Generalist HR Advisor

**Job Title**:HR Advisor

**Reports to**:Finance Director

**Main Location**:Braintree

**The Main Purpose of the Job**:
Experienced Generalist HR Advisor to support HR development and administration across an organisation of circa 120 colleagues.

Essential - the role requires someone with hands on knowledge of UK employment law to support operational managers with a broad range of employee relations issues.

**Duties**:

- Coach and develop managers on all areas of HR policy, procedure and practice.
- Work with managers to recognise development opportunities for their teams, and to arrange appropriate learning and development actions plans.
- To provide advice to managers on employee relations issues such as disciplinary, grievance and capability, ensuring advice is consistent and based on current policy, procedures and legislation.
- Expert in finding talent to bring to the organisation mainly through direct sourcing
- To manage the recruitment and onboarding process by preparing documentation, organising and supporting interviews.
- To effectively prioritise and manage a high volume of various types of HR queries.
- To provide advice and support in the effective management of both long term and short term frequent intermittent absence.
- Own the relationship with key benefit providers - pension, life assurance, healthcare including the annual tender process
- Systems expert for the HR portal (Citrus) which manages the employee lifecycle
- Oversee the payroll process (starters/leavers/changes) liaising with an external Third Party Payroll provider.
- With the support of the Office Assistant, organises training & medicals for office colleagues
- Owns the calendar of probation and annual review process
- Develop plans to improve employee engagement.
- Lead key HR projects.
- Other duties appropriate to the level of this role.

**Qualifications and/or Experience Required**:

- CIPD qualified level 5 or level 7
- Knowledge of UK employment law
- Experience of change management, and managing employee relations cases
- Proven employee relationship experience within a HR advisory role
- Knowledge of Office and Manufacturing based colleagues across multi sites
- Highly organised and able to prioritise as this is a busy standalone role
- Used to working at strategic Board level as well being prepared to be hands on and tactical
- IT literate including communicating through Teams, Powerpoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets and experience of end-to-end HR and Recruitment portals

Previous experience of Payroll is desirable though not essential

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience in working in manufacturing or similar environment?

**Experience**:

- Human resources: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- CIPD (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HR Advisor
Expected start date: 29/04/2024