HR Advisor

Job Scope

To support the HR and payroll team ensuring all employee changes and movements are processed in a timely and accurate manner, and that all documentation is provided or received and records are accurate and up to date.

You will also play a key role in ad hoc support to the team on a variety of issues and projects across a range of areas covered in the department.

Values & culture:
Our core values are fundamental to how we work at Wholebake and influence all aspects of how we do business. Our values are:

- We Operate with a conscience and passion
- We are Customer Focused & Consumer Driven
- We are Individually Excellent and Collectively Brilliant
- We are Entrepreneurial & Continuously Curious

We are also proud to be officially certified as a B-Corp (or a “better corporation”).

B Corp certified companies strive not only for profits, but for the betterment of the world around them. This includes their employees and their customers, as well as society at large and the environment - both locally and globally.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build effective working relationships with staff at all levels, providing advice and guidance on a range of HR policies and HR related issues to support understanding and ensure effective communication of good HR practice
- Support and advise on disciplinary and grievance matters including investigations, suspensions and hearings.
- Manage short term absence including the recording, coordination of return to work interviews, absence trigger monitoring and associated disciplinary matters
- Manage long term absence cases including welfare recording, occupational health, regular contact and any associated capability case management.
- Coordinate and support on all site-based recruitment as directed by the HR Business Partner or Head of HR, including the posting of jobs internally and externally and organising interviews
- Manage the onboarding process for successful applicants including devising induction plans
- Producing and sending offer letters and contracts for all new employees in a timely manner.
- Maintain the HR Master Spreadsheet, ensuring all paperwork is returned and complete within a timely manner
- Ensure right to work is established for all new employees and received in HR on or before the start date. Advise managers as necessary on the appropriate documents required
- Key point of contact for temporary labour relationship management for the Corwen & Wrexham sites, liaising with all approved recruitment agencies.
- Work with the company trainer to identify and address training and development needs.
- Work with leaders and managers to identify any capability issues and support in devising improvement/support plans as required.
- Manage the leaver process for all Corwen & Wrexham employees including drafting acknowledgement letters, conducting exit interviews and communicating issues as required.
- Generate monthly people related KPIs for the Corwen & Wrexham sites.
- Ensure all data is accurate and up to date and provide accurate and timely reports as and when required.
- Process all changes to contract data in the Master Spreadsheet in conjunction with the HR Business Partner and produce letters for all changes to contracts
- Work alongside and cover as necessary for the other HR Advisor role ensuring there is always cover and support for any HR queries/tasks.
- Assist with other general HR tasks to support team during absence or busy periods
- Engage in promoting the core values of the business at all times.
- Various other ad hoc duties as required
- Responsible for food safety

Skills Required:
Qualifications & knowledge
- L5 CIPD qualified or working towards or relevant equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of UK employment law and emerging trends in litigation

Personal attributes
- A proactive and ‘can do’ attitude and approach, resourceful and works to make things happen taking others along with them
- A relentless drive to improve performance and deliver outstanding results through new, innovative and more effective ways of working
- Excellent communication skills, works effectively within a team, see the potential in others and understands the impact of their actions on colleagues
- Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate sensitive situations to successful outcomes
- A high level of personal integrity, who displays respect and empathy for others and is consistent, open and honest
- Confident using technology and able to use technology intuitively. Demonstrable MS Excel and MS Word skills essential
- Ability to prioritise a busy workload
- Alignment with the company’s core values

We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral