HR Advisor (Interim)

Ardagh Group; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension

Private Healthcare (AXA)

Cycle to work

Hybrid work up to 3 days

Job summary

Ardagh Group in Knottingley is seeking an HR Advisor to provide professional and complex support to the People Services team on a day-to-day basis, covering the full employee lifecycle during a fixed-term maternity cover period.

You will lead compliance processes, manage recruitment records, payroll tasks and ensure accurate HR/Payroll transactions while building relationships across all levels of the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HR Advisor in a demanding environment, CIPD qualification preferred.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with strong time management and attention to detail.
• Sound knowledge of employment law & compliance regulations.
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Exposure to HR, payroll and time and attendance systems.
• Driving licence to support the team at other plants in Yorkshire.

Responsibilities

• Assist the People Services team with all people enquiries, providing sound and practical advice and support on day-to-day people matters, including recruitment, employee relations case management and payroll activities.
• Ensure all processes are followed and relevant administration tasks complete and compliant.
• Coordinate recruitment campaigns and assessment days and manage recruitment records.
• Ensure new starter and leaver administration is complete and compliant.
• Carry out regular internal audits and monitor tasks subject to payroll deadlines.
• Deliver accurate transactions to update the HR/Payroll systems to reflect all workforce changes promptly.

Skills

HR Advisor experience

CIPD qualified

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Employment law knowledge

Payroll & time systems exposure

Driving licence

Education

CIPD qualification preferred

Tools

HR/Payroll systems

Time & attendance systems

Job description

Knottingley Head Office

Role description

The purpose of the role is to provide professional and complex support to the HR team (People Services) on a day-to-day basis, including compliance checks and advice relating to the full employee lifecycle.

Within the People Services team, participate, and where relevant lead the compliance processes and initiatives which support continuous improvement of the service the team deliver to the ever-evolving business needs. This is a fixed-term contract role, up to 12 months covering maternity leave within the team.

Responsibilities

• Assist the People Services team with all people enquiries, providing sound and practical advice and support on day-to-day people matters, including internal and external recruitment, employee relations case management and payroll activities.
• Ensure all processes are followed and relevant administration tasks complete and compliant.
• Coordinate recruitment campaigns and assessment days and manage recruitment records.
• Ensure new starter and leaver administration is complete and compliant.
• Carry out regular internal audits and monitor tasks subject to payroll deadlines.
• Deliver accurate transactions to update the HR/Payroll systems to reflect all workforce changes in a timely manner.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• Experience as an HR Advisor in a demanding environment, ideally CIPD qualified.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, time management and diligence in details.
• Sound knowledge of employment law & compliance regulations.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate with all levels of the organisation.
• Exposure to HR, payroll and time and attendance systems would be highly beneficial.
• Driving licence to be able to support the team at other two plants in Yorkshire.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions.
• Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5pm, Friday 8:30am - 4pm with the possibility to work up to three days per week from home, plus 26.5 days holiday + 8 statutory holidays
• An environment where we support the development and progression of our employees, tailored to the individual’s aspirations and business opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, such as Private Healthcare provided by AXA, Occupational Health and cycle to work scheme.

Role Profile available on request.

Internal candidates must apply via myArdagh.

Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world's leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what's possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you'll enjoy the journey!