HR Advisor

Jackson Hogg are currently looking to recruit a HR Advisor for an excellent manufacturing client based in Team Valley. Reporting into the Divisional HR Manager your duties will be as follows:
**HR High Performance Team/Team Improvement Board**
- Work as an active member of the HR HPT to continuously improve what we do and how we do it and support the development of action plans
- Work closely with the HR Team using the TIB as a driver of continuous improvement through the use of problem solving techniques

**Talent Acquisition**
- Manage the entire recruitment and selection process (for non graded roles) in line with the division strategy to attract talent and ensure the right people are in the right seats
- Manage all agency recruitment and ensure records are kept up to date
- Manage the recruitment authorisation process
- Ensure a detailed job profile exists and create detailed job adverts
- Work with hiring managers to devise suitable assessment and selection methods to ensure the recruitment of talent and manage the interview process.
- Manage offers of employment and the onboarding process
- Manage the relationships with recruitment agencies on a regular basis to ensure requirements are met and recruitment costs are managed effectively within budget
- Support the feedback process and support continuous improvement activities to ensure the R&S process is optimized
- Manage the modern apprenticeship programme and all work experience placements on an annual basis
- Develop and deliver induction training for the location

**Talent Development**
- Assist with the implementation and development of HPT’s with a focus on driving productivity
- Drive the performance management process ensuring the PPP system is fully utilised and provide ongoing support to managers in managing this process.
- Advise line managers on performance management issues
- Take responsibility for co-ordinating training within the location
- Update and manage the HR system from a training perspective
- Implement and manage the LMS training system

**Talent Retention**
- Work closely with line managers to ensure the highest levels of attendance
- Support, guide and advise Managers in all investigation meetings and disciplinaries in line with the absence management policy
- Support guide and advise Managers in managing all long term absence cases using effective methods and implementing reasonable adjustments to ensure the timely return of employees to work where possible
- Ensure the absence management reporting process is accurately inputted in a timely manner and is fully compliant from an audit point of view
- Manage all aspects of retirement and maternity leave
- Develop and deliver absence management training to line managers
- Conduct and analyse absence management reporting and communicate absence levels and costs to departmental managers
- Lead well being initiatives for the location
- Conduct exit interviews and ensure feedback is used to drive continuous improvement
- Assist with change management activities such as restructuring and redundancies

**Employee Engagement & Wellbeing**
- Assist the Engagement Leader with survey planning, reviewing and communication of results
- Facilitate employee engagement focus groups to understand results using problem solving techniques
- Assist with the development of action plans to address improvement opportunities

**Contracts and Relations**
- Support the investigation process for grievances and disciplinaries
- Provide line managers with support, guidance and clarification on all matters related to people management issues and ensure that a consistent legislative approach is taken in each case

**Health and Safety**
- Attend the monthly Health & Safety committee meetings and follow up on any actions
- Work closely with the H&S team to help to minimize accidents at work
- Conduct relevant reporting and analysis from an HR perspective to assist with the reduction of recordable accidents
- Co-ordinate any health surveillance requirements
- Manage the co-ordination of all H&S related claims

**Additional**
- Ensure all payroll processing requirements are professionally managed
- Ensure all necessary personnel records and systems are kept up to date and maintained to the standard required by the legislation including the GDPR Regulations
- Support Location HR Manager with annual review merit process
- Calculate all part time pro rata bank holidays on annual basis
- Liaise with HR Systems team for data uploads and updates.
- HR administration and reporting as and when required
- All other duties and project work as assigned by the Location HR Manager

**Requirements**:

- Proven experience in Human Resources, preferably within a fast paced unionised manufacturing environment
- Preferably degree qualified in HR, Business or Management discipline and supported by CIPD certification (or working towards)
- Working knowledge of employment law
- High level of customer focus
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to forge good working relationships at all levels within the organisation
- Innovative
- Structured approach with strong planning and organisational skills
- Flexible to accommodate ever changing working environment and demands placed upon it in a positive manner