HR Advisor

ChampionX; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the chemical manufacturing sector is seeking an HR Advisor/Senior HR Advisor in Southampton. This role involves supporting HR functions, coaching managers, and ensuring compliance with employment laws while fostering a positive work environment. The ideal candidate will possess CIPD Level 5 certification and have a minimum of 5 years of HR experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in HR or related field.
• Good understanding of HR policies and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice on employee relations, policies, and employment law.
• Support recruiting processes and onboarding of new employees.
• Develop and provide policy training and coaching to managers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of HR policies

Good working knowledge of employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5 or bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Workday

Job description

ChampionX is seeking a driven HR Advisor/ Senior HR Advisor in Fawley/Southampton, UK.In this position, you will be the focal point for line managers and employees for day-to-day HR advice on employee relations (ER), HR policies and procedures, and employment law application. You will develop and provide policy training and coach line managers to help achieve optimal team performance, ensure understanding of risks to the business and fair outcomes for employees. If you are a passionate HR professional with a proven track record of success in Human Resources, we invite you to apply.

What’s in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.
• The chance to impact and influence the success of a new product line in a growing organisation.
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day one of employment.

What You Will Do:

• Support the team with day-to-day HR activities, addressing any concerns, facilitating communication, and fostering a positive work environment.
• Support the recruiting processes, partnering with hiring managers to ensure the successful onboarding of new employees.
• Provide timely and accurate HR advice concerning employee queries, performance, and absence management, disciplinary, grievance, HR policies, and employment law.
• Proactively develop and provide policy, procedure, and good practice coaching, training and guidance to managers to empower them to manage employees more effectively.
• Manage grievance, disciplinary and capability investigations and hearings and other tasks as required. Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing local HR requirements.
• Develop and conduct internal process audits to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to so that consistent and standard practice is achieved across the region.
• Proactively manage absence cases working in conjunction with line managers.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and timeliness, with regard, but not limited to employee data, payroll input, and maintaining appropriate documentation and HR reporting. Ensure General Data Protection regulation (GDPR) compliance within the function.
• Ensure that the Company remains compliant with Immigration Legislation by regularly maintaining records and initiating appropriate applications for work permits, visas etc.
• Support ad hoc projects and proactively suggest ideas for continuous improvement.
• Participate in the development and administration of new HR initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• CIPD Level 5 or bachelor’s degree in relevant field (or equivalent).
• 5 years of experience in HR or related field
• Good working knowledge of employment law, good understanding of HR policies and best practices
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build productive relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Workday
• Understanding of GDPR and UK employment laws
• Prior experience working with Collective Bargaining Units

Physical Demands:

This role requires working in a chemical manufacturing plant (located within the Fawley Refinery).

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ChampionX , we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

About Us

ChampionX is a global leader in chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry.

We bring more than a century of expertise and 7,000 team members to deliver forward-thinking innovations, unmatched global supply chain capability, and market-shaping solutions in reservoir, drilling, production, midstream, and water applications. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.