HR Officer

I am working with a well-known international business who are currently seeking an experienced, credible, professionally motivated, and tenacious HR Advisor to join their team based in the Midlands. My client is looking for a talented HR Officer to join them at this exciting time

**Role Brief**

As a human resources (HR) officer, you will hold a mid-management/supervisory level position associated with all employees. You will ensure that company standards are followed, establish, and maintain employee relations as well as help ensure that managers and their reports are aware of these systems and adhering to them.

You must work closely with upper level/senior management and directors to ensure the overall vision of management and employee behaviour is followed throughout the organisation.

You will be the initial point of contact for HR advice and support to managers and teams across several busy manufacturing environments whilst reporting into the Head of People. It is important that you are confident and self-sufficient to support the modernisation initiative of the existing HR function and drive it forward. The goal will be to provide excellent assistance and support to employees and managers. This role is mostly operational and tactical with the requirement for strategical support on various projects as and when.

If you are passionate about HR and highly efficient, give us a chance to meet you. We want to see a committed and approachable individual and be impressed with your character and skills.

**Role Purpose**

As we are developing our HR approach to become more proactive, it is essential that the job holder has a practical approach and can identify where improvements could be made to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the department. We want to modernise and improve the way we do things and so we are looking for someone with the motivation to make things happen and an eye for continuous improvement.

**Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities**
- Act as first point of contact for HR queries and advice to line managers.
- Support the Head of People with employee relations and management issues as and when required. This may include conducting disciplinaries, grievances, sickness meetings, capability meetings etc.
- Supervise the general activities of the HR Function and assist with ensuring the HR department is providing an excellent service to the business.
- To develop and maintain administrative systems and procedures to provide support and effective management of HR processes.
- Knowledge of all relevant hiring and employment law, manage the recruitment process from end to end and deliver HR Inductions for
- new starters.
- To recruit, mentor and develop a HR Apprentice and look after the apprentice recruitment process as a whole, ensuring all apprentices within the business are supported and have clear progression routes within the business whilst being heavily involved with business managers to ensure the retention of our 5% club status and commitments.
- Coordinate and prepare meetings, training events etc. and take minutes if required.
- Assist Line Manager to make improvements and implement required changes.
- Assist with organisational communications, initiatives, data collation and submissions.
- Create, update and maintain employee files and the HR filing system in accordance with legislation, retention policy & GDPR.
- Update, maintain and monitor specifically Staff Absence Management, Probation and Recruitment data highlighting any situations that require further intervention and advising management on appropriate actions in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Co-ordinate administration of Company fleet vehicles in partnership with our external partner (Lex) including insurance updates, administering fuel cards, licence checks and disseminating employee speeding/parking fines.
- Lead on ad-hoc projects and assist the HOP as and when required.
- **Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- HR Credentials - CIPD Qualified level 3 essential, level 5 desirable.
- Knowledge and experience handling disciplinaries, grievances, performance management processes etc.
- Excellent reporting, communication, and record management skills
- Competent with using most Microsoft Office packages
- Have an up to date and working knowledge of HR best practice and a thorough understanding of practical employment law
- A minimum of 2 years HR experience
- A positive, friendly, flexible, and capable manner, able to build relationships quickly
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload