Job Description

Joseph Ash Galvanizing is looking to recruit an experienced HR Advisor to provide expert employee relations advice to 9 sites plus Head Office. A great opportunity for someone who is proactive, confident and wants to make a difference.


Your day to day:

Partnering with the business to deliver high quality and pro-active case management advice and guidance on ER issues such as; capability, disciplinary, grievance, absence management, the Equality Act, appeals and flexible working whilst ensuring consistency of decisions across the business. Providing the business with pragmatic and commercial based solutions whilst considering both the employment legal and risk framework. Providing coaching to managers to up skill and support them to reach positive outcomes with their colleagues. Training, coaching and developing line managers and working with the People Partner to develop, deliver and review training material and processes to up-skill line manager capability. Maintaining an effective feedback loop with the People Partner to drive change. Escalate and advise high risk cases to the People Partner and as and when appropriate. Develop relationships across the business to obtain support when formal meeting support is required on case work. Managing all cases in line with GDPR regulations. Contributing to team development through the sharing of best practice and lessons learnt. Support the progress of ET's, COT3's and settlement agreements liaising with Make UK and ACAS as necessary. Support the teams with generalist ad hoc projects across the business. Compile reports, review data and make recommendations to the business on current trends. Develop, review and update People policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate:

Minimum of 2 years employee relations experience. Strong knowledge of current Employment Law. Excellent verbal and written communication and influencing skills and ability to hold challenging conversations in a way which leads to the desired outcomes. Highly organised and self-motivated with good attention to detail. Customer focused and service oriented. Experience of managing and prioritising own workload in a high volume, demanding environment with changing priorities. Driven to succeed with a 'can do' attitude. Able to deal with highly confidential information discreetly. Work both with pace and accuracy, remaining focused on the detail. Able to work in a sensitive and diplomatic manner, whilst remaining confident and resilient. Able to build and maintain effective working relationships, both face to face and over the telephone. Excellent coaching skills and effective questioning techniques. Full or part CIPD recognised qualification is essential. In possession of a current driving licence. Experience of HR system implementation would be an advantage Experience of working within a manufacturing environment with some union exposure is desirable.

What we offer:

Salary 35k - 38k D.O.E 9% Annual Bonus 33 Days' Holiday including Bank Holidays Hybrid working - 3 days Head Office Lifeworks Perks Package * ShareSave Scheme