HR Advisor | Employee Relations Specialist

Recruitment Services Ltd; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 additional

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme with employer matched

Life assurance scheme

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Employee perks and retail discounts

Job summary

Regional Recruitment is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a growing food supplier to the health and social care sectors, based in Trowbridge. This onsite role focuses on delivering proactive HR guidance to managers, handling employee relations, and ensuring compliance with employment law.

The successful candidate will bring CIPD-aligned qualifications, solid experience in absence management, disciplinary procedures, and performance management, plus strong stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in an HR Advisor role.
• Significant experience managing employee relations casework.
• Advising on absence management, disciplinary, grievance and performance matters.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment legislation.
• CIPD qualified, either part or fully qualified.
• Experience using HR databases and case management systems.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication, listening, questioning and influencing skills.
• Ability to handle challenging situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Full UK driving licence with access to your own transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to managers and employees across a wide range of employee relations matters.
• Advise on performance management, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Provide timely advice in line with current employment legislation, company policies and best practice.
• Manage and progress employee relations casework through to successful outcomes.
• Work closely with managers to ensure HR policies and procedures are followed fairly and consistently.
• Coach managers to develop their confidence and capability in handling people matters.
• Support HR projects including TUPE transfers, redundancy consultation and organisational change.
• Contribute to and deliver training on key HR policies and processes.
• Attend meetings relating to employee relations matters, including hearings, investigations, grievances and appeals.
• Produce and maintain accurate HR reports and people data, including headcount, turnover, absence, disciplinary and grievance statistics.
• Run reports using the HR system to provide key people information to HR Managers and the wider business.
• Support the review and continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and ways of working.
• Prepare contracts, offer letters and other HR correspondence.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction processes.
• Support employee benefits and related communications.
• Support HR Managers with employee forums and wider people initiatives.
• Assist with wider HR projects as required.

Skills

HR Advisor experience

Employee relations

Disciplinary & Grievance

UK employment law

CIPD qualified

HR databases

MS Office

Driving licence

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

HR databases

Case management systems

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Regional Recruitment is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a growing food supplier to the health and social care sectors, based in Trowbridge. This onsite role focuses on delivering proactive HR guidance to managers, handling employee relations, and ensuring compliance with employment law.

The successful candidate will bring CIPD-aligned qualifications, solid experience in absence management, disciplinary procedures, and performance management, plus strong stakeholder skills.