HR Advisor

HR Advisor

Trowbridge, Wiltshire Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 DOE

Permanent Full-Time

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for your next opportunity within a growing organisation?

Regional Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join a well-established company, based in Trowbridge. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional to provide proactive HR advice and support managers across the business, with a strong focus on employee relations, employment legislation and best practice.

What's on Offer:

• Salary of £38,000 - £42,000 depending on experience
• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• 37.5 hours per week
• Fully onsite role based in Trowbridge
• Opportunity to join a growing and thriving organisation
• Varied HR role with a strong focus on employee relations
• Opportunity to support HR projects and continuous improvement
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme with employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Employee perks and retail discounts

Essential:

• Previous experience working in an HR Advisor role
• Significant experience managing employee relations casework
• Strong experience advising managers on absence management, disciplinary, grievance and performance matters
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment legislation
• CIPD qualified, either part or fully qualified
• Experience using HR databases and case management systems
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent communication, listening, questioning and influencing skills
• Ability to handle challenging situations with diplomacy and tact
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Full UK driving licence with access to your own transport

Desirable:

• Experience coaching and supporting managers
• Experience developing HR processes, policies and procedures
• Experience supporting restructuring and redundancy situations
• Experience working within a multi-site environment
• Understanding of TUPE legislation and experience supporting TUPE transfers

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to managers and employees across a wide range of employee relations matters.
• Advise on performance management, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Provide timely advice in line with current employment legislation, company policies and best practice.
• Manage and progress employee relations casework through to successful outcomes.
• Work closely with managers to ensure HR policies and procedures are followed fairly and consistently.
• Coach managers to develop their confidence and capability in handling people matters.
• Support HR projects including TUPE transfers, redundancy consultation and organisational change.
• Contribute to and deliver training on key HR policies and processes.
• Attend meetings relating to employee relations matters, including hearings, investigations, grievances and appeals.
• Produce and maintain accurate HR reports and people data, including headcount, turnover, absence, disciplinary and grievance statistics.
• Run reports using the HR system to provide key people information to HR Managers and the wider business.
• Support the review and continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and ways of working.
• Prepare contracts, offer letters and other HR correspondence.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction processes.
• Support employee benefits and related communications.
• Support HR Managers with employee forums and wider people initiatives.
• Assist with wider HR projects as required.

As an HR Advisor, you will also be expected to:

• Be proactive, adaptable and confident when dealing with challenging situations.
• Build strong relationships with managers and employees across the business.
• Use sound judgement when advising on sensitive HR matters.
• Balance supporting and coaching managers with the confidence to challenge where appropriate.
• Manage your workload effectively and prioritise competing priorities.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Work collaboratively as part of a wider HR team while taking ownership of your responsibilities.