At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.
Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.
Job Title: People Advisor
Contract: Permanent, Part Time – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Location: Newburn
Are you an experienced People Advisor or HR Advisor on the top of your game and looking for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join the People Team supporting our Manufacturing and Distribution sites.
This role is a job share and working days are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday where you will be working from our Newburn site with occasional travel to Stockton.
At our Newburn site, we bake fresh Free From products daily and deliver to supermarkets all over the UK from our distribution depot in the North East.
Essential Ingredients
Experience of providing people related advice and guidance to employees and line managers in a busy environment.
Knowledge and experience within a HR generalist environment.
Good understanding of ER and employment law.
Strong administration skills – including Microsoft Office and HR systems.
Ability to manage a varied programme of work, manage expectations and conflicting priorities
Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with an ability to positively challenge, influence and coach managers whilst providing a supporting service outcome.
Ideally CIPD Qualified or working towards.
Full clean UK driving license.
The Recipe
Our People Advisor opportunity will be a busy and varied role. Your key area of focus will be to support line managers with expert guidance across a range of people-related matters —helping to drive performance, support through change programmes, nurture talent, and boost engagement in line with our department’s objectives. Drawing on your experience in a similar role, you’ll deliver consistent, high-quality advice and practical solutions that make a real impact.
You will work closely with our People Partner and People Services team, providing insight and collaborating on key people activities. You'll have experience of using HR systems and will regularly use data, initiative and judgement to identify continuous improvement opportunities, whilst also supporting our people to make effective and timely business decisions.
A natural coach and trusted advisor, you’ll build strong relationships with leaders and colleagues across the site, becoming the go-to person for all things people.
Extra Dough
You’ll want to know what your bread is worth:
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we’ll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions.
Life Assurance.
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do