HR Advisor

Noble Foods Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free hot drinks

Service Awards

Enhanced paternity

Enhanced maternity

Free life insurance

Enhanced Sick Pay

Perkbox discounts

Discounted eggs & chicken

Bonus after 6 months

Wellness programme

Employee Charity Match

Job summary

Noble Foods Ltd in Lincoln seeks an HR Adviser to deliver high-quality, legally compliant HR guidance across the business unit. You will manage employee relations cases, support line managers, and partner with senior HR teams to drive improvements in advisory services.

The role focuses on probation, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, and performance, with emphasis on compliant policy application and data-driven decision making. Hybrid delivery is possible in some areas.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Employee Relations or HR Advisory roles.
• Deep knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Ability to handle complex and sensitive cases with confidence.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters including probation, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and performance issues.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.
• Mitigate business risk through proactive case management and sound judgement.
• Stay updated on UK employment law and ensure advice reflects current legislation.
• Monitor service performance using KPIs and feedback; identify trends and proactive interventions.
• Coordinate and coach managers to strengthen people management capability.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Coaching managers

Job description

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic. In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

What are we looking for?

The HR Adviser leads the delivery of high-quality, consistent, and legally compliant HR advice services across the business unit. The role ensures managers and employees receive timely, practical guidance on employee relations, policies, and people management issues, while driving continuous improvement in HR advisory services. They place a strong focus on the management of case work to support the building of capability of our line managers liaising regularly with Senior HR Business Partners and the Learning and Development Manager for escalations.

Key Accountabilities of the role – IT: What I do

Employee Relations Expertise

• Provide expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters including probation, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and performance issues


• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.


• Mitigate business risk through proactive case management and sound judgement.


• Stay updated on UK employment law and ensure advice reflects current legislation.

Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor service performance using KPIs, and feedback.


• Identify trends in HR cases and recommend proactive interventions.


• Drive improvements in processes, systems, and service delivery models.


• Embed best practice and standardisation across HR advice activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and key stakeholders.


• Provide coaching and guidance to managers to strengthen people management capability.


• Act as a trusted advisor on people-related matters.

Policy & Compliance

• Contribute to the development and review of HR policies and procedures.


• Ensure consistent application of policies across the business unit.


• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, including case work logs and people systems.

Data & Insights

• Analyse HR case data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.


• Produce regular reports and insights for management.


• Use data to inform decision-making and workforce planning.

Occupational Health & Wellbeing

• Manage occupational health processes including referrals, case management, and follow-up actions


• Coordinate and book health surveillance appointments in line with regulatory requirements and organisational policy


• Monitor and track occupational health cases, ensuring timely progression and resolution


• Provide guidance to managers on occupational health reports and recommended adjustments


• Support absence management through proactive referral to occupational health services


• Ensure accurate and confidential record-keeping of all occupational health activity

HR Projects & Initiatives

• Contribute to HR projects such as engagement surveys, wellbeing initiatives, and organisational change


• Support change management activities within the business

Shared Accountabilities – US: Making it better together

Health & Safety responsibilities

• Develop and implement the health and safety policies and procedures. Allocate the resources for the health and safety activities and initiatives.


• Ensure that the team leaders and team members comply with the health and safety legislation and standards and review and evaluate the health and safety risks and control measures in the work area and make improvements.


• Communicate and consult with the team leaders, team members, and other stakeholders on health and safety matters.

Social & Environmental responsibilities

• Set clear and measurable social and environmental objectives and targets for your area and align them with the company's vision and values.


• Monitor and evaluate the social and environmental performance and impact of your area and report on the progress and challenges.


• Allocate resources and provide support and guidance to your team leaders and staff to enable them to deliver on their social and environmental responsibilities.

About You: ME: How I do it

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Strong experience in Employee Relations or HR Advisory roles.


• Deep knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.


• Ability to handle complex and sensitive cases with confidence.


• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Personal attributes

• Ensures teams come Together for regular briefings


• Takes Ownership for holding themselves and the team accountable for the What and the How


• Is Courageous and makes difficult decisions in challenging circumstances using data and or sound thought processes


• Is an ambassador for Action demonstrating speed and integrity in everything they do


• Builds trust in the team by demonstrating genuine care and Respect for each other and for everyone’s point of view.


• Strives for Excellence bringing the strategy, purpose and values to life and engaging their team.

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

What can we offer you?

• Free hot drinks on shift


• Service Awards


• Enhanced paternity and maternity


• Free life insurance


• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme


• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero


• Discounted eggs and chicken


• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday


• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.


• Discounted Gym Memberships


• Free Eye Test every two years


• Discounted mobile phone contracts


• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus


• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders


• Wellness programme


• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.