HR Specialist

**About The Role**:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a
**Specialist - HR** to join our People Team.

**The hours for this role at 8:30am - 5pm,**
**Monday**
**-**
**Friday**

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- To be an integral member of the Operational Team whilst working closely with the wider IPL People Team to drive consistency across the group and develop improved ways of working
- Support the operational team to manage ER and absence management cases ensuring they are in line with policy and legislation
- Work with the OH provider to support cases and ensure process is followed and all cases are managed end to end
- Provide accurate management information data and advice to the site leadership to deliver improvements on absence and retention
- Manage the recruitment life cycle for entry level operational roles
- Escalate any complex or high risk ER cases to the Senior Manager - People
- Manage the labour agency relationships
- Support the business Critical Success Factors in terms of attracting, retaining and developing the right people
- Identify short, medium and long term resourcing plans to support the leadership team in the recruitment process
- Influence and advise the senior leadership team on key aspects of organisational design change, structures and initiatives to drive efficiencies
- The role will involve managing multiple customers across a variety of shifts with differing capabilities along with a diverse workforce

**What are we looking for?**
- Previous generalist HR experience within a similar FMCG industry
- CIPD L5 qualified - or equivalent experience in a similar role
- Experience of working with, and managing, high volume temporary agency resource
- Experience of working with Trade Unions and TUPE transfer experience
- Ability to influence and challenge decision makers
- Positive role model with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Highly organised and able to work to deadlines
- Experience of managing and/or supporting the recruitment process
- Self-motivated and self-sufficient individual with the ability to work in a HR stand-alone role.
- Experience of Job evaluation processes

**What's in it for you?**

We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great environment for people to come and work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our values, culture and commitment.

In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:

- 10% Asda In store Discount
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
- Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
- Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
- Asda Pet Insurance discount - Up to 10% Discount
- Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
- Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
- Plus lots more - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.
- Free car parking

IPLNormanton