul><li>Flexible working hours to suit you and the business</li><li>31 days annual leave (after probation)</li><li>Employee Discount platform - All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands</li><li>Refer a Friend Scheme - Get up to £500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group</li><li>FREE access to Employee Assistance Program (Includes Free legal advice, counselling and mental health advice)</li><li>Company Pension plan</li><li>Death in Service benefit for all employees in the pension scheme</li><li>Christmas hamper</li><li>On-site parking - Our Kepak site has a dedicated staff car parking facility which is free to use for all of our colleagues</li><li>Cycle to work scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!</li><li>Subsidised Canteen - Our on site canteen is serving multiple hot food options during the day</li><li>Free Lunch Once a Month</li><li>Free hot drinks all day</li><li>Employee engagement activities</li><li>Long Service Award - we recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees</li><li>Ongoing Training and Development in the role</li></ul></div>