HR Advisor

Reed HR are partnering with a leading global manufacturing company based in Manchester looking for a temporary HR Advisor to join them for circa 9-10 months maternity leave cover. This role is based at their Worsley site with travel to their other sites across the UK as and when required. 

What you will enjoy doing:

• As an HR Advisor, you'll be responsible for providing expert advice on employee relations and management issues, as well as managing disciplinary and grievance cases.
• You'll also lead important HR processes such as recruitment, compensation planning, promotions, and objective setting, in line with HR guidelines.
• You'll be a key player in coordinating organisational changes to meet business needs, including restructures, outsourcing, relocation, job development opportunities, and mergers and acquisitions activity.
• In addition, you'll ensure that managers are fully equipped and upskilled to manage their own grievances, disciplinaries, performance and management processes, including complex cases.
• You'll also work closely with the HR Manager to forecast workforce demands and identify opportunities to improve performance through metric analysis.
• Furthermore, you'll play a vital role in monitoring absence and managing long-term sickness cases.
• And lastly, this role will give you the exciting opportunity to meet a wide range of people, see our sites and offices so you will need to be willing to travel for up to 30% of your time.

What makes you great:

• You will have excellent knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• You may have a background in engineering, manufacturing, or logistics organisations but this is not essential.
• Experience in advising managers on employee relations and management issues.
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and processes.
• Experience of leading critical HR processes such as recruitment, performance reviews, compensation planning, promotions, etc.
• In addition, you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• High analytical and problem-solving skills to manage complex cases, with a strong process driven mindset.
• You have the ability to work collaboratively and as part of a team environment.
• Proven experience of managing organisational changes.
• Furthermore, you are proficient in using HR management software and the Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• And lastly, a CIPD qualification or relevant HR degree is desirable.

The role is paying £21.54p/h plus holiday pay through Reed PAYE.

If you are immediately available to start a temporary role and interested then apply online today!