HR Advisor

24 hours ago

Walsall, United Kingdom South Staffs Water Full time

**Job Title**: HR Advisor

**Salary**: To £37,000

**Hours**: 37 hours per week

**Location**: Walsall

Join our forward-thinking water company as a HR Advisor where your expertise in employee relations will not only be valued - it will help shape the future of our workforce.

This is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of a dynamic HR Team in a business that is transforming and growing. If you are seeking variety, visibility, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact while continuing your own professional development, we want to hear from you.

**About Us**

At South Staffs Water we deliver a clean, safe and reliable water supply to over 1.7 million customers every day. We’re committed to providing our customers with high quality water, exceptional service and great value for money.

**The Role**

As our HR Advisor, you’ll be at the heart of our people function, acting as a trusted advisor to managers and colleagues on a wide range of HR and employee relations matters. You’ll take the lead on complex casework including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, and sickness absence, ensuring a fair, consistent, and legally sound approach.

Working closely with the People Business Partner, you’ll support strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing employee engagement, wellbeing, and organisational culture. You will also pay a key role in delivering manager training and contributing to people projects within the company along with a group perspective.

This is a hands-on role that offers broad exposure across the business — ideal for someone looking to build on a strong ER foundation while stepping into a more strategic and developmental space.

**What You’ll Need**
- Significant experience of dealing with people issues including disciplinary and grievance and capability.
- Excellent knowledge of UK Employment Legislation and HR Best Practice along with the ability to put this into practice.
- Excellent verbal / written communication skills and active listening skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships across the business.
- Strong attention to detail.
- A good ability to multitask and prioritise workload.
- High level of trust and integrity when dealing with sensitive and confidential issues.
- A genuine values champion who will demonstrate the behaviours that underpin our values.
- Ideally, previous experience in a unionised environment.
- CIPD qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Decision making, evaluation of risk, sound judgement and problem-solving skills

**What You’ll Get in Return**
- A competitive salary dependent upon skills & experience.
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).
- Holiday buy-back scheme (up to a max of 5 days).
- Company pension with employer contribution.
- Store discount for personal shopping needs.
- 24-hour helpline providing free and confidential advice to you and your family on financial, legal, marital and health.
- Eyecare vouchers - via Specsavers.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

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