Senior People Advisor

Ishida Europe is a World leader in the design, manufacture and installation of complete weighing and packing line solutions. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior People Advisor to join the HR team in Woodgate, Birmingham.

Main Purpose of the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior People Advisor to join our People team and play a key role in supporting our managers and colleagues across the organisation. This is a role for someone who enjoys working through complex people issues, is confident making sound judgements, and can balance empathy and pragmatism with a clear understanding of employment legislation, risk and organisational needs.

You’ll take ownership of a varied and often complex employee relations caseload, providing advice from initial assessment through to resolution. This will include grievances, disciplinary matters, capability, absence, conduct and workplace investigations, as well as supporting wider organisational change. You’ll be trusted to work autonomously, but will also know when to challenge, escalate or seek wider input.

We’re particularly interested in someone who has experience with employee voice and employee representatives and who understands the importance of meaningful, constructive engagement. You’ll help us build positive relationships and ensure that colleague perspectives are heard and appropriately considered.

Primary Responsibilities

• Managing a complex and varied employee relations caseload from initial assessment through to resolution.
• Advising and coaching managers on sensitive and challenging people matters, providing clear, practical options and recommendations.
• Supporting and, where appropriate, leading workplace investigations, ensuring matters are handled fairly, consistently and with appropriate confidentiality.
• Supporting formal processes including grievance, disciplinary, capability, absence and performance management.
• Providing pragmatic advice on employment legislation, company policies and good people practice.
• Working with employee voice forums and employee representatives, building constructive relationships and supporting effective consultation and resolution.
• Contributing to organisational change, including restructures, consultations and workforce planning.
• Promoting fairness, inclusion and equality in the way we manage people and make decisions.
• Identifying themes and trends across casework and employee feedback, using insight to help improve our policies, practices and colleague experience.
• Building trusted relationships with colleagues and managers by taking an in-person, visible and approachable approach to people support.
• Travelling to our Poole site when required to provide hands-on support for colleagues and managers.
• Working collaboratively across the People team while managing your own priorities and caseload effectively.
• Travelling to our Poole site when required to provide advisory support for colleagues and managers.