HR Advisor: Employee Relations & Manager Coach

Express Engineering; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £35,900 per year

Collaborative work environment

Development opportunities

Challenging projects

Enhanced employer pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Holiday Buy and Sell scheme

Free tea and coffee

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Express Engineering is seeking an exceptional HR Advisor to join our North-East team. This full-time, on-site role focuses on employee relations, manager coaching and delivering compliant HR processes across the business.

You will support disciplinary, grievance, absence management and performance issues, while guiding managers with strategic HR initiatives and UK employment law. CIPD qualification is preferred. Manufacturing background advantageous.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR generalist experience
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law
• Experience coaching and influencing managers
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Proactive, solution-focused approach to HR issues
• Experience in manufacturing/engineering environment is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for managers and staff on HR policies and employee relations
• Coach line managers on disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance issues
• Lead employee relations casework and advise on investigations
• Manage statutory leave processes (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave) and flexible working requests
• Support wellbeing initiatives and employee welfare guidance
• Support learning and development and training on employment practices
• Promote employee engagement and effective internal communications across the Group
• Contribute to HR projects and support the Group HR strategy

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

UK employment law

Coaching managers

Communication skills

Data analysis

Organisation

Problem solving

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Express Engineering is seeking an exceptional HR Advisor to join our North-East team. This full-time, on-site role focuses on employee relations, manager coaching and delivering compliant HR processes across the business.

You will support disciplinary, grievance, absence management and performance issues, while guiding managers with strategic HR initiatives and UK employment law. CIPD qualification is preferred. Manufacturing background advantageous.