Job Title: HR Advisor
Reporting To: HR Manager
Location: Wisbech
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 P/A
Job type: Permanent, Full time.
Permission to work in the UK (required)
About us:
Knowles Transport are trusted by some of the biggest and well-known businesses in the country to offer a broad range of warehousing and distribution services. Our focus today is epitomised by a drive to deliver the most efficient, high-quality logistics solutions to our customers, with long term benefits for both parties. We aim to carry out our operations sustainably and that’s not just in minimising our environmental impacts, but by examining efficiencies across the business and fully embracing development opportunities.
The Role:
Provide support to the HR Manager on ER related matters and to the managers across functions including areas of Resourcing, Disciplinary Investigations and Absence Management.
Supporting business strategy, development and continuous improvement, whilst maintaining employee engagement and welfare.
Requirements:
Must have HR experience and qualifications
Minimum of two years’ experience working in an operational HR capacity
Confident and demonstrable understanding of employment law
Articulate communicator, both written and verbal to persons at all levels
Flexible and adaptable in approach to ever changing workload and deadlines
Examples of adding value as both an individual contributor and active team member
Experience of dealing with challenging individuals
Confidential and approachable to employees at all levels
Ability to recognise, implement and review development plans for individuals – with support,
succession planning.
Ability to represent the Human Resource function internally & externally
Continuous improvement, always looking for innovation to drive the team and business forward
Methodical approach and ability to prioritise to enable standalone working
Full Driving licence and vehicle to travel to other sites if necessary
Key Accountabilities are:
Policy Monitoring/ Measuring
Monitoring the HR policy data to engage employee talent to maximise employee resources, within the following areas:
- Absence Management system
- Recruitment & selection strategy
- Retention strategy
- Succession planning processes
- Performance management and accountability structure
- Training & Development practice and policy
- Disciplinary & Grievance
Manager Coaching, Support & Guidance
Give appropriate HR advice (employment law related and/or using Policies/Procedures) on key issues such as disciplinary, grievance, and absence management.
Support Managers in investigations for disciplinary and grievance up to and including written warning level. This includes investigation, where appropriate, guiding and advising the manager during the hearing, taking appropriate notes and confirming the outcome.
Absence Management
Ensure all absence is monitored / track sickness absence and issue relevant management actions in accordance with procedure.
Ensuring KPI data is up to date and accurate
Recruitment & Selection
Support managers in the recruitment and selection processes for resourcing with the Resourcer, ensuring a fair and effective process is followed to select the best candidate(s) for the business and role.
Support the managers by offering the most cost-effective way of resourcing within each department
Writing offer letters and contracts of employment.
Managing the HR employee database.
Preparation of new starter documentation and induction material and co-ordinating with the driver development Manager, QSH Manager and departmental heads.
Retention
Conducting exit interviews for leavers to understand their reasons for leaving and identify trends to reduce employee turnover.
Appraisals
Support the appraisal process to ensure the maximum effectiveness of teams across the business and support improvement projects.
What We Offer / Benefits:
- We have training and development.
- Auto enrolment into pension.
- Statutory holiday entitlement.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of; Human Resources Administrator, Administrator, Employment Advisor, Office Assistant, Human Resources Executive, HR Graduate, HR Assistant, Human Resources Analyst, HR Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, HR Generalist, HR Office will all be considered for this role.
