HR Advisor

Age of Power; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking an HR Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract at their Runcorn site. You will manage recruitment and employee relations, support HR analytics, and deliver training while ensuring compliance with employment law. Ideal candidates will have experience in HR, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to work in a manufacturing environment. The role involves some travel to Hastings and offers a competitive salary and benefits for the right individual.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Company pension

Healthcare scheme with discounts

Life assurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Investment in training and development

Onsite parking

Free hot drinks

Monthly food vans

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar HR role is essential.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment law is required.
• Ability to build trust and respect with the workforce.

Responsibilities

• Manage sickness absence and contribute to strategies for reduction.
• Oversee recruitment process from vacancy approval to contracts.
• Support managers with employee relations issues.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advice

Critical thinking

Decision-making

Attention to detail

IT skills (MS Office)

Education

Degree in Human Resource Management

CIPD qualification

Job description

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen. We specialise in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable.

At the heart of AAK's offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care.

Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centres, and more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malm, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.

AAK Runcorn

AAK Runcorn is the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces, condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors. Our private label work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be found on the shelves of stores throughout the world.

From our site on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers to co-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants, quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients.

About The Role

We are looking for a HR Advisor to join the People & Organisational Performance team, on a 12-month, fixed term contract. Reporting to the HR Business Partner for Foodservice, you will have a passion HR and a willingness to understand a manufacturing business, whilst demonstrating excellent critical thinking and decision-making capabilities. This role is based at our Runcorn site but will also provide support to our AAK BD Foods site in Hastings, with travel required approximately 3 x per year.

This is a great opportunity for someone who's been there, done it, and knows their way around employee relations, HR advice, and the day-to-day of supporting managers and teams.

Main responsibilities

• Proactively manage sickness absence through effective case management and contribute to strategies to reduce sickness absence
• Manage recruitment end to end, from vacancy approval to issuing of employment contracts
• Support managers with ER issues (disciplinaries, grievances, capability etc)
• Assist in the annual performance review and succession planning process
• Participate in developing organisational guidelines and procedures
• Maintain accurate employee records and provide HR analytics information as required
• Deliver training to boost manager confidence and support successful onboarding
• Act as an ambassador for culture engagement activities

About You

Experience of working in a similar HR role essential

A degree in a Human Resource Management or CIPD qualification desirable

Manufacturing Industry Is Preferred But Not Essential

Up to date knowledge of employment law

High attention to detail and accuracy

Able to build trust, respect and openness with workforce

High level IT skills using MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point and outlook

In Return AAK Offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Company pension 1% employee, 7% employer
• UK Healthcare scheme, Including Gym & Lifestyle discounts
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Bonus scheme
• Investment in training and development
• Onsite parking, free hot drinks, monthly food vans

AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.