Hr Advisor

HR Advisor – Coventry CV7 £34,000 - £38,000 Full-Time Office Play a key role in the provision of a best practice HR service to Colleagues (employees) within a multi-site manufacturing operation – by taking an advisory and operational role on all HR matters – in particular regarding recruitment, employee relations, employee engagement, employee development and employee retention. CIPD level 5 or HR Degree required and ER experience (minimum 2 years). Role: Work closely with key stakeholders – e.g. Department Managers on a wide range of HR related matters providing sound employment law and HR Policy & Procedure advice to ensure legal compliance; consistency, fairness, and reasonableness and to minimise risk to the business. Manage disciplinary, grievance, appeal, performance management, sickness absence management processes and other meetings – acting as advisor on HR Policies & Procedures; employment law etc and acting as notetaker. Support the HR Manager on complex ER issues – e.g. performance management, investigations, grievance, disciplinary and sickness absence management processes. * Assist in the coordination and rolling out locally of Group initiatives – e.g. the annual Colleague Engagement Survey * Prepare reports and analyse the data to identify areas of improvement or concern – e.g: monthly HR Metrics/KPIs; prepare presentations and produce ad hoc reports as and when required. * Prepare data for NMW, salary review, bonus and gender pay reporting purposes. * Contribute to ad hoc HR projects and the implementation of the Company’s People Plan * Provide advice, guidance and support to Colleagues on HR Policies & Procedures and respond to Colleagues’ queries accurately and in a timely manner – e.g. pay, holiday, family leave entitlements etc. * Undertake administrative duties to ensure that there is an audit trail of processes for compliance purposes. * Prepare, update, and maintain HR Policies and Procedures to ensure that they are reflective of the most recent legislation and best practice. * Take the lead on HR processes in the absence of the HR Manager, when required and support other HR Team members when required. Requirements: * Excellent communicator – orally and in writing at all levels * Effective organisational and administrative skills * Able to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders * Able to coach; upskill and influence supervisors, managers * Hands-on experience with IT programmes and HR systems * Good analytical skills * Ability to design clear and fair company policies and associated documentation * Able to solve problems quickly and put sustainable solutions in place * CIPD level 5 or HR Degree