HR Advisor

Cubed Resourcing Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start finish times

33 days leave

Health cash plan

Job summary

Cubed Talent is partnering with a well-established manufacturing business to recruit an experienced HR Advisor. You’ll cover two sites in West Yorkshire (Leeds and occasional travel to Shipley), providing generalist HR support across the function.

You’ll advise managers on a wide range of people matters, maintain HR systems, and support sickness management, recruitment, ER, OH, and admin. Salary £33,767 plus a £2,200 annual bonus and benefits, with flexible start/finish times and 33 days leave.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 or BA in HR or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of solid generalist HR experience.
• Good understanding of UK employment law in theory and practice.
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and recruitment matters.

Responsibilities

• HR systems: maintain payroll and HR systems, answer queries, extract data for stakeholders.
• sickness & absence management: record, monitor, report absences and guide managers.
• Recruitment & manpower planning: support full recruitment cycle and liaise with temp providers.
• Employee relations: provide practical guidance to managers and coach on ER casework.
• Occupational health & wellbeing: liaise with OH and manage referrals and long-term absences.
• General & benefits administration: manage private medical, benefits, invoices, appraisals and starter docs.

Skills

Professional communicator

Influencing skills

Relationship building

Organised

Discretion

Education

CIPD Level 5 or BA in HR

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Cubed Talent is delighted to be working with a well-established manufacturing business to recruit an experienced HR Advisor. Covering two sites in West Yorkshire (predominantly Leeds with travel to Shipley once or twice per week), this is a true generalist role sitting within a busy HR function, supporting managers across the business on a wide range of people matters.

If you're a confident, pragmatic HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building strong working relationships, this could be the perfect next step.

What the Role Involves

HR Systems

• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date HR and payroll systems
• Resolving employee and management queries efficiently, escalating technical issues where necessary
• Advising and coaching managers on HR system matters and extracting data for internal and external stakeholders

Sickness & Absence Management

• Managing the recording and monitoring of sickness absence, identifying trends and trigger points
• Administering statutory and company sick pay in line with policy and legislation
• Producing absence reports and guiding managers through procedures and next steps

Recruitment & Manpower Planning

• Supporting the full recruitment cycle from advertising and selection through to induction
• Liaising with temporary labour providers to ensure best value and correct procedures
• Supporting managers at first-stage interviews for junior to mid-level roles

Employee Relations

• Providing accurate, practical advice to managers to ensure consistent and legally compliant application of HR policies
• Supporting and coaching managers through low-level ER casework including disciplinaries and absence warnings

Occupational Health & Wellbeing

• Liaising with the occupational health advisor and department managers to reduce site absence
• Assisting with referrals, ill health retirements and supporting managers through complex long-term absence cases

General & Benefits Administration

• Administering private medical and wellbeing benefits
• Raising purchase orders for HR expenditure and managing invoice payments
• Collating and tracking appraisals, inductions and new starter documentation
• Administration of long service awards and retirement schemes

What Our Client Is Looking For

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualified, or a BA (Hons) in Human Resources or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years' solid generalist HR experience
• Proven track record of managing a variety of ER casework
• Comprehensive understanding of UK employment law, both in theory and practice
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and recruitment matters

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Professional communicator with strong influencing and persuasion skills
• Credible and confident - able to build solid relationships and coach managers at all levels
• Resilient, results-driven and able to manage competing priorities
• Organised, discreet and committed to maintaining confidentiality at all times

Why This Role?

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a well-run HR function in a business that genuinely values its people. An organisation that truly offers real professional development and progression. You'll have variety in your day-to-day, a supportive team around you, and the chance to make a tangible difference across the organisation.

On offer is a salary of £33,767, annal bonus up to £2200 and benefits including:

• Flexible start finish times
• 33 days leave
• Health cash plan, enhanced pension scheme and a life assurance scheme