Proactive HR Advisor & People Partner

Renishaw; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Renishaw is seeking an HR Advisor to provide practical, proactive HR support to managers and employees across the business, delivering day-to-day HR advice, employee relations case management and consistent policy application.

You will work with HR colleagues to resolve people issues, coach managers, participate in workforce planning and reporting, and help embed the company values across multiple UK sites including New Mills and Miskin.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified or working towards.
• Experience providing generalist HR advisory support in a fast-paced organisation.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing employee relations cases independently.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to coach and influence managers at different levels.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Able to balance risk, compliance and commercial considerations.
• Experience analysing HR data and identifying trends.
• Experience using HR information systems such as Workday.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, timely and commercially balanced HR advice on a wide range of people matters.
• Act as a first point of contact for managers on employee relations, policy and people management issues.
• Support managers in applying HR policies, procedures and best practice consistently.
• Respond to and resolve HR queries, escalating complex or high‑risk issues where appropriate.
• Support workforce planning activities by providing people data and operational insight.
• Assist with succession planning and talent review processes.
• Support recruitment activities and onboarding programmes as required.
• Work with Learning and Development colleagues to identify capability and development needs.

Skills

CIPD qualified

Generalist HR advisory

UK employment law

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Coaching managers

HR data analysis

HR systems

Workday

Multi-site experience

Education

CIPD qualification or working towards

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Office

Job description

Renishaw is seeking an HR Advisor to provide practical, proactive HR support to managers and employees across the business, delivering day-to-day HR advice, employee relations case management and consistent policy application.

You will work with HR colleagues to resolve people issues, coach managers, participate in workforce planning and reporting, and help embed the company values across multiple UK sites including New Mills and Miskin.