HR Advisor

HR Advisor

Job Location:

Poole, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Salary:
Circa £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

Hours:

39 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5pm & Friday 8.30am – 4pm

• 23 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays + Option to buy up to 4 days additional holiday every year
• Free car parking
• Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
• Death in service scheme
• Welcoming team environment
• Regular social events

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor for a leading company who design, manufacture and supply products to both the B2C & B2B market. This well‑known company has been established over 35 years and prides itself on its wide range of high quality and in‑demand products. The company employs circa 650 staff across its brands; within this role you will be looking after a couple of key brands with circa 400 staff.

You will need to hold a Full Driving licence as you will be required to travel to other sites.

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the HR team, ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations
• Manage a wide range of employee relations cases, including disputes, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, retirement, and redundancy
• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment activities—crafting job descriptions, preparing interview questions, coordinating interviews, conducting assessments, and delivering constructive feedback
• Oversee all employee documentation, including contracts, onboarding packs, and formal letters, ensuring full compliance with employment legislation
• Prepare onboarding materials, organise induction schedules, and deliver engaging new starter introductions
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding through to off‑boarding
• Maintain and update the HRIS with accurate employee data, generating reports when required
• Administer company benefit schemes, ensuring accurate records and effective communication
• Track probation periods, support managers with policy guidance, and issue probation outcome letters
• Advise on sickness and statutory absences, ensuring consistent and fair application of policies
• Monitor holidays and absences, maintaining accurate records
• Support the delivery of HR projects, new procedures, and organisational initiatives aligned with business strategy
• Apply sound HR and commercial judgement to support effective decision making
• Provide accurate payroll related information to ensure timely processing

• HR experience including employee relations experience
• Employment law knowledge
• Excellent communication skills, ability to build rapport and working relationships across the business
• The ability to liaise within the business maintaining confidentiality
• High level of organisational skills including the ability to prioritise workloads
• Full driving licence as travel will be required between sites

For more information about this brilliant opportunity please contact our Recruitment Team on or send your CV to

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.