Human Resources Officer

**Human Resources Officer**

**Contract Type**:
***Permanent

**H Hours of work**:
***38 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5pm and Friday 8.30am - 4pm

**Location**:
***Office base will be
** **James Hall and Co, Bowland View, Preston, PR2 5QP. This role will include travel throughout the North of England and requires flexibility in working time.

**A Bit About Us**
- James Hall & Co. LTD traces its roots back to 1863 when founder James Hall opened a bacon cutting business and retail shop in Southport, Lancashire. We have operated in Lancashire for over 150 years and believe that our success is due to the team work, skills and commitment of our employees.

The HR Officer will work with a busy HR & Training team which is predominantly based at Preston. The team provide HR services to all Company divisions, which includes retail, wholesale, transport and food production, covering sites across the North of England.

**Job Overview**:

- Reporting to the HR Manager, the successful applicant will provide a generalist HR service predominantly to our retail customers in the North of England. However the successful applicant will also be expected to contribute towards HR projects and developmental work which add value across all company divisions.

The Human Resources Officer will ensure compliance with employment law and best practice through the implementation and development of human resources policies, procedures, manuals and training.

**Here is What You Can Expect to be Doing**
- Review, develop and implement employment policies and procedures aligned to business needs, current legislation and best practice and ensure the management team comply with these policies.
- Provide training, guidance and support with recruitment and selection activity, ensuring compliance with legislation and Company policy.
- Effectively manage the acquisitions and sales of businesses ensuring compliance with TUPE and redundancy regulations.
- Design, develop and deliver effective HR related training.
- Support the delivery of an annual training plan, delivering sessions on all aspects of people management.
- Provide advice and guidance to managers in areas such as absence management, employee relations, performance, legislation, equality and diversity and capability.
- Review employment letters to ensure legal and policy compliance and send these out to employees in a timely manner.
- Comply with current data protection legislation and provide advice to the management team.
- Contribute towards departmental projects as instructed by the HR Manager.
- Support the HR Administration function, ensuring effective links between the function of the HR Officers and that of the administration team.
- Review and interpret monthly HR data, provide advice and guidance to the management team.

**A Few Things About You**:

- Level 5 CIPD or equivalent qualification would be advantageous.
- Knowledge and experience in a generalist human resources role is essential.
- Knowledge of employment legislation and the ability to interpret this to provide advice to managers.
- Understanding of TUPE and redundancy processes.
- Good IT skills and ability to use a personnel database to extract information and reports.
- Good standard of written and verbal communication.
- Ability to design e-learning and classroom training and deliver classroom training to managers.
- Driving licence is required as this role includes travel
- Flexibility in working hours in order to meet business needs of our internal customers.

**Why Choose James Hall Group of Companies?**
- All James Hall Group of Companies have a similar culture and our way of doing things is vital to our success. We’re passionate people, determined to do whatever necessary to make our customers happy.

**Great People Deserve Great Things**
- As an employee of James Hall, you can take full advantage of our benefits package, which includes:

- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Company sick pay scheme
- Company bereavement pay scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Store discount
- Service awards
- Christmas hamper
- Children’s Christmas party
- Annual dinner dance
- Free car parking
- Training and development opportunities
- Apprenticeship programmes up to degree level