HR Advisor 9-month FTC - Ireland

Syme Drummond Ltd; Bellshill; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Syme Drummond Ltd. is seeking an HR Adviser for a nine-month maternity cover at the Tullamore site. The role is predominantly site-based, with four days on site and one day from home, blending a generalist remit with local HR leadership.

You’ll provide practical HR guidance to leaders and staff, covering employee relations, absence management, recruitment, and development, while collaborating with the broader HR team for support and escalation as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have HR adviser/generalist experience.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment legislation.
• Experience handling employee relations, absence management, recruitment, and lifecycle tasks.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing/operational environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR guidance to site leaders and staff across all HR domains.
• Manage recruitment from requisition through to offer.
• Support employee relations matters and formal processes.
• Collaborate with managers on absence management and day-to-day people matters.
• Coordinate local learning and development activities.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and events.
• Monitor HR metrics and use data to identify where support is needed.
• Contribute to local HR projects and process improvements.

Skills

HR advisory

Generalist HR

Irish employment law

Employee relations

Recruitment

Absence management

Learning & development

Job description

HR Adviser – 9-Month FTC
Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
Hybrid – 4 days onsite / 1 day WFH
Full-time or genuine part-time considered

Are you an HR Adviser who enjoys being close to the people, the operation and the decisions that make a business tick?

Syme Drummond is partnering with William Grant & Sons to appoint an HR Adviser for a nine-month maternity cover contract at their Tullamore site.

This is a brilliant opportunity to take real ownership of HR for a close-knit operational site of around 90 people. You’ll be the dedicated HR presence in Tullamore, working closely with the Site Leader and sitting as part of the site leadership team. It’s an autonomous role, but certainly not an isolated one. You’ll be connected to a wider HR team through regular operational and team meetings, with specialist support available for more complex or escalated matters.

What will you be doing?

It’s a genuinely varied generalist role, so no two weeks are likely to look quite the same. You’ll provide practical, trusted HR advice to leaders and employees across the site, supporting everything from employee relations and absence management through to recruitment, occupational health, engagement and learning & development.

You’ll also:

• Manage recruitment and selection from requisition through to offer
• Support employee relations matters and formal processes
• Work closely with managers on absence management and day-to-day people matters
• Coordinate local learning and development activity
• Support employee engagement initiatives and events
• Monitor HR metrics and use people data to identify where support or intervention may be needed
• Contribute to local HR projects, process improvements and wider business initiatives

Who are we looking for?

You don’t need to have spent your whole career in the drinks industry – attitude and approach are just as important as sector experience. You will, however, need previous HR Adviser/generalist experience and enough practical exposure to confidently step into a hands-on site role.

Strong working knowledge of Irish employment legislation is important, alongside experience supporting employee relations, absence management, recruitment and the wider employee lifecycle.

Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, food production, hospitality, retail or another operational environment would translate particularly well.

Most importantly, you’ll be approachable, pragmatic and happy to roll your sleeves up. This is a smaller, close-knit site where people help one another, so someone who enjoys being visible, building relationships and getting involved in site life will really thrive here.

A little more about the setup...

The role is predominantly site based, with four days per week in Tullamore and one day working from home.

There is also genuine flexibility for someone looking for part-time hours. This could be 32 hours across four days or reduced hours across five days, although full-time hours compressed into four days unfortunately can’t be accommodated.

There’s no regular travel requirement outside of Tullamore, although there may occasionally be opportunities to connect with the wider team in Scotland or support another site for development.