HR Advisor

Your new companyYou'll be joining a highly respected organisation within the engineering and manufacturing sector. Known for its strong people culture, this business places significant value on collaboration, integrity and professional development. Employees describe it as a fast-paced, supportive environment where HR plays a genuinely strategic role and is seen as a trusted partner to the wider business. With continual investment in employee wellbeing, leadership capability and workplace inclusion, it offers a rewarding place to grow and contribute.Your

new roleThis part-time HR Advisor role sits within a busy and well regarded People team, providing expert support to managers and employees across a diverse and unionised workforce. You'll act as a first point of contact for people related queries, ensuring advice is delivered promptly, accurately and in line with organisational policies. Working closely with HR Leads, Partners and Associates, you'll support both day to day HR operations and broader people priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers across a range of people matters.
• Managing and resolving queries efficiently, ensuring consistent and reliable guidance.
• Providing operational HR advice, particularly around employee relations.
• Supporting the monitoring of HR metrics and maintaining accurate data within HR information systems.
• Collaborating with HR colleagues to deliver People initiatives across a project based, unionised environment.
• Influencing and coaching managers in line with business priorities and best practice.
• Working closely with the wider People team to support employee lifecycle processes and maintain high standards of service.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience managing employee relations cases, with strong understanding of processes and procedures.
• CIPD qualification or actively working towards accreditation.
• Competent working in a unionised, operational or project based environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and overall digital literacy.
• Ability to interpret HR data and use HR systems confidently.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build effective professional relationships.
• Excellent organisational abilities with a proactive and solutions focused approach.
• Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to influence others.

What you'll get in returnUp to £50,000 FTE, depending on experience with a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, private health options and more.

You will work within a high performing and respected HR team, gaining a variety of exposure across ER, coaching and operational HR. You will have opportunities to support leadership capability and drive people-focused initiatives, as well as ongoing professional and personal development support.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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