HR Advisor

Connected Search Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Pension salary sacrifice

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

Connected Search Group is seeking an HR Advisor to join a small, proactive HR team in Sheffield. You will support the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment through onboarding and HR data management, while collaborating with managers and external agencies.

The role focuses on delivering accurate HR processes, BPSS screening, and maintaining HR systems. You’ll contribute to employee engagement and development in a regulated engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR Advisor, HR Coordinator, HR Officer or similar role.
• Solid grasp of core HR processes and data handling.
• Highly organised with attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with HR systems and people data.
• Confident communicating with employees, managers and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment from vacancy to offer, including adverts, interviews and pre-employment checks.
• Own straightforward hires and work with agencies on specialist roles.
• Run onboarding and deliver HR part of new starter inductions.
• Manage BPSS screening for new starters.
• Be the first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers.
• Handle probation reviews, leavers and routine HR documentation.
• Act as superuser for the HR system (HiBob) and keep data accurate.
• Maintain people trackers and support monthly reporting.
• Coordinate training requests and liaise with providers.
• Support early careers activity with apprentices and graduates.
• Administer the benefits platform and liaise with the broker.
• Assist with engagement events and people communications.

Skills

HR experience

Organisational skills

HR systems

Data handling

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification

HR qualification

Tools

HiBob

Job description

This is a chance to join a growing engineering business and become a key part of a small, busy HR team.

The company

Our client is a specialist engineering business delivering mechanical and EC&I solutions across defence, nuclear, aerospace and infrastructure. Its people work on complex projects in highly regulated, security-conscious environments, and the business is growing.

The role

Reporting to the HR Manager, you'll support the full employee lifecycle and keep the HR operation running smoothly. No two days look the same: one hour you're arranging interviews, the next you're running an induction or updating the HR system.

• Coordinate recruitment from vacancy to offer, including adverts, interviews and pre-employment checks
• Own straightforward hires yourself and work with agencies on specialist roles
• Run onboarding and deliver the HR part of new starter inductions
• Manage BPSS screening for new starters
• Be the first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers
• Handle probation reviews, leavers and routine HR documentation
• Act as superuser for the HR system (HiBob) and keep people data accurate
• Maintain people trackers and support monthly reporting
• Coordinate training requests, keep training records and liaise with providers
• Support early careers activity, including apprentices, graduates and links with schools and colleges
• Administer the benefits platform and work with the benefits broker
• Help deliver engagement events and people communications

About you

• Experience in an HR Advisor, HR Coordinator, HR Officer or similar role
• A solid grasp of core HR processes
• Highly organised, with a sharp eye for detail
• Comfortable working with HR systems and people data
• Confident with employees, managers and external partners
• Able to juggle priorities and take ownership

It would be great if you also bring CIPD (completed or in progress), HiBob experience, recruitment experience, BPSS or other screening experience, or a background in engineering, manufacturing, defence or another regulated sector. None of these are essential.

Most of all, you're curious, proactive and ambitious. You want to understand why processes work the way they do, and you're keen to build your HR career.

Your development

This role goes well beyond traditional HR admin. Once you've settled in, you'll take on more ownership across the function and build your HR advisory skills, with a genuine path into a broader HR role.

Benefits

• Flexible start and finish times around core hours
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme, up to 5 extra days a year
• An extra day's holiday every 2 years, up to 5 days at 10 years' service
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Employee referral scheme