Onsite HR Generalist – Employee Experience & ER (UK)

Héroux-Devtek; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries tied to perfoml?

37-hour week with early finish Fridays

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension plan with employer contrib.

Life Assurance 4x salary

Medical benefits package from day one

Retail and gym discounts

Loyalty bonuses

Learning and growth environment

Diversity valued culture

Team building events

Job summary

Héroux-Devtek in the United Kingdom seeks an HR Advisor to provide support to the Runcorn site’s management and employees. The role focuses on employee lifecycle guidance, absence management, and handling grievances and disciplinary matters.

You will help manage HRIS and payroll data, coordinate onboarding, and create UK workforce metrics. A strong HR generalist background and confidentiality are essential for success.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified (or equivalent HR experience) with previous experience in an HR Advisor/generalist HR role.
• Knowledge of UK employment law and experience supporting employee relations matters, including grievance, disciplinary, and absence management.
• Strong communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in HR Information Systems (HRIS) and Microsoft Office tools, with strong capability in producing and analysing HR reports and workforce metrics.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, able to effectively balance multiple priorities while ensuring confidentiality at all times.

Responsibilities

• Support, advise and coach operational and functional managers on all matters relating to the employee life cycle.
• Monitor and oversee the absence management process, ensuring company procedures are followed, offering guidance on long-term sickness issues and flagging trends as and when required.
• Assist in the management of Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures, attending meetings and supporting managers and employees alike.
• Support and cover for the HR Administrator when required with maintenance of the HRIS system and any required paper-based HR documentation including ensuring starters/leavers/changes are captured accurately and in a timely manner to produce the payroll report.
• Utilise the HR system to compile people metrics for the UK including turnover, absence and recruitment.
• Responsible for the onboarding and induction activities specific to Runcorn, providing a welcoming transition into the business for all new starters
• Contribute to a positive employee relations climate, attendance at union meetings to record accurate minutes and actions, facilitate effective and constructive communication across the site.
• Ensure consistent application and maintenance of HR policies, procedures, and people management standards across the site, supporting compliance, best practice, and organizational objectives.
• Ad Hoc projects as business needs dictate.

Skills

CIPD qualified

UK employment law

Communication skills

HRIS proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Confidentiality

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Héroux-Devtek in the United Kingdom seeks an HR Advisor to provide support to the Runcorn site’s management and employees. The role focuses on employee lifecycle guidance, absence management, and handling grievances and disciplinary matters.

You will help manage HRIS and payroll data, coordinate onboarding, and create UK workforce metrics. A strong HR generalist background and confidentiality are essential for success.