Recruitment & HR Advisor

Birtwistles Food Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Manchester is seeking an experienced Recruitment and HR Advisor to support the HR function. This role involves managing recruitment campaigns, providing HR advice, and ensuring compliance with company policies. You will play a key role in the employee lifecycle and contribute to a positive site culture. Ideal candidates will have experience in fast-paced environments, understanding of Employment Law, and excellent interpersonal skills. This position offers benefits like holiday allowance and staff sales.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Free car parking

Birthday vouchers

Employee of the Month bonus

Staff sales

Qualifications

• Experience in a Recruitment and HR Advisor role within a fast-paced manufacturing/FMCG environment.
• Good understanding of Employment Law and employee lifecycle.
• Experience with volume recruitment and end-to-end recruitment processes.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage HR activities within the employee lifecycle.
• Create engaging job adverts and source candidates.
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews.
• Manage onboarding administration.
• Provide advice on Employee Relations issues.

Skills

People focused

Results driven

Excellent communication

Interpersonal relationship management

Self-motivated

Tools

HR Systems

Spreadsheets

Job description

About the Role

Are you an experienced Recruitment and HR Advisor looking for an exciting new challenge?

Your responsibilities will include

The main purpose of this role is to support the HR function across the organization. You will manage recruitment campaigns, support onboarding and provide HR advise and guidance to staff and managers.

You will support in managing the recruitment cycle from requirement through to selection and onboarding to meet business needs.

The role is heavily focused on recruitment activities, including writing and posting adverts, arranging and conducting interviews and selection of candidates through to onboarding.

The post holder will support the business needs in relation to Human Resources by ensuring consistency of company strategy, objectives and initiatives in with the overall business strategy.

Main Responsibilities

• Support and manage the full range of HR Activities within the employee lifecycle
• Create engaging job adverts and source candidates across multiple platforms.
• Conduct daily candidate screening and organise and conduct interviews.
• Manage onboarding administration and maintain HR Systems.
• Liaise with Recruitment agencies and hiring managers.
• Provide advice and guidance on a variety of Employee Relations issues and people related matters.
• Involvement in Disciplinary and Grievance matters, investigations and hearings.
• To ensure legal compliance and keep up to date with Company policies and procedures.
• Supporting the employee wellbeing and mental health process and initiatives.
• Support the leadership team in maintaining standards and a positive site culture.
• Cover for the HR Manager where required.

Working hours are 08.00-16.00 Monday to Friday with flexibility where required.

Benefits

• 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Free car parking
• Birthday vouchers
• Employee of the Month bonus
• Staff sales

Requirements

• To be successful in this role it is essential you are people focused and results driven and have previous experience in a Recruitment and HR Advisor role within a fast-paced manufacturing/FMCG environment. You will need to have good understanding of Employment Law and practice and the employee lifecycle, including demonstrable knowledge of ER Case management.
• You will need to have experience of volume recruitment and managing end-to-end recruitment process and interviewing.
• You will need to have excellent communication and listening skills and competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels within the company.
• You should have experience of handling multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
• You will have good knowledge and experience of using HR Systems and databases and have excellent computer skills including use of spreadsheets.
• You will need to be self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and develop a good understanding of the business, including engagement with colleagues on all levels in the factory.