HR Advisor (North)

Thermotraffic; Newark and Sherwood; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension and insurance schemes

Training and development opportunities

Career progression

Supportive working environment

Job summary

Thermotraffic is seeking a proactive HR Advisor (North) to translate HR strategy into practical people management across the North sites. You will partner with managers to deliver performance, absence management, talent, and organisational development initiatives.

This role uses workforce data to identify trends, supports workforce planning, and leads HR projects to improve capability and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience within a commercial role.
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification, or equivalent HR experience.
• Experience managing employee relations: absence, performance, capability, conduct, and change.
• Experience with workforce planning, talent management and succession planning.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret HR data and derive business insights.
• Experience supporting performance management and annual HR cycles.
• Experience leading or contributing to HR projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A pragmatic, solution-focused and commercially aware approach.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers across the North to translate HR strategy into practical practice.
• Advise on performance, absence management, talent, organisational development and employment matters.
• Bridge day-to-day HR delivery with longer-term people strategy using workforce data.
• Lead or contribute to HR projects to improve capability and employee experience.
• Occasional office presence in Newark (minimum 1 day per week).

Skills

Generalist HR experience

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Succession planning

HR data analytics

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Education

CIPD Level 3/5 qualification

Job description

The HR Advisor (North) is responsible for partnering with managers across the North to translate HR strategy and policy into effective operational practice.

The role acts as a trusted sparring partner and adviser to managers, providing practical and commercially focused guidance on performance, absence management, talent, organisational development and employment matters.

Working as the bridge between day-to-day HR implementation and longer-term people strategy, the HR Advisor will use workforce data and organisational insight to identify trends, anticipate people requirements and support effective workforce planning. The role will also lead and contribute to HR projects designed to improve organisational capability, employee performance and the overall employee experience. Covering the North sites with 1 day a week minimum in the Newark office.

What We Offer

• Competitive, market-based salary.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Pension and insurance schemes.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Career progression within a growing organisation.
• A supportive and professional working environment.

Requirements

• Strong generalist HR experience, preferably within a HR Adviser or similar commercially focused role.
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification, or equivalent HR experience.
• Practical experience of managing employee relations matters, including absence, performance, capability, conduct and organisational change.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent management and/or succession planning.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and convert findings into meaningful business recommendations.
• Experience supporting performance management and annual HR cycles.
• Experience leading or contributing to HR projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A pragmatic, solution-focused and commercially aware approach.