Job Description

HR Advisor

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen(TM).



We specialise in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable.



At the heart of AAK's offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries -- including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care.



Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centres, and more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmo, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen(TM) for more than 150 years.



AAK Runcorn



AAK Runcorn is the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces, condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors. Our private label work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be found on the shelves of stores throughout the world.



From our site on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers to co-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants, quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients.



About the role



We are looking for a HR Advisor to join the People & Organisational Performance team, on a 12-month, fixed term contract. Reporting to the HR Business Partner for Foodservice, you will have a passion HR and a willingness to understand a manufacturing business, whilst demonstrating excellent critical thinking and decision-making capabilities. This role is based at our Runcorn site but will also provide support to our AAK BD Foods site in Hastings, with travel required approximately 3 x per year.



This is a great opportunity for someone who's been there, done it, and knows their way around employee relations, HR advice, and the day-to-day of supporting managers and teams.



Main responsibilities



Proactively manage sickness absence through effective case management and contribute to strategies to reduce sickness absence

Manage recruitment end to end, from vacancy approval to issuing of employment contracts

Support managers with ER issues (disciplinaries, grievances, capability etc)

Assist in the annual performance review and succession planning process

Participate in developing organisational guidelines and procedures

Maintain accurate employee records and provide HR analytics information as required

Deliver training to boost manager confidence and support successful onboarding

Act as an ambassador for culture engagement activities



About you



Experience of working in a similar HR role essential

A degree in a Human Resource Management or CIPD qualification desirable

Manufacturing industry is preferred but not essential

Up to date knowledge of employment law

High attention to detail and accuracy

Able to build trust, respect and openness with workforce

High level IT skills using MS Office - Word, Excel, Power Point and outlook



In return AAK offer:



A competitive salary and benefits package

Company pension 1% employee, 7% employer

UK Healthcare scheme, Including Gym & Lifestyle discounts

Life Assurance

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Investment in training and development

Onsite parking, free hot drinks, monthly food vans

AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.