Be among the first 25 applicants. The HR Advisor is a credible and proactive member of the HR Team, supporting the HR Business Partner with managing day‑to‑day HR operations through the delivery of an effective and efficient generalist HR advisory service that aligns with best practice and meets the company’s objectives.
Responsibilities
* Understand the group people strategy and work in line with strategic direction.
* Work closely with specialist functions such as Talent and Experience, and Learning & Development to deliver on site / area plans and drive delivery of key metrics such as turnover, absence and retention rates.
* Understand and work in line with policies and procedures, with a solid understanding of employment law and HR best practices.
* Educate managers to understand and work in line with policies and procedures.
* Partner with the site team to ensure all ER cases are resolved in a timely manner.
* Manage and administer capability, conduct and grievance cases alongside the relevant manager, providing legal and policy compliant advice.
* Ensure all HR systems are maintained and kept up to date with accurate information.
* Handle personal data and information in a professional manner, ensuring compliance with data protection and confidentiality.
* Support and challenge managers to drive delivery on absence reduction plans.
* Manage sickness absence in collaboration with managers, assisting staff back to work and collaborating to reduce sickness absence across the organisation.
* Support the HR Business Partner in the delivery of absence KPI’s by maintaining accurate records and documentation.
* Support SEDEX and customer‑specific reporting and compliance appropriately.
* Support customer and ethical audits to achieve the highest score.
* Manage the occupational health diary to allocate team members’ referrals (ad‑hoc referrals / health surveillance).
* Provide advice to managers on the implementation of any recommendations from management referrals.
* Support the site to achieve and maintain 100% training compliance against all training requirements across all business disciplines (legal, technical, and H&S).
* Align site requirements with centrally provided training to maximise development opportunities.
* Proactively support Health and Safety initiatives across the site and within the HR department, including Go For Zero campaigns, awareness and compliance.
* Work with operational business partners to develop solutions for gaps in establishment figures.
* Promote apprenticeship opportunities.
* Work with local colleges and schools to promote careers within the food industry, supporting future talent pipelines.
* Partner with the hiring manager and Talent Acquisition throughout the process, ensuring the best candidate is selected and appointed.
* Support a seamless recruitment process between People Services, Learning & Development and the hiring manager.
* Advocate and champion diversity within the site.
* Lead on ensuring that our values are communicated and practised by employees at all levels.
* Establish and implement best‑in‑class communication processes and systems on the site.
* Support the HR Business Partner with the smooth running of works councils, engagement forums, and colleague forums.
* Coordinate and support engagement plan activity.
* Drive localised well‑being events.
* Work proactively with identified local community and charity partners to support the local area.
* Participate in HR project work, offering feedback to improve processes.
* Attend HR meetings, conferences, and development activities; travel to other sites as required.
* Support the operational business partners to deliver business objectives.
* Raise HR tickets to action all administrative requests, following the ticket system and adhering to SLA.
* Provide professional, effective advice to support change initiatives.
* Demonstrate financial awareness of actions and decisions, including cost‑conscious practices.
* Validate factory training processes, SOPs, work instructions, and coaching for operational trainers and technical teams.
* Update the training system daily and ensure all training evidence/resources are completed correctly, signed, and dated for due diligence.
* Advise on the creation of job‑specific SOPs to ensure clarity for training purposes.
* Lead inductions and class‑based training at the site.
* Raise concerns with inaccuracies in SOPs/work instructions to the SME and relevant stakeholders for corrective action.
* Work closely with key stakeholders to report changes in operations to the SME and relevant stakeholders.
* Lead class‑based training at the site.
* Safety as a condition.
* Proactive plans to support the overall employee experience and staff engagement.
* Proactive plans to support KPI delivery.
* Site absence % within target.
* Site 30‑day retention % within target.
* Site labour turnover within target.
* Site agency % within target.
* Site training matrix %.
* Compliance training %.
Job Information
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Human Resources
* Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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