Human Resources Advisor

Our Middlesborough based client is seeking an experienced People Advisor to support its site-based operations team. This is a superb opportunity to work in a role offering future growth and development for a successful manufacturing business.

This role will suit a proactive, self-starter with experience in a generalist HR role, providing people support, partnering with managers and employees across a fast-paced operational environment. You’ll play a key role in employee relations, recruitment, absence management, onboarding, wellbeing and colleague engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• First point of contact for HR and people-related queries.
• Providing advice and guidance on absence, conduct, capability, grievance and probation matters.
• Supporting the employee relations processes, investigations and formal meetings.
• Coordinating recruitment, onboarding and probation activities
• Monitoring absence management and occupational health referrals.
• Maintaining accurate HR records, reports and documentation.
• Supporting employee engagement, wellbeing and communication initiatives.
• Building effective relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives.
• Ensuring HR processes are compliant with employment legislation and internal policies.

About You

• You will have experience in a People Advisor, HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Confident in supporting and partnering managers with people-related matters.
• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism.
• Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG, engineering or another operational environment would be advantageous.
• CIPD qualification or working towards accreditation is desirable.

What’s on Offer

• Broad and varied HR generalist role.
• Exposure to a wide range of employee relations activities.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Career development opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for CIPD
• Flexible start and finish times and working for a very supportive manager