HR Advisor

Northwood; Grantham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in Grantham seeks a motivated HR Advisor to educate and coach managers on HR processes and compliance. This standalone role involves supporting employee relations, recruitment, and HR documentation management, ensuring accurate employee records. Candidates should possess a CIPD Level 3 qualification and have a commitment to onsite work.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting simultaneous ER cases from initiation to conclusion.
• Familiarity with high volumes of New Starters and Leavers.
• Proficient in everyday IT and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main HR point of contact for Grantham and Ellesmere Port.
• Assist with disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding processes.

Skills

Results-driven individual

High attention to detail

Self-awareness

Confident to challenge

Innovative with growth mindset

Effective prioritisation

Commercial awareness

Dedicated commitment

Support of company values

Willingness to work onsite

Education

CIPD Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

Office 365

ATS

Job description

Are you energised by busy fast-paced environments and competing priorities? Do you enjoy multi-site travel? Our HR Advisor role may be for you!

We’re looking for a purposeful and motivated HR Advisor to join our team, educating and coaching Managers on Best Practice, ER, HR Processes and Compliance, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I).

We are open to candidates who would like to work a 4-day week, however this role does not offer any hybrid-remote working.

This HR Advisor role is essentially standalone with support from the HR Administrator and the wider Group HR team. You will be predominantly situated in Grantham (Sleaford, NG32), visiting our Ellesmere Port site (CH65) around two times per month.

You will act as the main HR point of contact for both sites, ensuring HR systems are accurate, capturing and monitoring employee documentation as required.

Your day to day will involve:

ER, Absence Management, Recruitment and Onboarding, Occupational Health, KPI Monitoring, HR Administration, and Monthly Payroll assistance (Weekly Payroll in the HR Administrator’s absence).

Employee Relations:

You’ll assist with disciplinary and grievance procedures (including appeals), attending ER meetings as a notetaker, active HR voice, and coach, stepping in when necessary to ensure a fair, consistent, and objective process.

You’ll also issue the appropriate letters to employees (e.g. meeting invitations, outcome letters, etc.), maintaining these to ensure compliance and suitability.

We’ll need you to assist in welfare meetings when they occur, guiding our Managers appropriately on the most suitable approach.

Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Probation:

You will assist recruitment within Grantham and Ellesmere Port, liaising with the Group Talent Acquisition Specialist on role allocation. This includes candidate sifting, liaising with 3rd party suppliers, generating and issuing offers of employment and providing information to New Starters.

You’ll have the privilege of leading an engaging HR induction for New Starters at our Grantham site, issuing Onboarding surveys and monitoring participation/results.

For New Starters, you’ll obtain their details and order their Northwood-branded uniform and PPE. You’ll send New Starters an Occupational Health questionnaire, escalating complications or Referrals.

HR Records & Documentation:

We do not have an HRIS in place (yet), however we have a temporary measure in place.

The HR Advisor will ensure employees' details are accurately captured within the system. You'll also issue access cards to Contractors and access fobs to New Starters.

Occasionally, you’ll need to run reports on the system, therefore Microsoft Excel skills would be a benefit.

The qualities and strengths we're looking for:

• Results-driven individual, motivated by competing priorities
• High attention to detail
• Reflective with self-awareness
• Conducive with the confidence to challenge
• Innovative with a growth mindset (improvement focused)
• Proactive with an effective approach to prioritisation
• Commercially aware
• Dedication and commitment to our business (common goal)
• Active supporter and promoter of Northwood's behaviours and values.
• Willing to work fully onsite

The qualifications and experience we'll need from you:

• Supporting simultaneous ER cases from initiation to conclusion
• Familiarity with an environment with a high volume of New Starters and Leavers
• CIPD Level 3 (or equivalent/higher qualification)
• Proficient in everyday IT and HR systems (e.g. HRIS, Office 365, ATS, etc.)