HR Advisor

Joinimagine; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL, a global leader in logistics, is seeking an HR Advisor for our Liverpool (L11 0JA) site. You will support HRBP and site leadership to deliver the HR plan and develop people management capabilities, while providing guidance on employee relations, policy interpretation and recruitment to drive a proactive HR service.

The role requires experience in HR, trade unions and case management, plus strong organisational and communication skills within a logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience (Essential)
• Trade union experience (Essential)
• Case management experience (Essential)
• Strong organisational skills (Essential)
• Experience within a logistics business (Desirable)
• A CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent (Desirable)
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups
• Looking to develop in a fast-paced site-based environment

Responsibilities

• Support HRBP/site leadership to deliver the HR plan and develop people management capabilities.
• Provide HR guidance on employee relations, policy/procedure and recruitment at sites.
• Advise and coach managers on policy interpretation and employment law to ensure consistency and best practice.
• Assist with workforce planning, organisation design, forecasting resourcing needs and talent planning.
• Manage employee cases relating to disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence; support Occupational Health and investigations.
• Collaborate with managers on sickness absence reduction and redeployment where appropriate.
• Provide accurate and timely data to HRBP and managers for HR processes.

Skills

HR experience

Trade union experience

Case management

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Site-based environment

Logistics experience

CIPD Level 3 or equivalent

Education

CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent

Job description

HR Advisor

Contract Type: Permanent Location: Liverpool (L11 0JA) Grade: RCS M Site-based working

With 37,000 employees in 400 operations across the UK & Ireland, we're part of an exciting and varied business. The HR function works with our managers to attract, develop and retain our people so that we have the very best team in the industry. From HR Business Partners to Compensation and Benefits and from Employee Relations to People Services, we've set ourselves up to serve our people, our customers and our business in the best way possible.

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

• Support the HRBP/ site leadership teams to deliver the strategic business & HR plan, and support managers to develop people management capabilities
• Support with employee satisfaction, performance, retention and effective communication at sites
• Provide HR support to contribute to the overall success of the HR agenda in delivering a proactive and customer-focused HR service by providing effective support, guidance and advice to managers and colleagues on a wide variety of HR matters, such as employee relations, policy and process, recruitment and the delivery of key projects

• Advise and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements, to ensure consistency, accuracy and best practice

• Support managers to develop and deliver solutions for workforce planning and management, including organisation design, forecasting resourcing needs, agency and identifying future talent requirements
• Support the management of employee cases relating to disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence. This includes providing advice to managers on policy/procedure and legislation, support managers with Occupational Health, supporting formal investigations and hearings.
• Work in collaboration with managers on managing sickness, managing redeployment where appropriate, assisting colleagues back to work and working with managers to reduce sickness absence across the organisation.
• Provide accurate and timely data to the HRBP and managers to successfully deliver HR processes

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

We'd love to hear from you if you have the following experience but don't hesitate to apply if you don't tick every box on this page - we're great at spotting talent and potential in everyone:

• Previous HR experience (Essential)
• Trade union experience (Essential)
• Case management experience (Essential)
• Strong organisational skills (Essential)
• Experience within a logistics business (Desirable)
• A CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent (Desirable)
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups
• Looking to develop in a fast-paced site-based environment

WHY CHOOSE US?

As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including:

• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme
• 24/7 employee support service for you (+ family) with access to free counselling and much more: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-benefits

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity

BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers.

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