Senior HR Advisor

4 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom SGS Full time
  • Job Title: Senior HR Advisor
  • Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (office based - 1 day per week from home)
  • Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
  • Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

By joining as a Senior HR Advisor at SGS, you'll have access to a range of benefits including performance-related bonuses, private medical cover, a competitive pension scheme with life assurance, and a generous annual leave allowance that grows with your service. Enjoy extra perks like a day off for your birthday, discounted gym memberships, retail discounts, an electric vehicle leasing scheme, enhanced parental leave, service awards, Christmas vouchers, and health & wellbeing initiatives.

About Us

SGS are a global leader in sustainability, quality, and integrity, our 99,600-strong workforce across 2,600 offices and labs is dedicated to fostering a safer, more connected world. Our services impact every facet of daily life, enhancing the safety of food, consumer products, transport, and healthcare, to advancing nuclear industry testing. Your role is crucial in providing safer products, superior services, and maintaining societal connectivity.

Job Description

As a Senior HR Advisor, you will play a crucial role in supporting the HR department and ensuring the smooth operation of various HR functions. You will be responsible for providing HR guidance to management, implementing effective HR policies and procedures driving employee engagement initiatives. The successful candidate will have a strong background in HR operations, employee relations, and talent management.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic HR guidance to senior management.
  • Implement effective HR policies and procedures.
  • Drive employee engagement initiatives.
  • Manage employee relations and performance management.
  • Lead recruitment and selection processes.
  • Oversee employee onboarding and orientation programs.
  • Conduct investigations into employee complaints.
  • Develop and deliver HR training programs.
  • Stay updated with HR best practices.

Qualifications

The idea candidate will have proven experience as an HR Advisor in a senior capacity and will be fully MCIPD qualified (Level 5) or equivalent. The successful candidate will have notable experience in employee relations and case work, performance management, capability, disciplinary hearings and absence management.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate the following attributes;

  • In-depth knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
  • Strong understanding of employee relations and talent management.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in HR software and systems.

We are seeking a candidate with strong interpersonal and communication skills, adaptability, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and in teams. The individual will be highly motivated, customer-focused and skilled in data analysis for management insights.

If you are a highly motivated HR professional looking for a challenging opportunity to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.


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