The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing HR team within a successful, international manufacturing organisation. This is a commercially driven business that operates in a fast paced, operational environment where HR plays a meaningful role in shaping performance and culture.
The role has been created as part of a broader investment in people capability and is ideal for an ambitious HR Advisor who wants to step beyond purely transactional work and build toward a future HR Business Partner role, or a HRBP that thrived in operational HR. You’ll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, contribute to organisational initiatives, and develop your commercial HR capability in a supportive but demanding environment where delivery matters.
Key Responsibilities
You will deliver a broad mix of hands on HR support and advisory work, including:
- Providing pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice to managers across corporate and commercial teams
- Managing employee relations activity, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence cases
- Supporting organisational change activity and people initiatives alongside HR Business Partners
- Building trusted relationships with stakeholders and confidently influencing at different levels
- Advising managers on employment law, best practice and internal policies
- Ensuring accurate and timely HR administration across the employee lifecycle
- Supporting onboarding, contract management and continuous improvement of HR processes
This is a genuine generalist role, offering both operational depth and development stretch.
Ideal candidate
We’re looking for a confident, delivery focused HR professional who wants to grow:
- Proven experience in an HR Advisor role within a fast paced, operational environment
- Strong employee relations capability with the confidence to manage cases end to end
- Comfortable balancing day to day HR delivery with broader people initiatives
- Able to build credibility quickly and challenge managers constructively
- Good working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Proactive, practical and solutions led in approach
- CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) is desirable
This role will particularly suit someone who thrives in a non corporate, results driven culture and enjoys being close to the business.
Summary
If you’re a Senior HR Advisor looking for a role that offers real responsibility, senior exposure and a clear pathway toward HR Business Partner level, this is an excellent next step. You’ll join a business that values pragmatic HR, supports development, and offers the chance to make a visible impact, while building the skills and confidence needed for the next stage of your HR career.
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