Junior HR Business Partner

Artis Recruitment; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy in role

Office in Bristol (2 days/week)

Regular travel to Cornwall site

Job summary

Artis HR is supporting a business with the appointment of a Junior People & Culture Partner. This role offers hands-on HR support and autonomy to manage a broad remit while building strong relationships with managers and site leads.

You will contribute to workforce planning, employee engagement, and wider people initiatives. The role suits an HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor looking to step up and influence business decisions from a close-to-the-business position.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR advisor experience with strong ER grounding.
• Confident managing ER cases with autonomy.
• Comfortable partnering with managers and operational teams.
• Keen to develop exposure to strategic HR activities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a broad range of employee relations matters (discipline, grievances, absence, performance).
• Provide practical, commercially minded HR guidance to managers across the employee lifecycle.
• Build trusted relationships with managers and site leads to develop capability in people management.
• Support recruitment, talent, engagement and wider people initiatives.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Artis HR is supporting a business with the appointment of a Junior People & Culture Partner. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor looking to take the next step in their career, with the autonomy to manage a broad HR remit, build strong relationships with managers and get involved in wider people initiatives.

Working closely with managers and site leads, you'll provide hands-on HR support while getting involved in wider people initiatives and workforce planning. It's a varied role for someone who enjoys being close to the business, taking ownership and making a genuine impact.

The role

• Take ownership of a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance management.
• Provide practical, commercially minded HR advice and guidance to managers across the employee lifecycle.
• Build trusted relationships with managers and site leads, helping them develop their confidence and capability in people management.
• Support recruitment, talent, employee engagement and wider people initiatives.
• Contribute to organisational change, workforce planning and longer-term people strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, policies and the overall employee experience.
• Use people data and insights to help inform decisions and support business objectives.

About you

• You’ll have experience in a hands-on HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor role, with a strong grounding in employee relations.
• You’re confident managing ER cases with a good level of autonomy and know when to escape more complex matters.
• You’re comfortable working closely with managers and operational teams, building relationships and providing practical advice.
• You enjoy a varied generalist role and are keen to develop your exposure to the more strategic side of HR.
• You’ll ideally have experience in a more operational, site-based or less corporate environment.
• You’ll have strong communication skills, sound employment law knowledge and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• A full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK are essential.

What’s on offer?

• Salary of up to 45,000.
• A Bristol-based role with two days per week in the office.
• Monthly travel to the Cornwall site, offering the opportunity to build relationships with teams on the ground.
• A high level of autonomy and the opportunity to take ownership of your work.
• The chance to step up from an HR Advisor role and develop your business partnering, workforce planning and wider people strategy experience.