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HR Advisor

Westbury
4 weeks ago
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HR Advisor

To £35K

12 Month FTC

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join the team at a successful manufacturing company in Westbury.

Reporting into the HR Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of HR policies and providing advice, guidance and support to management and employees.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who can work well in a fast paced, busy manufacturing environment.

Key Tasks:

Provide expert advice HR advice to the business, advocating best practice and communicating any changes to policies and legislation
Assist HR Manager with management of employee related issues; investigations, performance management, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management
Support company performance review process; annual appraisals, training, succession planning
Support all recruitment processes, deliver on-boarding programs and implement retention plans
Build trusted relationships with all employees and be present across the manufacturing facility
Produce reports and high-quality written documentation
Identify improvement opportunities and support high level strategic projects

Requirements:

CIPD qualification (ideally level 5)
Minimum years 3-4 years' experience as a HR Advisor/Administrator
Excellent knowledge of UK employment legislation
Proficient in Microsoft Office, HR databases, HR digital platforms
High attention to detail, pragmatic and solution oriented
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience of payroll - advantageous
Able to establish partnerships and maintain productive working relationships at all levels in an organisation

On Offer:

Salary £30-35K

Pension Er 3% / Ee 5%

Holidays - 20 + stats

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-4pm

Interested? Apply Now or email cv to

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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