Musgrave is one of Europes most successful family-owned businesses, with a rich 150-year legacy in food and brand innovation. We’re proud to serve communities across Ireland and Spain, feeding one in three people every day through 18 iconic brands like SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave MarketPlace. By supporting thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses, we make a positive impact on the communities they serve. We’re committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland, and we’re looking for dynamic, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey
We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven HR Officer to join the Musgrave Northern Ireland (MNI) HR Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role supports our Central and Wholesale functions, including Trading, Foodservice, Beverage, and Marketing, along with our well-known brands such as Drinks Inc / AFT, MarketPlace Belfast and Derry, Parkview, and Robb Wines.
This is an excellent opportunity for a developing HR professional to gain broad exposure across HR operations, employee relations, and people initiatives within a dynamic, fast-paced environment across multiple sites.
What youll be Doing
- Provide comprehensive HR administrative support, including resourcing, onboarding and induction, probation management, offboarding, retirement processes, HR KPI tracking, payroll query resolution, and processing employee status changes.
- Support managers on employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary and grievance meetings, taking minutes, and drafting reports and outcome letters.
- Provide guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, ensuring consistent and fair application.
- Support managers with performance management, absence management, wellbeing conversations, and engagement, focusing on proactive and supportive interventions.
- Support and assist managers in employee relations matters including investigations, disciplinary meetings and hearings. This will involve activities such as attending meetings, taking minutes and drafting letters.
- Act as a trusted point of contact for managers, offering advice, support, and early intervention where needed.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business.
- Ensure accurate and compliant record-keeping of employee data.
- Lead engagement and wellbeing agenda across multi sites, producing a monthly newsletter, coordinate monthly wellbeing initiatives, and ensure consistent, inclusive activities across all locations.
- Drive participation in engagement activities, competitions, and organise and support key annual events and fundraisers to strengthen team culture and involvement.
- Supporting wellbeing and people initiatives, contributing to HR projects focused on engagement, culture, and overall employee experience.
- Responsible for HR administration, including supporting resourcing, induction process, probation, off boarding, retirement, HR KPIs, resolving payroll queries, and processing status changes to the HR Operation team.
- Provide HR officer support for HR wide initiatives including any projects.
What were looking for
- Third level qualification in HR/Business related discipline or equivalent.
- CIPD qualified or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years experience in a similar HR role with exposure to employee relations.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organisation skills with the ability to work on your own initiative and manage competing priorities.
- Working knowledge of employment legislation with the ability to confidently and competently advise.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills with the ability to interact and influence effectively at all levels across the business.
- Strong coaching skills with the ability to build strong relationships and build trust with a variety of stakeholders at all levels.
- Full Driving license as is a requirement to travel to various sites.
- Must be flexible in working hours as the role will require attendance on site from time to time for meetings on night shifts etc.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
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