HR Officer

We are looking for a HR Officer to join our manufacturing client, based in Telford. Reporting into the Head of HR, the HR Officer will work closely with teams and managers and be responsible for delivering a proactive, effective and efficient HR service. The HR Officer will be an important cog within the business and would suit someone who has experience within a generalist role who also enjoys in-house recruitment and delivering improvements.

Duties include but won’t be limited to:

• Provide excellent generalist HR advice, guidance & support the Senior Leadership Team, managers, and Supervisors on a range of employee relations matters, including:
• Disciplinary investigations, meetings, and appeals (up to Final Written Warning), grievance investigations and meetings
• Actively participate in the development, simplification and continuous improvement of HR policies and practices, assisting with HR projects and initiatives as required
• Report on evidence found to enact change of continuous improvement, providing trackers and statistics to site management and the HR function
• Establish and build collaborative and productive relationships with management and employees to understand business needs
• Undertake regular audits of personnel files to ensure compliance with Employment Law and company policies
• Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and HR best practice
• Provide cover when other team members are on annual leave or absent
• Any such duties as reasonably requested by the HR Manager

Skills and Experience

• CIPD level 5 qualified or HR qualification is preferred with experience of generalist HR in a corporate private sector business
• Sound knowledge of employment law with a good record in complex ER case resolution. With the ability to work well under pressure with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive, able to act as a change agent and continually improve ways of working
• Excellent team working, relationship building and influencing skills
• Happy to roll up your sleeves and be able to jump from projects to HR admin to complex ER resolution
• Great organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise
• Confident, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with managers at all levels within a business
• Discretion and the ability to work with sensitive information/ data while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality
• Ability to meet deadlines and respond positively to pressure

The application process:

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we’re able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you’re not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.