HR Advisor

HR Advisor, Bristol

Salary: £40,000-£45,000

Employment type: Permanent

Location: Bristol (office based; requires weekly travel to Cardiff and Exeter)

This role has responsibility for sites across the South West. Reporting to an HR Business Partner, you will work autonomously, managing your own diary and making day‑to‑day HR decisions. It is a broad generalist role offering the opportunity to contribute to project work and coordinate key activities within larger organisational initiatives.

• Establish position as first point of contact for HR enquiries and provide timely and effective administrative support to the HR Business Partner and all business unit employees.
• Support and coach line managers in delivering their line management responsibilities, including absence (long and short term), occupational health input, and management of poor performance of staff.
• Provide effective administrative support to the business unit HR business partner, managing director and other functional heads of department as appropriate.
• Assure compliance with legal and company policies and procedures and ensure the Company is protected against risk.
• Provide HR support and advice to employees and line managers, explaining policies and procedures in a timely and effective manner.
• Manage the new joiner process from recruitment documentation through to joining instructions and induction.
• Handle maternity, paternity, adoption parental and other leave processes and queries.
• Take ownership for the absence management system.
• Manage the holiday recording system.
• Provide data for and prepare the monthly management information reports. Check accuracy and integrity of data by running reports and follow up and correct where necessary.
• Liaise with development and training manager to discuss people issues within the business unit and provide feedback to managers on development and training input which may support and assist.
• Build effective working relationships with internal service functions and management teams.

• Must hold a current UK driving licence.
• Experience in an industrial setting is an advantage.
• Qualified to minimum CIPD level 3 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of employment law and best practice together with knowledge and understanding of how this is practically delivered.
• Ability to work in a team environment, contributing across a project, site or area.
• Good management skills, with the ability to motivate self and colleagues to perform.
• Good planning and time management skills; able to manage activities simultaneously within compromising on standards and quality.

The salary is up to £40,000 plus a car or car allowance (total package £45,000). There are also excellent benefits.