Manufacturing HR Advisor — Payroll, ER & Policy Lead

De La Rue plc; Loughton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance - 4x salary

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidised Gym Memberships

Employee Assistance packages

Job summary

De La Rue plc is hiring an experienced HR Advisor for our manufacturing site in Debden, Essex. You will support operational HR objectives, work with managers to deliver people solutions, and ensure consistent policy application across the site.

You will handle payroll, absence management, ER issues, and policy updates, while partnering with the Lead HR Business Partner to drive initiatives and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Broad generalist HR experience, including payroll.
• Experience handling grievances and disciplinary procedures, absence management, consultation, employee relations issues, recruitment and selection, training, compensation and benefits and talent management.
• Good written and verbal communication with ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge of current UK employment legislation.
• Able to manage change with drive for continuous improvement.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support management within the area in the implementation and application of HR procedures such as disciplinary and grievance, performance management, absence management, redundancy process etc.
• Manage the recruitment activity for the site, working closely with management teams and third parties
• Provide support on employee relations issues, escalating as appropriate
• Own and lead on specific employee relations issues as directed by Lead HR Business Partner.
• Manage all maternity, paternity and other family related absences
• Management of persistent short-term absence and long-term absence, including communication with Occupational Health and supporting line managers to provide appropriate solutions.
• Create, review and update HR policies and procedures in line with UK legislation.
• Management of payroll processing for the site, ensuring all monthly payroll changes are input with a high degree of accuracy and records are maintained on our internal HR system.

Skills

Broad generalist HR experience

Payroll

Employee relations

Recruitment

HR policy administration

Communication

Confidentiality

Change management

Manufacturing environment experience

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

CIPD qualification

Job description

De La Rue plc is hiring an experienced HR Advisor for our manufacturing site in Debden, Essex. You will support operational HR objectives, work with managers to deliver people solutions, and ensure consistent policy application across the site.

You will handle payroll, absence management, ER issues, and policy updates, while partnering with the Lead HR Business Partner to drive initiatives and continuous improvement.