HR Advisor and HR Assistant

We’re hiring in our Human Capital (HR) team!

We’re looking for talented people to join International Beverage in two exciting Human Capital (HR) opportunities. If you’re passionate about people, culture and delivering a high‑quality HR service in a dynamic global business, we’d love to hear from you.

Current opportunities:

• HC (HR) Advisor – Operations (18‑month maternity cover)

This is a people‑first, generalist HC role supporting Operations, focused on delivering a consistent, fair and high‑quality service while living our values of Collaboration, Creating Value and Caring for Stakeholders. Reporting into the HC Business Partner, you’ll act as the first point of contact for day‑to‑day HC queries, working closely with managers and colleagues to provide clear, pragmatic and timely advice.

The role supports a wide range of people activities, including employee relations, absence and performance management, recruitment support, wellbeing, policy and process improvement, and accurate people reporting. You’ll contribute to the continuous improvement of HC systems and processes, support OD and change initiatives, performance improvement activity, and employee engagement and recognition, with a strong focus on ED&I and employee experience. Alongside this, you’ll coach and support managers in building capability, managing talent and succession planning, delivering agreed projects to deadline while keeping stakeholders informed and escalating risks where needed.

Personal Profile

• Strong working knowledge of HR generalist practice, including employee relations casework.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and ability to apply it pragmatically in an operational environment.
• Calm, organised and able to manage multiple priorities to deadlines without losing attention to detail.
• Strong judgement, integrity and confidentiality, handles sensitive matters with care and professionalism.
• Confident communicator with the ability to explain options clearly and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Coaching mindset: able to build manager capability, not just “solve the issue.”
• Values-led approach: Collaboration – builds positive working relationships, involves others and contributes to shared outcomes. Creating Value – looks for better ways of working, uses data/insight to improve decisions and outcomes. Caring for Stakeholders – balances people, business and compliance needs with fairness and respect.
• Strong administrative capability and accuracy with documentation, reporting and systems.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team; proactive in spotting issues early and proposing solutions.
• PC literate with confidence using Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPD accreditation desirable
• HR or Business related qualification.
• At least 3+ years working within a HR Generalist role.
• Experience of working within a production environment and dealing with unions would be advantageous.

• HC (HR) Assistant

The HR (HC) Assistant role supports the HC team in delivering an effective, generalist HC service across the organisation. The focus is on providing high‑quality administrative and operational support across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, compliance, learning and development, employee engagement, and HC systems and reporting.

Acting as a first point of contact for general queries, the role works closely with managers, employees and the wider HC team to ensure processes are delivered accurately, efficiently and to a high standard. The post also contributes to HC projects aligned to business strategy, supports digital and system improvements, and helps build the organisation’s long‑term talent pipeline while offering broad exposure to generalist HR activity.

Personal Profile

• Educated to degree level (or working towards) in a relevant subject is advantageous, but equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Experience (placement or 1 year) in a busy HR environment is desirable, but not essential.
• Knowledge of HR systems (e.g., SAP HR) is advantageous.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate workload independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages or similar digital tools.
• Able to work effectively and respectfully with people from all backgrounds and at all levels.
• Understanding of office environments and professional conduct.
• Self-motivated, with a willingness to learn and develop.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commitment to upholding the organisation’s values, including equality, diversity, and inclusion.

About International Beverage

International Beverage is a dynamic global drinks company, established in 2006 as the international arm of ThaiBev. We specialise in building distinctive, premium brands for global growth - led by our award‑winning Scotch whiskies and complemented by some of the world’s fastest‑growing beers, spirits and liqueurs.

Our portfolio includes Old Pulteney, Balblair and Speyburn single malt Scotch whiskies, Hankey Bannister blended Scotch whisky, Caorunn Gin, Phraya Rum, Larsen Cognac, The Reid Vodka and Cardrona Whisky.

Across blending, distilling, sales, marketing and our business support teams, our people bring expertise, passion and a commitment to living our values: Collaboration, Caring for Stakeholders and Creating Value.

We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work - where people can grow, innovate, and thrive.