HR Advisor

About the role

Working closely with the site HR leadership team, you'll provide pragmatic, commercially-minded HR advice, supporting effective people management while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policy. This is a full time, permanent position. Working hours for this role would need to be flexible, however predominantly Monday to Friday and office hours, working 37.5 hours per week.

Pay and benefits

• Salary of up to £35,000 per annum
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy additional days
• Company sponsored pension scheme
• Private medical and dental insurance
• 24/7 online GP service
• Life assurance
• Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Access to MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more
• Access to GXO University for learning new skills and gaining qualifications at a pace you're comfortable with
• Continued focus on internal promotions (over 60% last year)

What you'll do on a typical day

• Provide professional, consistent HR advice and coaching to managers on policy and people matters
• Support leaders to manage employee relations casework, ensuring fair, timely and compliant outcomes
• Promote the correct and consistent application of company policies and procedures across site
• Support the HR Manager with the design and delivery of HR-related training for managers, including absence, performance, disciplinary and recruitment processes
• Maintain accurate HR metrics and reporting, providing clear analysis and insight
• Work effectively with key stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Payroll, L&D and Health & Safety
• Build strong working relationships with customer and internal teams to support operational requirements

What you need to succeed

• Proven experience in a similar HR Advisory role, ideally with a minimum of CIPD level 3
• If you're from a warehousing or logistics background this would be a huge plus, although we'll consider applicants from other fast-paced environments
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels
• A calm, professional approach with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a practical, solution-focused mindset