HR Advisor

Valeo Snackfoods is the combination of Kettle Foods, Tangerine, Big Bear and Its All Good and is one of the UK’s top 100 grocery brands. It is headquartered in Norwich and Pontefract and employs around 2,000 people. Over the past few years, we have strengthened our portfolio to include the Metcalfe’s popcorn brand and Yellow Chips in Emmeloord, Netherlands. The business in the UK and Europe generates revenues of over £280 million.

Our brands include KETTLE® Chips, Metcalfe’s® popcorn, Foxes, Poppets, Barratt (Wham, Fruit Salads, Black Jacks, Refreshers, Sherbet fountain, Dip Dab).

**Job Purpose**

To provide a professional and effective generalist HR service to all areas of the business including advice to first line and senior management on all employee relations issues including but not limited to attendance, performance and disciplinary & grievance matters, ensuring that support, advice and guidance is given consistently across the business, in line with Company Policies and Procedures and taking into account best practice and current UK Employment Legislation. The role is also responsible for supporting recruitment activities.

**Key Accountabilities**

The main activities for this role include but are not limited to:

- Operating within Company HR Policies and Procedures, to ensure compliance with current legislation and consistency in delivery across the business.
- Providing support, coaching and advice to line managers in a timely and consistent manner to enable them to effectively respond to day to day matters of employee relations, escalating cases appropriately to the Senior HR Business Partner.
- Providing appropriate support to line managers with investigations, in line with the ACAS code of practice.
- Supporting the management of absence and attendance, escalating cases of long-term sickness or capability to the Senior HR Business Partner. Liaising with the HR Administrator for Occupational Health clinics and referrals as appropriate.
- Preparing management information as required to support the site management team or Senior HR team as required weekly/monthly/annual and responding to other ad-hoc requests.
- Preparing payroll data for review by the HR Business Partner; working with the line managers to ensure accuracy with pay adjustments and absence.
- Support the development and enhancement of line managers through the coaching.
- Working with the HR Administrator to proactively improve and maintain transactional HR processes and procedures.
- Contribute to HR projects and ad hoc initiatives as and when required by the Senior HR Business Partner and Senior Management team.
- Provide support to the Senior HR Business Partner as required.

**Competencies (Levels 3 & 4)**
- Demonstrates Self Awareness: Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communication that convey a clear understanding of unique needs of different audiences.
- Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organisation.
- Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organisation's goals.
- Directs Work: Providing direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done.

**HSE Responsibilities (Levels 3 & 4)**

Lead by example to set expectations, plan work to be carried out in a safe manner, take action to prevent risk of harm to their team. Challenge and address unsafe behaviour, be involved in testing emergency procedures, lead accident & incident investigations to establish root causes and preventative measures. Deliver safety briefings to your team so you are seen as the safety leader of your team. Make available team embers to support the company safety program.

**Personal Attributes**
- Flexibility around working hours - we are a 24/7 operation.
- Strong ability to build effective working relationships.
- Ability to work under own initiative and demonstrate curiosity.
- Customer and quality focused
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Work in a way that encourages continuous improvement.

**Experience and Qualifications**

**Essential**
- Level 5 CIPD (or equivalent experience).
- Demonstrable knowledge of current UK employment law.
- Experience of working in a similar generalist role.
- Experience of HRIS systems.

**Desirable**
- Experience of working in an FMCG environment.
- Experience of Iris Cascade HRIS.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week

**Salary**: £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Have you ever worked with a HRIS system (IRIS/Cascade would be advantageous)?

**Experience**:

- Human Resources: 3 years (required)
- FMCG environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CIPD Lev