Senior HR Advisor

Executive Network Group; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Network Group is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join a large-scale manufacturing operation in Wolverhampton. You will own HR activity across a site of around 450 employees, working with leaders, supervisors and trade unions to deliver pragmatic HR support on ER, recruitment and change.

Reporting to the Head of HR, you will operate autonomously, build strong relationships and drive continuous improvement in HR processes, policies and KPIs while ensuring compliance with UK employment law.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR advisory experience.
• Proven experience managing sensitive employee relations matters.
• Experience with Trade Unions and employee/union relations.
• Experience supporting organisational change programmes.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation.
• Commercially aware, proactive HR approach.
• Ability to challenge managers and influence decisions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary HR contact for operational leaders, supervisors and employees.
• Manage a broad range of employee relations matters with consistent policies.
• Build relations with Trade Union representatives and support engagement forums.
• Provide pragmatic HR advice on people issues and support managers to resolve matters.
• Support occupational health referrals and collaborate with Health & Safety colleagues.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes and ensure compliant practices.
• Oversee temporary/agency labour processes and data management.
• Support learning, induction and ad hoc training activity.
• Contribute to organisational change projects and HR KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and ways of working.
• Collaborate with the wider HR team and provide cover as required.

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

Recruitment

Union relations

Change management

HR data & reporting

Stakeholder engagement

UK employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

Senior HR Advisor

Wolverhampton

£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Benefits

Full-Time Site-Based

Are you an experienced HR Advisor / Senior HR Advisor looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact within a large-scale operational environment?

We are supporting a leading international manufacturing organisation with the appointment of a Senior HR Advisor to take ownership of HR activity across a substantial operational site employing approximately 450 people.

This is a highly visible, hands-on HR role where you will work closely with operational leaders, supervisors, employees, Health & Safety and Trade Union representatives. You will need to be comfortable being out on the shop floor, building relationships and providing pragmatic HR advice across all levels of the organisation.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of HR, you will act as the primary HR advisory lead for the operation, providing trusted advice and support across employee relations, recruitment, change, engagement, talent and compliance.

You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, while working collaboratively with the wider HR team and knowing when to elevate, challenge or seek support.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the primary HR contact for operational leaders, supervisors and employees.
• Managing a broad range of employee relations matters, ensuring policies and procedures are applied consistently and fairly.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with Trade Union representatives and supporting regular consultation and engagement forums.
• Providing pragmatic HR advice on operational people issues and supporting managers to resolve matters effectively.
• Supporting occupational health referrals and managing recommendations alongside operational and Health & Safety colleagues.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment activity and ensuring appropriate recruitment processes and systems are followed.
• Overseeing temporary and agency labour processes, ensuring compliance and accurate headcount/data management.
• Supporting early talent, succession planning and future skills requirements across the operation.
• Driving employee engagement initiatives and encouraging greater participation across the workforce.
• Supporting learning, development, induction and ad hoc training activity.
• Contributing to organisational change, restructuring and wider HR projects.
• Monitoring HR KPIs and providing meaningful insight to operational leadership.
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, documentation and ways of working.
• Working collaboratively with the wider HR team and providing cover where required.

About You

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who has operatedideally within a manufacturing, engineering, logistics or similarly operational environment.

You will need to be confident working with people at every level, from shop-floor employees and supervisors through to senior operational leadership.

The successful candidate will bring:

• Strong generalist HR advisory experience.
• Proven experience managing sensitive and complex employee relations matters.
• Experience working with a recognised Trade Union and an understanding of effective employee/union relations.
• Experience supporting or contributing to organisational change programmes.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of UK employment legislation.
• A pragmatic, commercially aware approach to HR.
• The confidence and credibility to challenge managers where necessary.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences.
• Strong emotional intelligence and sound judgement.
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of issues from start to finish.
• A genuine interest in continuous improvement and developing better ways of working.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.

Please keep in mind the role is site based 5 days per week and therefore no hybrid or remote opportunity for this position.