HR Advisor

Responsibilities

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Darlington

Full-time: Permanent

Salary: £29,000 - £35,500

Are you a skilled HR professional with a passion for supporting and developing a thriving workforce? Do you excel in employee relations, talent management, and ensuring compliance with HR policies? Join our team as an HR Advisor and make a meaningful impact by guiding and supporting our employees. Don’t miss this opportunity - submit your application now and become an integral part of our HR team.

Our Darlington DC is ready to go live and we are now seeking HR professionals to join our team.

You can read more about our Darlington DC here.

Position Summary: In this pivotal role you will be providing confidential advice, support and guidance to site managers and employees in accordance with company policies and procedures and legislative requirements. You will provide quality HR advice and support to leaders and employees across the business whilst ensuring the consistent and effective application of all Martin Brower UK HR policies, procedures and practices under the guidance of the HR Manager.

General

Provide confidential advice, support and guidance to site managers and employees in accordance with company policies and procedures and legislative requirements.

Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries from the site.

Provide/collate HR data or information for the HR Manager and senior management team for reporting, analysis and action planning purposes.

Employee Relations

Play a key role in the case management of Employment Relations (ER) matters, ensuring all associated actions are logged in the appropriate system and documentation is retained on employee files.

Provide expert advice on specific Employee Relations issues and coach leaders in the appropriate actions to take, in line with current employment legislation and Martin Brower policies and procedures.

Support, advise and coach managers in relation to employee performance and capability issues.

Provide HR support to leadership teams with change management initiatives e.g. restructures, changes to terms and conditions etc, under the guidance of the HR Manager and senior HR team, preparing documentation and note taking in consultation meetings.

Employee Engagement & Retention

Actively represent the HR team at local site meetings e.g. management meetings, employee forums, health and safety and trade union meetings, ensuring any HR actions are completed in a time efficient manner.

Support the HR Manager with the implementation of all Employee Engagement Survey action plans with the site management team.

Support DC managers with key initiatives to improve employee well-being and employee engagement.

Engage in promoting and “living” Martin Brower values.

Training and Development

Organise and assist with the delivery of training and development activities including management training, employee site inductions and on-boarding, and the global onboarding.

Support the HR Manager with various training and development programmes, e.g. ER training and other initiatives.

Absence Management

Assist managers with absence case management.

Liaise with Occupational Health as required, refer employees to the clinic, manage the process and advice managers on the appropriate actions based on occupational health recommendations.

Organise and attend long term sick absence review meetings and prepare meeting outcome letters.

Administration & Compliance

Administer corporate driven HR projects e.g. Employee Engagement and Ethics with the site senior management teams and employees.

Administer actions and processes to maintain SCHR (Supply Chain Human Rights) compliance e.g. new starter documentation checks, agency audits, WTD checks etc.

Work collaboratively with the HR Administrator and site managers to ensure transactional HR processes are actioned and associated data is recorded on the trackers.

Maintain and update employee records and trackers (manual and electronic) and files when required.

Carry out any general administration duties e.g. filing, photocopying as and when required.

Administer agency audits in line with the Company requirement.

Qualifications

Other

Assist the HR Manager with HR project work.

Work collaboratively with the wider HR team members to share knowledge, expertise and best practice.

Any other reasonable duties, as required, commensurate with the role.

Technical Competencies:

CIPD qualified or part CIPD qualified would be advantageous or an equivalent level of experience.

Prior ER advisory experience is essential.

Previous HR administrative experience or administrative experience obtained in a similar role is essential.

Proven experience of providing HR advice and guidance in line with company policies, procedures and legislation would be advantageous

Evidence of commitment to personal and professional development

Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint

At Martin Brower UK and Ireland, our commitment to our employees is unwavering. We believe in fostering a people-first culture where every individual is valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. We prioritise creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard, respected, and valued. From our leadership team to our frontline workers, we're dedicated to ensuring that each person feels appreciated and empowered to bring their best selves to work every day.

Apply Today: Take the next step in your career and join us in making a difference.

Essential Information for Our Employees

At the Reyes Family of Businesses, our Total Rewards Strategy prioritizes the holistic well-being of our employees, and our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on any status or basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Please note, if you are an employee in the US moving from one position to another, you may be subject to additional background screening based on the requirements of the new role.

Regular Full-Time