People Advisor

GIST; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Full Time People Advisor to manage day-to-day HR operations in Thatcham. This vital role involves relationship building and handling employee relations, ensuring a supportive work environment aligned with the company's values.

Benefits

20% M&S discount on most items

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discounted healthcare cash plan

Attractive annual bonus scheme

Competitive Pension Scheme

Wellbeing support access

Tailored induction and training

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in People/HR Advisory/Officer position.
• Exposure to FMCG, logistics or supply chain sector desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational success of the HR department.
• Manage employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance issues.
• Assist with recruitment and selection on site.

Skills

Relationship building

Prioritization

Workload management

Education

CIPD qualification or working towards

Job description

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Job Title: People Advisor

Location: Thatcham, RG19 4BQ GB (Main)

Job Description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.

We are looking for a Full Time People Advisor to join our team in Thatcham. As a HR People Advisor, you will partner with the People Officer and operate as a true generalist, managing the day-to-day running of the HR department at the site.

What’s in it for you?

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special:

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Amazing perks and discounts via our App to major restaurants and retailers
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
• A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

HR People Advisor role details:

Salary: £37,500 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Working pattern: Monday-Friday - Flexibility on Times

Location: Gist Thatcham, RG19 4BQ

What you’ll do:

• Ensuring the operational success and development of the HR department, working closely alongside senior site management
• Heavy involvement in matters of employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance issues
• Absence management
• Delivery of induction training for new starters, consistently updating welcome pack information
• Ensuring all elements of HR administration are carried out - e.g. starters, leavers, referencing, security and compliance checks, etc
• Assist with all aspects of recruitment and selection on site

Who you are:

• Experience within a similar People/HR Advisory/Officer position
• Ideally CIPD qualified or working towards
• Previous experience within the FMCG, logistics or supply chain sector would be highly desirable, as would exposure to a unionised environment
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload

Why Gist?

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything we do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.

Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfils all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

Recruiter: Kobayashi, Stephanie