HR Advisor

Reed; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Enhanced holiday allowance

Additional annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Onsite facilities

Free parking

Employee discounts

Job summary

Reed is seeking an HR Advisor to join a busy organisation in Trowbridge. This fully onsite, generalist role centers on employee relations and supporting managers across sites and functions.

You will lead a high-volume ER caseload, provide HR guidance, and support investigations, hearings, and appeals while ensuring compliance with current legislation and best practice. CIPD qualification and driving licence are preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor position.
• Extensive employee relations experience, managing multiple cases simultaneously from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance issues.
• Confident influencing, coaching and challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and caseloads.
• Experience using HR systems and case management platforms.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.
• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a high-volume ER caseload covering disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management, capability, and conduct matters.
• Provide expert employment law and HR policy advice to managers and employees.
• Support managers through the full employee relations process, including investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Ensure all cases are managed consistently, fairly and in line with current legislation and best practice.
• Maintain accurate records and case documentation using HR case management systems.
• Balance coaching, influencing and challenging managers to achieve positive employee relations outcomes.
• Partner with managers to build capability and confidence in people management practices.
• Deliver guidance on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Support organisational change initiatives including restructuring, redundancy consultations and TUPE projects.
• Deliver training and workshops on key HR topics such as absence management, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Review and update HR policies, guidance documents and manager toolkits.
• Produce management information and HR metrics including absence, turnover and employee relations trends.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes and systems.
• Contribute to wider HR projects and organisational initiatives.
• Assist with HR administration and employee lifecycle activities where required.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

HR systems

Disciplinary

Grievance

Education

CIPD qualification (in progress)

Tools

HR software

Job description

Location: Trowbridge (Fully Onsite)
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours p/w

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy and growing organisation. This is a varied and fast-paced generalist HR role with a significant focus on employee relations, supporting managers across multiple sites and functions.

The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused HR guidance while managing a large and varied ER caseload. This position would suit someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys problem-solving, and can confidently manage multiple complex cases simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations

• Lead and manage a high-volume ER caseload covering disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management, capability, and conduct matters.
• Provide expert employment law and HR policy advice to managers and employees.
• Support managers through the full employee relations process, including investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Ensure all cases are managed consistently, fairly and in line with current legislation and best practice.
• Maintain accurate records and case documentation using HR case management systems.
• Balance coaching, influencing and challenging managers to achieve positive employee relations outcomes.

HR Business Support

• Partner with managers to build capability and confidence in people management practices.
• Deliver guidance on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Support organisational change initiatives including restructuring, redundancy consultations and TUPE projects.
• Deliver training and workshops on key HR topics such as absence management, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Review and update HR policies, guidance documents and manager toolkits.

HR Operations & Projects

• Produce management information and HR metrics including absence, turnover and employee relations trends.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes and systems.
• Contribute to wider HR projects and organisational initiatives.
• Assist with HR administration and employee lifecycle activities where required.

About You

We are seeking an HR professional with a strong employee relations background who is comfortable handling a demanding and varied workload.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor position.
• Extensive employee relations experience, managing multiple cases simultaneously from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance issues.
• Confident influencing, coaching and challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and caseloads.
• Experience using HR systems and case management platforms.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Enhanced holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Pension scheme with employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Subsidised onsite facilities
• Free parking
• Employee discounts and benefits platform
• Opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive HR team within a successful and growing business