Job Description

Reporting into the Head of HR and working as part of the HR team, the role will encompass all generalist areas of HR - ER, advice and guidance, recruitment and all day-to-day. Additionally, the role will also be working on a digitisation of systems projects, so ideally candidates will have experience or an interest in this. Key duties and responsibilities will include;

• Working as part of a team of 4 in HR, supporting 500 employees across multi-sites
• Provide a dedicated HR Advisory/Administrative support service to all areas of the business
• Review current HR processors and make suggestions on improvements
• Lead on digitisation of HR systems, making suggestions and rolling out the project
• Provide advice and guidance in relation to termination, absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievance, and a range of employment and employee relations matters
• Advise on organisational HR policies, procedures and employment law
• Manage the recruitment process from cradle to grave to include advertising, supporting best practice shortlisting and interviewing techniques, and managing relationships with recruitment agencies.
• Update and manage the iTrent system, including processing documents and accurately recording HR events in line with GDPR principles - recruitment, letters, absence reports etc
• Support the development and maintenance of a performance management culture through advising and guiding managers through relevant HR policies relating to conduct and capability issues including investigations, review meetings and termination.
• Co-ordination of all staff annual appraisals to ensure at least 90% compliance with company requirements, and provision of timely reports for Directors on non-compliance.
• Support managers and employees on first level disciplinary and grievance casework.
• Ensuring legislation, policy and best practice are followed, ensuring all investigation and formal process notes are recorded accurately, and outcomes are appropriately noted in iTrent
• Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and human resources best practice
• Lead on employee engagement initiatives with the support of the Group Payroll & HR Manager, implementing initiatives, running discussions and collating/reporting of surveys etc.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities