HR Adviser - Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Posted 7 days ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Woolston, Warrington
Summary: We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor for an 8-month fixed-term contract in a busy manufacturing environment. The role involves providing hands-on HR support, focusing on employee relations, absence management, and operational HR tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced setting. A CIPD qualification or HR degree is preferred but not essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day HR support to managers and employees
- Support and advise on disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and capability processes
- Manage sickness absence cases proactively and contribute to absence reduction initiatives
- Coordinate the recruitment process from approval through to issuing contracts
- Support annual performance review and succession planning processes
- Maintain accurate employee records and produce HR reports and analytics
- Support onboarding and training activities
- Contribute to the development and improvement of HR policies and procedures
- Promote employee engagement initiatives and support a positive workplace culture
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in a similar HR role
- Confidence in managing employee relations matters independently
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Good understanding of current employment legislation
- CIPD qualification or HR degree (beneficial)
- Experience in a manufacturing environment (advantageous)
Salary (Rate): £40,000 yearly
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Advisor to join a busy manufacturing environment on an 8-month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on generalist role supporting managers across a wide range of HR activities, with a strong focus on employee relations, absence management, and operational HR support.
About the candidate
The successful candidate will have previous experience within a similar HR role and will be confident managing employee relations matters independently. You will be comfortable working within a fast-paced environment, building strong relationships with managers, and providing practical HR guidance across the employee lifecycle.
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and a good understanding of current employment legislation. Experience within a manufacturing environment would be advantageous but is not essential. A CIPD qualification or HR degree would also be beneficial.
Salary: £35,000 £40,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full Time
Location: Warrington, with 3 x a year travel to another UK Site.
What you ll do
- Provide day-to-day HR support to managers and employees
- Support and advise on disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and capability processes
- Manage sickness absence cases proactively and contribute to absence reduction initiatives
- Coordinate the recruitment process from approval through to issuing contracts
- Support annual performance review and succession planning processes
- Maintain accurate employee records and produce HR reports and analytics
- Support onboarding and training activities
- Contribute to the development and improvement of HR policies and procedures
- Promote employee engagement initiatives and support a positive workplace culture
- Competitive bonus scheme
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Healthcare and lifestyle discounts
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Onsite parking