Senior HR Advisor

FLIR Systems, Inc.; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational technology firm is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to guide and support HR services across the UK. This role involves providing advice on employee relations, guiding managers, and maintaining HR policies. Applicants should have a professional HR qualification and strong understanding of employment law. The position offers excellent benefits including a pension plan and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension plan up to 7%

Free life assurance (4x salary)

25 days holiday plus 9 public holidays

Employee recognition schemes

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in HR advisory role or similar.
• Experience in a busy HR environment across multiple sites is advantageous.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for employee relation issues.
• Provide guidance on restructuring and succession planning.
• Maintain and develop HR policies in line with organizational strategies.

Skills

Understanding of employment law

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

IT literacy

Education

Professional HR qualification

Tools

Workday

Job description

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit, and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, environmental monitoring, electronics design, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging, and pharmaceutical research.

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our global team. In this role, you will support a wide range of HR services, acting as an HR expert to advise, guide, and support colleagues and managers in people management and development. You will ensure high-quality, consistent HR support throughout the employee lifecycle and deliver various consultative HR services.

This is a nationwide role with travel across the UK to various offices, primarily working onsite at the Alton facility.

Key Contacts:

• HR Community, Payroll, General Managers, and VPs

Responsibilities:

1. Be the first point of contact for employee relation issues, supporting managers and employees according to company policies, escalating to the Senior HR Business Partner as needed.
2. Provide guidance on restructuring and succession planning, aligned with organizational strategy and supported by the Senior HRBP.
3. Offer accurate and timely HR advice to support company objectives.
4. Maintain and develop HR policies and procedures in line with organizational strategies.
5. Collaborate with other HR Advisors to ensure engagement and quality service to stakeholders.
6. Assist managers with HR topics such as pay, benefits, policies, and employment lifecycle queries.
7. Support recruitment decisions and resource planning, working with internal teams.
8. Identify training needs and coordinate with HR colleagues to source providers.
9. Deliver local training on HR matters.
10. Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
11. Participate in HR metrics reporting and cyclical HR activities like talent reviews and salary benchmarking.

Candidate Requirements:

• Previous experience in an HR advisory role or similar.
• Experience in a busy HR environment across multiple sites is advantageous.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, maintaining confidentiality.
• Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practices.
• Professional HR qualification.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of staff.
• Problem-solving skills and proactive attitude.
• IT literacy, knowledge of Workday is a plus.

Benefits:

• Salary sacrifice pension plan up to 7% matching employee contributions.
• Free life assurance (4x salary).
• 25 days holiday plus 9 public holidays, with options to purchase more.
• Employee recognition schemes, wellbeing programs, and discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme and family-friendly benefits.
• Company sick pay and Employee Assistance Program.

If successful, candidates must pass a security check, including a criminal record check, to meet the government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard.