Office-based HR Advisor - ER Specialist (Stoke-on-Trent)

Portfolio HR & Reward; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio HR & Reward are representing a world-renowned manufacturing business seeking a HR Advisor to join them on a permanent basis. The role is fully office based in Stoke on Trent with a salary range of £32,000 to £37,000.

The ideal candidate will manage a high-volume ER caseload, guide managers on people management, oversee recruitment and onboarding, and ensure all HR activity complies with UK law and GDPR.

Qualifications

• Proven experience handling high-level, high-volume employee relations cases.
• Experience in manufacturing/retail setting desirable but not essential.
• Available to start quickly due to business-critical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for HR guidance; coach managers in people management; promote early, informal dispute resolution.
• Manage diverse ER caseload (discipline, grievances, performance, absence); support investigations/hearings; escalate high-risk cases.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and contract preparation while maintaining accurate HR systems, metrics, and policy improvements.
• Ensure all HR activities, employee records, and case documentation comply with UK employment law, GDPR, and ACAS guidelines.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment

Onboarding

GDPR

ACAS guidelines

Coaching managers

Job description

Portfolio HR & Reward are representing a world-renowned manufacturing business seeking a HR Advisor to join them on a permanent basis. The role is fully office based in Stoke on Trent with a salary range of £32,000 to £37,000.

The ideal candidate will manage a high-volume ER caseload, guide managers on people management, oversee recruitment and onboarding, and ensure all HR activity complies with UK law and GDPR.