Main Purpose of the Role

To provide sound HR advice and support to all line managers and employees whilst supporting the company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to line managers and support change and or improvements.
• Manage a high volume of ER & Long Term Sick cases and prioritising the workload and deadlines. This will include Maternity and Paternity leave, Absence, Investigations, Disciplinaries and Grievances.
• Manage Occupational Health appointment in conjunction with Occupational Health Advisor
• Produce offer letters and contracts for all new starters.
• Keep employee e-files and HR systems up to date as well as accurate.
• Be the first point of contact for all HR-related queries.
• To understand the HR plan.
• Provide effective administrative and reporting processes to support the HRBP.
• Any other duties as requested by the HRBP which are required to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ideally CIPD Qualified or working towards.
• GCSE Maths & English
• Previous experience of working within a fast-paced HR department
• Experience of handling Discipline and Grievance situations
• Experience of successful dealings with Employee Relations issues
• Used to utlising database information to produce and develop reports and provide statistical analysis

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication skills
• An empathetic and caring nature
• A pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Strong interpersonal skills – able to engage effectively with a range of audiences
• Proactive self-starter, with a can-do attitude
• Ability to effectively analyse, decide, prioritise and plan.
• A flexible approach to work and hours
• Strong IT Skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Good understanding of Employment Law
• Highly organised