Absence & Employee Relations Operations Admin

Strategic Finance Careers Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Finance Careers Inc. is seeking an HR professional to deliver exceptional support to manufacturing facilities across the West Midlands, with a focus on Absence Management.

The role requires teamwork, resilience and a customer‑loving approach, and training will be provided to develop expertise in Employee Relations. You will engage with line managers, Occupational Health and HR colleagues, and contribute to absence reduction and operational performance through timely interventions and

Qualifications

• High level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Effective organisational skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly.
• Ability to liaise with managers across all levels.
• Customer focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high‑quality HR support.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver consistent, effective results in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing related absence cases to improve attendance and contribute to key operational performance outcomes.
• Provide timely and effective support for both short- and long-term absence matters and restricted worker cases.
• Identify and support cases that would benefit from early intervention and quickly implement tailored support measures to reduce absence duration and improve employee outcomes.
• Assist in co-ordinating absence management training to all stakeholders across the manufacturing environment.
• Collaborate with Employee Relations Administrators across manufacturing sites to review, refine and align absence management policies and processes.
• Work with Occupational Health services to ensure timely interventions and reduced absence timescales.
• Promote wellbeing resources to strengthen employee support and drive reductions in absence.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to support data reporting relating to manufacturing absence.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Customer focus

HR across manufacturing

Job description

Strategic Finance Careers Inc. is seeking an HR professional to deliver exceptional support to manufacturing facilities across the West Midlands, with a focus on Absence Management.

The role requires teamwork, resilience and a customer‑loving approach, and training will be provided to develop expertise in Employee Relations. You will engage with line managers, Occupational Health and HR colleagues, and contribute to absence reduction and operational performance through timely interventions and