People Advisor

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food distributor is seeking a proactive People Advisor to join their team in Lancashire. This generalist role involves providing expert guidance on employee relations, supporting the recruitment process, and managing HR projects. Ideal candidates should have experience in HR roles and a strong understanding of UK employment law. The role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits including discounts and support services.

Benefits

Volunteering day off

Generous product discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee assistance services

Free meal events

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-site, or operational environment is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to manage HR documentation with high accuracy.
• Practical experience managing employee relations cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely advice on employee relations matters.
• Support recruitment and onboarding for operational roles.
• Collate KPI data for analysis.

Skills

Experience in a People Advisor / HR Advisor role

Strong knowledge of UK employment law

Strong interpersonal skills

Competent in using Excel

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards

Tools

HR Management System (HRMS)

Excel

Job description

People Advisor - Nelson, Lancashire - Competitive Annual Salary

About the role

We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable People Advisor to join our People team. In this generalist role, you will provide expert guidance on a range of people matters and support the full employee lifecycle.

This role will require the flexibility to work approximately one late shift (up to 10:00pm) once a week in order to support our Night Operation.

What you will do:

• Provide timely advice on all aspects of employee relations including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and flexible working.
• Support and coach managers through employment relations cases, ensuring compliance with internal policies, employment legislation and best practice.
• Attend ER meetings to provide advice and note-taking support.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding for Operational roles including posting adverts, screening CVs and supporting with interviews.
• Support the delivery of HR projects, including policy reviews, diversity and inclusion initiatives and wellbeing programmes.
• Provide ongoing coaching and advice to line managers on best practices in People matters to support their development and confidence in managing their teams.
• Collate KPI data on a monthly basis to enable trending and analysis i.e., starters, leavers, absence levels, appraisals, engagement action completion.
• Complete people-related administration tasks including the processing of new starters, leavers and change to terms; ensuring all administration tasks are completed in line with Payroll timelines.
• Process people related data in our HR Management System (HRMS) in accordance with GDPR compliance.
• Research benchmarking data for Operational roles to inform remuneration decisions.

What you will need:

• Experience in a People Advisor / HR Advisor or equivalent generalist HR role.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards is desirable.
• Exposure to working in a fast-paced, multi-site, or operational environment is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
• Practical experience managing employee relations cases (e.g. disciplinary, grievance, absence, flexible working).
• Proven ability to manage HR documentation and processes such as contracts, right to work checks, payroll changes, and record keeping with high accuracy.
• Competent in using Excel to produce reports and interpret data (e.g., KPIs, absence trends).
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; able to work with a range of stakeholders including line managers, external partners, and employees.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.
We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!