Senior HR Advisor - #2107567

Are you a people professional with a strong attention to detail, positive outlook and flexible approach? Can you adapt to environments well, build relationships, and communicate and influence at all levels? If so this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

My client is a leading engineering company based in North Leeds area looking for a HR Advisor / HR Generalist with a strong background in Human Resources, and strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practices to join our team.

Your Responsibilities include:

The HR Advisor will support their team with a range of HR projects with a strong focus on recruitment process and delivery. The role is based at their Leeds office but may involve travel to their Regional Offices according to the business needs.

The main duties of the role include:

• Full-cycle recruitment activity, from candidate attraction to pre-employment checks and onboarding.
• Onboarding, Induction & Integration of new starters.
• Ensure the leaver process is completed correctly, issuing documentation, conducting exit interviews and updating appropriate spreadsheets.
• Contribute and support the development and communication of all key company HR policies and procedures.
• Support with general HR Administration.
• Ensure HR compliance in line with GDPR.
• Provide health and wellbeing support, guidance and initiatives to management, sign posting employees to the EAP, and manage the sickness, holiday and absence systems.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to line management and staff on performance management issues and ensure appropriate records are maintained.
• Support HR Manager to build and nurture strong working relationships with all and act as a trusted adviser, contributing to the delivery of HR plans and projects.

Person Specification

• 3+ years proven experience in a HR Advisor role - Essential
• Experience in: Construction/Engineering/Manufacturing sector; Commercial/SME; Supporting multi-site, blue collar workforce - Desirable
• Previous Experience of payroll administration - Essential
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional qualification - Essential
• Educated to A-Level or above - Essential
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice - Essential
• Mental health first aid - Desirable
• Excellent IT skills, especially MS Office - Essential

Salary and Benefits:

• Competitive salary Pay
• A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
• Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
• Ad hoc Hybrid working, depending on business needs
• Company Sick Pay
• Annual professional subscription costs
• Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team
• Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
• Annual Flu Jabs
• Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
• Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
• Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
• A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire