HR Advisor Department: Human Resources Employment Type: Full Time Location: Middleton Stoney, United Kingdom Reporting To: Lisa Genovese, Director of HR Description We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team and play a key role in supporting managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide high-quality, pragmatic HR guidance and administrative support, helping to build a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture. This is a hands‑on role, suited to someone who enjoys balancing employee relations, recruitment and generalist HR tasks within a supportive team. This role role requires onsite presence 3 days per week. Key Responsibilities * Act as a first point of contact for managers and employees, providing timely, legally compliant HR advice. * Support and guide managers through employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases. * Conduct or support HR investigations, ensuring fairness, consistency and accurate documentation. * Manage family-friendly and statutory leave requests, including flexible working. * Liaise with occupational health and support effective return-to-work processes. * Support and play an active role in recruitment activity, advising hiring managers on best practice. * Work with the HR & Recruitment Coordinator on recruitment activity including job descriptions, shortlisting and interviews where required. * Support with onboarding, offboarding and contractual changes to ensure a positive employee experience. * Coordinate internships, graduate schemes and work experience placements. * Conduct exit interviews and identify trends and improvement opportunities. * Maintain accurate HR and recruitment data and systems. * Support managers with probation reviews, performance management, PDPs and career development. * Deliver and continuously improve the induction experience, including completing the HR induction for new starters. * Support and facilitate management and employee training sessions. * Source and organise cost-effective training aligned to business needs. * Support the annual employee engagement survey and related action planning. * Champion company values, wellbeing, inclusion and employee engagement initiatives. * Support with the global payrolls, and benefit administration as required. * Support with the coordination of the annual salary review, and quarterly reward schemes. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise * CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards). * Proven experience of working in an HR Advisor or HR Generalist role, with strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice. * Proven experience managing employee relations cases. * Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills. * Proactive and able to work effectively, independently and as part of a team. * Organised with a high level of attention to detail, able to effectively prioritise work. * High level of professionalism and confidentiality. * Experience using HR systems and ATS platforms. Benefits * Annual discretionary profit share bonus * Holiday entitlement is 27 days plus 8 bank holidays * 5% employee and 5% employer contributions through our salary sacrifice workplace pension scheme with Scottish Widows * Private Medical Insurance * Group Income Protection Insurance Scheme * Death In Service Scheme * Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 12 months service) J-18808-Ljbffr