Gleeson Recruitment Group
HR Advisor
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HR Adviser | Global, Growing Engineering Business | Initial 12 Month FTC | up to £40K plus benefits | Burton - on - Trent - Hybrid Working
Gleeson Recruitment Group are working with a well-established organisation in Burton-on-Trent who are looking to appoint an experienced HR Adviser on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional looking to join a busy, commercially focused HR team, with the potential for longer-term opportunities within the organisation following the initial contract.
The Role
Reporting into an HR Business Partner, you will provide practical and commercially focused HR advice to managers across the business, taking ownership of a varied employee relations caseload. You will be responsible for providing sound advice across a broad range of HR matters, supporting managers to make fair, consistent and legally compliant decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of employee relations matters including absence, probation, performance, capability, disciplinary and grievance cases.
- Providing managers with practical advice on HR policies, employment law, risk and appropriate next steps.
- Taking ownership of cases through to resolution, ensuring actions are progressed promptly and effectively.
- Supporting formal employee relations meetings and providing procedural and employment-law guidance.
- Managing attendance and absence cases, including occupational health referrals and reasonable adjustments.
- Advising on flexible working, family-related leave and other employee matters.
- Supporting organisational change activity, including restructuring, redundancy and TUPE.
- Coaching and developing managers in effective people-management practices.
- Identifying trends and recurring issues across employee relations and workforce data.
- Supporting HR projects and wider people initiatives across areas such as engagement, wellbeing, retention and talent.
- Maintaining accurate and confidential HR records, documentation and casework.
- Escalating complex or higher-risk matters to the HR Business Partner where appropriate.
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About You
We are looking for an experienced HR Adviser/HR Advisor who is confident providing hands-on advice to managers and managing employee relations cases independently.
You will ideally have:
- Proven experience in a generalist HR advisory role
- Strong employee relations experience across absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Good practical knowledge of UK employment law.
- Experience advising and constructively challenging managers.
- Confidence supporting formal ER meetings and difficult conversations.
- Strong case-management and organisational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to manage confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office.
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience would be desirable.
- A full UK driving licence is essential due to regular travel to business locations.
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