Senior Human Resources Officer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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24.04.2025

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08.06.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a competent Senior HR Officer with significant experience leading on complex employee relation cases?

Ashley Kate HR is looking to recruit a Senior HR Officer to join an impressive manufacturing plant in Birmingham.

Based onsite, salary up to £45,000 depending on experience.

40 hours per week

About the Role

As a Senior HR Officer, you'll be a key point of contact, ensuring key deliverables are reported out for the business, actively leading and coaching on a range of complex HR issues to support the HR Manager and HR Strategy across the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete onboarding and offboarding programmes, managing the entire employee lifecycle.
• Prepare HR reports and metrics using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, to an advanced level.
• Manage, chair, and lead complex employee relation cases end-to-end with outcomes.
• Drive culture and change across the business, leading by example.
• Work closely with the L&D team to identify key training areas for delivery across the business.
• Facilitate regular review meetings supporting employees in managing absence periods.
• Support compliance with unions by keeping up to date with employment law.
• Ensure accuracy of new starters and payroll in line with compliance.
• Participate actively in management meetings.

About You

• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Proven experience in a Senior HR Officer/Advisor role handling complex ER cases end-to-end.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with HR KPIs and process improvement activities.
• Experience delivering projects and driving process improvements.
• (Desirable) HR experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Excel skills, confident in reporting complex data and preparing reports for the board.