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Employee Relations SpecialistYeo Valley • Acorn House - Highbridge, UK
Employee Relations Specialist

Employee Relations Specialist

Yeo Valley • Acorn House - Highbridge, UK
25 days ago
Salary
£38,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

So, what will I be doing?

Supporting our Central functions teams and Isleport distribution centre, across Highbridge and Blagdon.

Make a real difference to people, culture and performance.

At Yeo Valley, we're driven by a simple purpose: to nurture and nourish people and planet. As a successful, visionary food and farming business, our co-ownership culture means our people are at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our People & Culture Team. If you're passionate about employee relations, enjoy working with managers to solve people challenges, and want to influence how we support our people, this could be the role for you.

What you'll be doing

You'll be the trusted expert for employee relations across your areas, providing practical, commercially focused advice while ensuring fairness, consistency and compliance.

Working closely with managers and People colleagues, you'll:

  • Provide expert advice on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance matters.
  • Coach and support managers to confidently manage employee relations cases.
  • Ensure our people policies remain legally compliant, fit for purpose and aligned with our purpose.
  • Identify trends through people data and case analysis, recommending improvements and development opportunities.
  • Deliver training and guidance to help managers build confidence and capability.
  • Champion a positive employee experience built on fairness, respect and collaboration.

About you

You'll be someone who enjoys building trusted relationships and helping managers navigate challenging situations with confidence.

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Experience in an Employee Relations Specialist, HR Advisor or similar role.
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
  • Experience managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
  • Excellent communication and coaching skills.
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence working with HR data and reporting.
  • Experience using HRIS systems and advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
  • A proactive, collaborative approach and a passion for continuous improvement.
  • CIPD level 5 desired but not essential

Why join us?

This is more than an employee relations role—it's an opportunity to shape how we support our people.

You'll join a supportive and collaborative People Team where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed, and your contribution will have a genuine impact across the business.

If you're looking for a role where you can influence culture, develop manager capability and help create a positive workplace where people can thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Essential

  • Employee Relations experience
  • Experience of providing best practice advice, using internal policies

Desirable

  • CIPD – level 5
  • Policy creation
  • FMCG/Manufacturing background

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

  • 25 days + bank holidays
  • ·non-contributory pension scheme
  • annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
  • life cover
  • healthcare cash back plan
  • cycle to work scheme
  • subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
  • preferential rates with our partners
  • learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

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