HR Advisor

Location: Trowbridge (Fully Onsite)
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours p/w

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy and growing organisation. This is a varied and fast-paced generalist HR role with a significant focus on employee relations, supporting managers across multiple sites and functions.

The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused HR guidance while managing a large and varied ER caseload. This position would suit someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys problem-solving, and can confidently manage multiple complex cases simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations

• Lead and manage a high-volume ER caseload covering disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management, capability, and conduct matters.
• Provide expert employment law and HR policy advice to managers and employees.
• Support managers through the full employee relations process, including investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Ensure all cases are managed consistently, fairly and in line with current legislation and best practice.
• Maintain accurate records and case documentation using HR case management systems.
• Balance coaching, influencing and challenging managers to achieve positive employee relations outcomes.

HR Business Support

• Partner with managers to build capability and confidence in people management practices.
• Deliver guidance on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Support organisational change initiatives including restructuring, redundancy consultations and TUPE projects.
• Deliver training and workshops on key HR topics such as absence management, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Review and update HR policies, guidance documents and manager toolkits.

HR Operations & Projects

• Produce management information and HR metrics including absence, turnover and employee relations trends.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes and systems.
• Contribute to wider HR projects and organisational initiatives.
• Assist with HR administration and employee lifecycle activities where required.

About You

We are seeking an HR professional with a strong employee relations background who is comfortable handling a demanding and varied workload.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor position.
• Extensive employee relations experience, managing multiple cases simultaneously from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance issues.
• Confident influencing, coaching and challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and caseloads.
• Experience using HR systems and case management platforms.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Enhanced holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Pension scheme with employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Subsidised onsite facilities
• Free parking
• Employee discounts and benefits platform
• Opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive HR team within a successful and growing business