HR Advisor

Saria Limited; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

SARIA Limited is seeking an HR Advisor for our Doncaster site. This full‑time, permanent role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with occasional travel to other group sites. You will provide HR guidance, support ER cases, and help shape HR processes across the business.

The role requires CIPD Level 5, at least 3 years as an HR Advisor, strong Employment Law knowledge, and excellent communication and organisational skills to thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working as a HR Advisor.
• Strong knowledge of Employment Law and HR-related case law.
• Experience in blue-collar or FMCG environments is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Build strong working relationships with management across the company.
• Provide HR advice to managers, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.
• Support ER cases and assist in meetings on disciplinary, grievances, performance and probation reviews.
• Provide onboarding and offboarding experience with timely, accurate documentation.
• Support Head of HR & Payroll on HR strategy and projects when required.
• Maintain HRIS and other data capture methods for all employee information.
• Produce HR reports and statistics as needed.
• Assist in training material delivery for staff and management.
• Promote consistent HR processes, fairness, equality and diversity.

Skills

HR advisory

Employment Law

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS systems

Job description

Business: SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications. The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £280 million and employs around 1,000 people at 19 sites across the country.

The Position

Applications are invited for a HR Advisor based at our Doncaster site. This is a full-time, permanent position, working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday. This is a site-based role with travel to group sites, if required.

As the HR Advisor, your duties and responsibilities will vary on the Company’s requirements but will include the following:

• Build strong working relationships with management in all areas of the Company.
• Provide HR advice to managers, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.
• To support management with various ER cases and provide support in meetings relating to but not limited to – disciplinary’s, grievances, performance / capability, absence management and probationary reviews.
• To provide an effective onboarding and offboarding experience to employees. Ensuring accurate documentation is produced and issued within required timescales, along with ensuring the applicable people are informed.
• To provide support to the Head of HR & Payroll regarding the HR Strategy and with various projects, when required.
• Ensure HRIS and other data capture methods are maintained with regards to all employee information.
• Production of various HR reports and statistics, when necessary.
• Assist in production and delivery of training material to staff, including management.
• Ensure HR processes are applied consistently across the Company. Promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

The Person

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent in Human Resources is required.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a HR Advisor is required.
• Strong knowledge of Employment Law and HR-related case law is essential.
• Significant HR experience is required. Involvement in restructures and TUPE processes, is desirable.
• Experience working in a blue-collar, or FMCG environment is essential.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are critical to the role.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining excellent attention to detail is required.
• Strong IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications, are essential.
• A full UK Driving Licence and flexibility is required (if there is a request to travel to another site).

Salary: Competitive, plus Company Benefits

* Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted due to the high volume of CV’s being received.