HR Advisor

Beauparc; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consulting firm in Leeds is looking for an HR Advisor to provide expert support on various HR initiatives. The role involves collaborating with managers and employees, managing sickness absence, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Candidates should have a CIPD Level 3 qualification or relevant experience and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. This is a full-time position aiming to foster a positive workplace environment and promote employee engagement.

Qualifications

• A full clean driving licence with access to a car.
• Understanding of the working time regulations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Employment Law – desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support in induction process.
• Management of sickness absence, working with managers.
• Provide regular communications to managers on best practice HR.
• Maintain accurate records in line with legislative requirements.
• Provide coaching on people issues.

Skills

HR Systems

Good communication skills

Ability to use own initiative

Interpersonal skills

Accuracy

Flexible

Time Management

Development of people

Education

CIPD Level 3 or relevant experience

CIPD Level 5 – desirable

Job description

About the Role

Job purpose: To provide HR support and guidance on a range of people related matters across the employee lifecycle. Partnering with our teams, you will collaborate closely with managers and employees to drive HR initiatives, promote a positive work environment and ensure the alignment of HR practices with organisational goals and values.

Main duties

• Supporting managers on all people issues.
• Support in induction process.
• Supporting on employee relations, guiding managers to manage processes effectively.
• Management of sickness absence, working with managers to take appropriate action.
• Provide regular communications to managers and teams on best practice HR.
• Support and facilitate training and development, working with the Performance and Development team.
• Develop strong engagement, wellbeing and development initiatives to focus retention and succession planning.
• Support the HR team in delivering the people strategy.
• Working with the HR team to ensure HR goals and objectives are met and the business receives a professional HR service.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of employment law changes and share with the organisation where necessary.
• Ensuring accurate records are kept in line with legislative requirements.
• Supports the wider HR team with any Projects or additional ad‑hoc duties from time to time as required.
• Provide coaching and upskilling to managers regarding people issues including but not limited to disciplinaries, grievances, probations, absence management, flexible working and performance improvement.
• Note taking at formal meetings.
• To abide by & promote health & safety, ensuring all approved policies & processes are followed.
• Any other duties deemed appropriate for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A full clean driving licence with access to a car.
• CIPD Level 3 or relevant experience.
• CIPD Level 5 – desirable.

Knowledge

• Importance of confidentiality and following GDPR requirements.
• Understanding of the working time regulations.
• Adept with Microsoft Office package.
• Working knowledge of Employment Law.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Employment Law – desirable.

Experience

• HR Advisory role.
• Multi‑site/business.
• Succession Planning – desirable.
• L&D – desirable.

Skills

• HR Systems.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Accuracy.
• Flexible.
• Time Management.
• Development of people – desirable.

Attitude

• PunctualFriendly & approachable.
• ReliableFlexible.
• PositiveCommitted.
• Desire to learn and progress.

About Us

Join us on the journey…..

Over the past 30 years, Panda has continued to grow and acquire businesses that all share a very similar vision and set of values. We’re now a group of almost 3000 people, all contributing to that growth and success.

Whilst Panda is the parent company to numerous brands, we all share an ambitious vision for the future. Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people and connected partners is front and centre. As a team, we’re safer together. We deliver our customers with a partnership approach to managing their resources responsibly. We constantly push the boundaries of innovation. What’s good today can be better tomorrow.

Panda is not just a company, it’s a resource recovery business. Over the past three decades we’ve grown and diversified significantly, we believe that great leadership is rooted in strong values. As leaders within this industry, we’re committed to shaping a better future for our friends, families and communities. Our philosophy remains unchanged, balancing customer satisfaction with environmentally sustainable practices. Exceptional customer service and unwavering dedication to sustainability are the cornerstones of our business.

Our journey is dependent upon talented, passionate, and dedicated people that constantly strive and challenge each other for better outcomes.

Take the first step today and join us on the journey……….

We aim to attract and retain a skilled and diverse workforce that best represents the talent available in the communities in which our assets are located and our employees reside. (DE& I Policy Statement)