HR Advisor

Company Description

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK's most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service.

You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of over £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career.

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.

When joining DPD you are not just starting a job, you are vital to our journey to be the most customer centric, inclusive, sustainable and leading parcel delivery provider within the UK who embraces and drives change, placing our people and our customers at the heart of what we do.

Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you'll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for passionate and professional HR Advisor/ ER Advisor who can deliver professional HR support to our Hub Managers and Transport Manager across all sites.

The role will require some travel as our Hub and Transport teams are located in Oldbury, Smethwick and Hinckley, and as we operate through the night there will be a requirement to work a minimum of one late night per week.

Key tasks will include

• Supporting line managers across the full scope of all Employee Relations (ER) cases, which will include; Misconduct, Disciplinaries, Grievances, Capability and Performance issues.
• Monitoring absence and supporting managers to take the appropriate action.
• Delivering Training to managers.
• Assisting managers in the interpretation of policies and procedures.
• Helping to deliver projects and our Top 10 for the year.
• Making informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, and risk to the business.

Qualifications:

To be considered for this role it would be desirable for you to be CIPD qualified, or willing to work towards.

You'll be an experienced HR professional who can evidence proven HR/People Advisor experience coupled with strong commercial outlook and continuous improvement philosophy.

We would also expect;

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in sensitive matters displaying excellent judgement.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law.
• Able to work in a team and alone.
• Ability to communicate and respond to managers promptly.
• Managing a high and diverse workload.
• Ability to plan and organise your own diary supporting the People Business Partner and Business needs.
• Flexibility to support the operational demands of the role
• A great team player who demonstrates the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work and Accountability.

Job Specifics
A full UK driving licence is essential.

Additional Information

Remuneration and Benefits
Your package will include a competitive salary of circa £33,000

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn't be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day.

It's important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability.

To name but a few

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Discounted shopping from 100's of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within.

As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

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