Job Description
Senior HR Advisor
£45,000-£50,000
Hybrid / Site-based
Are you a confident and proactive HR professional looking to make a real impact in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? We're looking for a Senior HR Advisor to join our HR team and provide high-quality support across our UK manufacturing site and Head Office.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on variety and is passionate about delivering best-in-class HR support across the full employee lifecycle.
What you'll be doing:
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers, guiding them through complex employee relations issues (grievances, disciplinaries, performance management, etc.)
- Lead and support HR projects including restructures and organisational design
- Champion employee engagement through initiatives, surveys, and culture-building activities
- Manage end-to-end recruitment for production roles and oversee a seamless on boarding experience
- Drive learning and development by identifying training needs and delivering HR-related training
- Take ownership of absence management processes, return-to-work interviews, and wellbeing interventions
- Support with succession planning and performance review processes
- Work closely with the Health & Safety team to ensure legal compliance and support wellbeing initiatives
- Handle exit interviews and off boarding in a way that ensures compliance and continuous improvement
What we're looking for:
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a generalist HR role within manufacturing or a similar operational setting
- Sound knowledge of UK employment law and strong employee relations expertise
- Confident communicator with experience influencing senior stakeholders
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities across different locations
- CIPD Level 5 (or Level 3 with strong experience)
- Proficient in Excel and ideally experienced with iTrent or similar HRIS
- A solution-oriented mindset, with a calm and professional approach to challenges
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites
What's on offer:
- Salary of £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
- Hybrid working model
- Supportive, down-to-earth HR team
- Opportunities for professional development and progression
- An environment where your voice will be heard and your impact will be recognised
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Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.
