Senior HR Advisor
Location: Evesham & Worcester (with occasional travel to Battersea)
Salary: £36,000£40,000 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time, Site-Based
Company: Harvey & Brockless (Part of The Compleat Food Group)
About the Role
Harvey & Brockless, part of The Compleat Food Group, is looking for an experienced Senior HR Advisor to support our manufacturing and distribution sites in Evesham and Worcester, with occasional travel to Battersea. This hands-on role is ideal for someone passionate about driving employee engagement, leading on employee relations activity, and coaching managers to support a positive workplace culture.
Youll be a key member of the site HR team, supporting the delivery of our people strategy while ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance across the employee lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations & Engagement
Manage site-level ER cases including disciplinary, grievance, long-term sickness, and performance management
Analyse trends and proactively recommend improvements
Support consultation processes such as TUPE, redundancy, and changes to terms and conditions
Regularly engage with colleagues on-site through welfare interviews, HR walkarounds, and team meetings
Support community, charity, and wellbeing initiatives across the sites
Promote the use of Speak Up and effective grievance resolution
Coaching & Manager Support
Coach line managers through people processes (e.g. investigations, absence reviews, RTW interviews, occupational health referrals)
Assist in delivering our internal leadership and development programmes
Support succession planning and talent mapping discussions at site level
Compliance & Governance
Escalate complex cases appropriately to the HRBP or legal support where needed
Ensure compliance with employment law and internal policies
Support with SEDEX preparation and audit readiness
Carry out internal audits including right to work checks and modern slavery prevention
Maintain and update HR systems, trackers, and reports
General
Support and step up for the HRBP during periods of absence
Provide support across sites where required, flexing between advisory and admin duties
Be involved in internal audit or TACCP teams where appropriate
What Were Looking For
CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience)
Minimum 2 years experience in an HR Advisor role, ideally within manufacturing, logistics, or FMCG
Strong understanding of UK employment law, ER processes, and people management best practices
Proactive and visible comfortable working across shifts and being present on-site
Confident communicator with strong influencing and coaching skills
Why Join Us?
As part of The Compleat Food Group, youll be joining a business that values its people and is committed to building better food and brighter futures. Youll have the opportunity to make a real impact at site level while also being part of a supportive, forward-thinking HR community.
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