HR Advisor: Manufacturing ER & People Champion

Humdinger; Wirral; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £42,000

Healthcare Cash Plan

CIPD membership cover

Life assurance plan x4 basic salary

Pension scheme with employer/employee

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Humdinger Bromborough (Wirral) is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our manufacturing HR team. Based at our Bromborough site, you will support managers and colleagues across the employee lifecycle, handling complex ER cases, coaching leaders, and delivering recruitment, onboarding and engagement activities.

Reporting to the HR Lead, you will work on-site with operational teams, ensure compliance with UK employment law, and contribute to change projects.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a HR Advisor/generalist role within food manufacturing, fast-paced operational environment, or FMCG.
• Proven experience supporting organisational change initiatives, including restructures, consultations, business transformation projects and embedding new ways of working.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, employee relations and HR best practice, with the confidence to manage complex and sensitive cases independently.
• Experience working in a site-based HR role, partnering closely with operational leaders to provide visible, hands-on HR support and pragmatic solutions.
• Demonstrable ability to influence, challenge and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels, including working effectively with demanding or resistant managers.
• Experience managing multiple projects and delivering against competing priorities in a changing business environment.
• Resilient, adaptable and confident working in ambiguity, with a proactive approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to balance operational HR activity alongside strategic change and project work.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience), with a commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and support to managers and employees.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle activities.
• Deliver employee engagement initiatives, wellbeing activities and communication programmes.
• Maintain HR systems, employee records and reporting data.
• Support organisational change, restructures and HR projects.
• Assist with training, talent development and succession planning.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies and ethical standards.

Skills

HR Advisor

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Employment law (UK)

Coaching

Project management

Adaptability

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Humdinger Bromborough (Wirral) is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our manufacturing HR team. Based at our Bromborough site, you will support managers and colleagues across the employee lifecycle, handling complex ER cases, coaching leaders, and delivering recruitment, onboarding and engagement activities.

Reporting to the HR Lead, you will work on-site with operational teams, ensure compliance with UK employment law, and contribute to change projects.