HR Advisor

Brush Transformers; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Life insurance – 4 x annual salary

Enhanced Company Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)

Job summary

BRUSH Group is seeking an HR Advisor/Generalist to provide expert HR advice to managers, employees, and stakeholders on a wide range of HR matters including performance, absence management, and policy development.

You will manage onboarding, probation, investigations, and the performance management process, while maintaining HR records and ensuring compliance with employment law. Hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 or higher is required.
• Experience as HR advisor or generalist with employee relations and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Familiarity with HR software such as Sage HR and data accuracy responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for HR queries for managers and staff.
• Advise on HR policies, procedures and best practices in line with employment law.
• Support investigations and disciplinary processes.
• Co-ordinate onboarding and probation for new hires and ensure documentation and right-to-work checks.
• Maintain HR records and ensure Sage HR data accuracy.
• Support performance management and training needs through talent reviews.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Discretion with confidential info

Employment law knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Professionalism and integrity

Adaptability

Continuous professional development

Education

CIPD Level 5 or higher

Tools

Sage HR

MS Office

Job description

About The Role

Why choose us?

BRUSH Group provides the energy solutions that help power our built world. From power transformers to switchgear and engineering solutions, for generations, the BRUSH brand has stood for engineering excellence.

We are committed to supporting the global effort for industrial decarbonisation and sustainable development and have set ambitious objectives to achieve our target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

What's the role?

Provideexpert HRadvice and supportto managers,employeesand wider stakeholders on a range of HR matters, including performance,absencemanagement, employeerelationsand policy development.ManageanddeliverHRadministrationsupportforbusinessareas.

This is akey role insupporting HRBPscombining theimplementation of HR strategythat alignswith Theorganisation'sobjectivesanddeliveringfirst classoperational support.

Key Responsibilities:

• First point of contact for all HR-related queries, providingtimelyand professional responses.
• Advisemanagers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and best practices, ensuring compliance with employment lawand company policy.Forexample,performance/talentmanagement,absenceand employee relations.
• Support HRBPs with investigations and disciplinary process.
• Assistin the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are up-to-date and legally compliant.
• Managethe onboarding(including induction for new managers)and probationprocess for new hires, ensuring all documentation is completed, right to workcomplianceand inductions are conducted effectively.
• Maintain and update the induction material to reflect changes in the business.
• Adviseon any probation concerns raised andsupporting managers withextensionprocess.
• Assistin theadministration,trainingandcompletionof the performance management(PDR)process.
• Work with HRBP toidentify training and development needsthrough talent review processand support the coordinationand completionof relevanttraining.
• Support managers withperformance managementissues, through informal and formal stages.
• Maintainaccurateand up-to-date HR records, including contracts and files.
• ResponsibleforHR systemaccuracy(sage)and monthly reporting.Coach HR Administrators.
• Coordinate and manage Occupational Health provision, across the organisation.Ensuring we are tailoring requests to specific absence circumstances.

What are we looking for:

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 or higher

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• High level of professionalism, integrity and attention to detail
• Approachable and trustworthy
• Problem-solving mindset
• Adaptable and open to change
• Committed to continuous professional development

Experience

• Proven experience in an HR advisory or generalist role
• Experience in managing employee relations issues and performance management processes
• Experience of HR software and systems (e.g., Sage HR) and track record of maintaining accurate data

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Holiday allowance starting at 26 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles)
• Flexible and Hybrid working options (role dependant)
• Life insurance – 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced Company Pension scheme
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• GP24 Service – Access to remote, private GP services 24/7, 365 days a year plus Second Medical Opinions.
• BRUSHRewards – Discover plenty of ways to get more active and make great savings on everyday essentials as well as gifts for loved ones, holidays and special treats for yourself.
• Family friendly policies including Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Bike2work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Developing our people is important to us - we support and encourage development by offering ongoing professional development and training.

About The Company

BRUSH Group provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects.

A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping create a future-proof Infrastructure.