Senior HR Advisor

Atlas Copco; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join their team in Hemel Hempstead. This role involves providing guidance on HR policies, managing the recruitment process, and supporting performance management. The ideal candidate will have expertise in UK legislation, strong interpersonal skills, and experience with HR management software. This position offers opportunities for career growth and a culture of accountability and well-being.

Benefits

Lifelong learning and career growth

Comprehensive compensation and benefits

Health and well-being

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as an HR Advisor, HR Consultant, or similar role.
• Knowledge of current UK and Ireland legislation.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Successful applicant must have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on HR policies and employee matters.
• Manage the Recruitment & Selection Process.
• Advise managers in performance reviews and disciplinary hearings.
• Coordinate the leaver process and conduct exit interviews.
• Manage sickness absence process and employee data for payroll.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving attitude

Tools

HR Management Software

Office applications

Job description

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Your role

We are seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our dynamic HR team. The HR Advisor will play a crucial role in providing guidance and support on human resources-related issues, ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, and legal requirements. This role involves working closely with managers and employees to foster a healthy work environment and contribute to achieving our business goals. Based in Hemel Hempstead with regular travel to Rugby and Gateshead, this role will be responsible for the HR function in two Group companies support from a HR Team based in Hemel Hempstead.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance to all employees on hire to retire including HR including policies, procedures and other employment matters highlighting any areas of concern.
• Advise, coach and support managers in how to coach their teams, conducting performance reviews, disciplinary and grievance hearings up to and including dismissals, and advising on risk in line with Company policies and procedures, legislation and best practice.
• Manage the Recruitment & Selection Process; advertising jobs internally and externally using HR Link; liaising with candidates; arranging and participating in interviews; preparing interviewing questions in line with our cultural behaviours and ensuring feedback to all candidates interviewed, personality profiling, and arranging of temporary staff. Ensuring a robust onboarding plan for all new employees is implemented.
• Manage the Company reference process including a system for chasing outstanding references and highlighting areas of concern. This may also include CRB checking.
• Advise and manger on the right to work process in the UK and Ireland and ensure the correct checks are carried out and RTW is in place.
• Support managers with performance development and enabling requirements and initiatives.
• Co-ordinate the leaver process and conduct exit interviews, monitoring trends and providing feed back to the company and line managers.
• Manage sickness absence process, occupational health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ensure all employee data relating to payroll is processed in line with the payroll timetable.
• Participate, promote and assist with employee branding and engagement activities
• Maintain master data in line with GDPR and provide people management analytics.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline HR processes and enhance employee processes

To succeed, you will need

• Proven work experience as an HR Advisor, HR Consultant, or similar role.
• Knowledge of current UK and Ireland legislation.
• Hands‑on experience with Office applications and Human Resources Management Software.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem‑solving attitude.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Successful applicant must have the right to work in the UK

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well‑being

Job location

This role is based in our Hemel Hempstead offices.

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: April Harbour

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