Temporary HR Advisor

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Kate HR & Finance are recruiting on behalf of our client in the Nottingham area for a Temporary HR Advisor to support a busy industrial workforce.

The role is hybrid in Nottingham, full-time, for up to 2 months, requiring hands-on ER case work, relations with union representatives, coaching managers and ensuring compliant HR practice on site. This is a practical, shop-floor facing role for an experienced HR professional who can hit the ground running.

Qualifications

• Confident and proactive HR Advisor with hands-on experience in fast-paced environments.
• Strong judgement, credibility and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Experience advising operational leaders across the employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex Employee Relations cases including disciplinary actions and grievances.
• Manage Union relationship, support collective bargaining and consultations.
• Coach managers to handle ER issues and embed people-management best practice.
• Ensure HR policies are compliant and consistently applied across the site.
• Support culture, engagement and retention initiatives for a blue-collar workforce.
• Oversee end-to-end employee lifecycle from attraction to offboarding.

Skills

Employee Relations

Union Engagement

People Management

Policy Compliance

Employee Lifecycle

Job description

Ashley Kate are recruiting on behalf of our valued client in the Nottingham area, seeking a Temporary HR Advisor to join them.

Location: Nottingham /Hybrid

Contract: Full-time, temporary - Up to 2 months,

We’re looking for a confident and proactive HR Advisor to join our clients team during an extremly busy peiord to support the function whilst they recruit. This is a hands‑on, people‑focused role supporting a fast‑paced industrial workforce, where strong judgement, credibility, and relationship‑building skills are essential.

About the Role

You will act as a trusted advisor to operational leaders, providing expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle. You’ll be the go‑to specialist for employee relations, union engagement, employee lifecycle and project work.

You’ll thrive here if you enjoy being visible on the shop floor, influencing managers, and driving pragmatic, people‑centred solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations Management - Lead on complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management, and absence management, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Union Relationship Management - Build strong, constructive relationships with trade union representatives; support collective bargaining, consultations, and negotiations.
• Manager Coaching - Equip managers with the skills and confidence to lead their teams, handle ER issues early, and embed best‑practice people management.
• Policy & Compliance - Ensure HR policies are up to date, legally compliant, and consistently applied across the site.
• Culture & Engagement - Support initiatives that strengthen engagement, wellbeing, and retention within a blue‑collar workforce.
• Employee Lifecycle - Manage the end‑to‑end employee lifecycle, including attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, engagement, performance management, retention, and offboarding.

To be considered you will be a highly experienced HR Advisor ready to start immediately.