People Advisor

**Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.**

**We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.**

We are currently looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our Spalding site.

As an HR Advisor at Gist, you will be responsible for the day to day running of the HR department at our Spalding site.

You will provide an effective advisory service to management and employees, assisting the Regional HR Manager in providing robust HR strategy and advice, focusing on engagement at all stages of the employee life-cycle.

**What’s in it for you?**

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special
- 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
- Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
- Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
- Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
- Access to a wide range of wellbeing support - including our Employee Assistance Programme
- A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
- Cycle to work scheme

**Role details**:
**Salary**: Circa £38,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours Per Week
Working pattern: Monday to Friday
Location: Spalding, PE11 3UG

**What you’ll do**:
Your key accountabilities will include:

- Ensuring the operational success and development of the HR department, working closely alongside senior site management
- Providing guidance on HR policies and processes
- Heavy involvement in matters of employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance issues.
- Providing an efficient internal customer service to managers and employees
- Assist the HR Manager and General Manager in developing and driving the site people plans
- Absence management
- Delivery of induction training for new starters, consistently updating welcome pack information
- Ensuring all elements of HR administration are carried out - e.g. starters, leavers, referencing, security and compliance checks, etc
- Assist with all aspects of recruitment and selection on site
- Maintaining accurate and up-to date information on the HR system
- Weekly/Monthly management reports
- Responsibility for various ad-hoc HR and Administrative tasks

**Who you are**:
Your skills and experience will include:

- Experience within a similar HR Advisory/Officer position
- Ideally CIPD qualified or working towards
- Previous experience within the FMCG, logistics and supply chain or retail sector would be highly desirable
- Exposure to a unionised environment
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
- Creative with the ability to make decisions and have confidence in your own convictions

**Why Gist?**

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.
- **Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.**_

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

Pay: £38,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person