People Advisor

Cathedral Appointments | B Corp™; Crediton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Cathedral Appointments are recruiting on behalf of a globally recognised snacking and confectionery manufacturer, with a well-established site in Crediton. You will join the People Team as a hands-on People Experience Advisor, covering onboarding through to employee relations and coaching colleagues to optimise HR systems.

You will champion people processes, support recruitment campaigns, salary updates, and DE&I initiatives, and be the first point of contact for HR queries on-site in Crediton.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR role with foundational employee relations experience.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to build relationships at all levels.
• Proactive and curious, with a drive to challenge the status quo and improve ways of working.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working with colleagues to identify opportunities for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Champion for people processes, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Support onboarding and induction, absence management, investigations and disciplinary processes.
• Coach employees and managers in using HR systems and self-service technology, including Workday.
• Lead recruitment campaigns, manage salary updates, and keep company policies up to date.
• Support local DE&I plans and drive initiatives such as learning activation weeks and the engagement survey.
• Handle HR administration and system transactions, acting as the first point of contact for HR queries.

Skills

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Proactive mindset

Team collaboration

Tools

Workday

Job description

Cathedral Appointments are recruiting on behalf of a globally recognised snacking and confectionery manufacturer, home to some of the nation's best-loved brands, with a well-established manufacturing site in Crediton. This is a great opportunity to join a busy People Team supporting a large-scale manufacturing operation, at a business investing heavily in modern HR technology and self-service systems.

The Role

This People Experience Advisor role sits within the wider People Team, acting as a champion for people processes across the Crediton site and a first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers alike. You'll be hands-on across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding through to employee relations, while coaching colleagues to get the best out of the organisation's HR systems. It's a great fit for someone who enjoys variety, thrives on building relationships at all levels, and wants to make a tangible difference to how people experience work day to day.

Responsibilities for the People Experience Advisor

• Act as a champion for people processes, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement
• Support onboarding and induction, absence management, investigations and disciplinary processes
• Coach employees and managers in using HR systems and self-service technology, including Workday
• Lead recruitment campaigns, manage salary updates, and keep company policies up to date
• Support local DE&I plans and drive business initiatives such as learning activation weeks and the engagement survey
• Handle HR administration and system transactions, acting as the first point of contact for HR queries

Requirements for the People Experience Advisor include

• Experience in an HR role with foundational employee relations experience
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships at all levels
• Proactive and curious, with a drive to challenge the status quo and improve ways of working
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working with colleagues to identify opportunities for improvement
• Based in or able to commute to Crediton on a full-time, on-site basis
• Excellent benefits package
• Full-time, on-site role with a globally recognised manufacturer
• Broad, varied HR generalist role with exposure to modern people systems

If you're an experienced HR professional looking for a broad, hands-on generalist role within a well-established manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Note on Sponsorship: We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.