HR Advisor

HR Advisor | Birmingham - Office Based | Full time, Permanent | -40,000 + Excellent Benefits

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join a fast-paced, operational business supporting a multi-site workforce across Birmingham with regular travel to Manchester sites also. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident HR professional who enjoys being hands-on, building strong relationships with stakeholders and managing a varied employee relations caseload. Working closely with the HR Manager, you will take ownership of day-to-day HR matters, providing practical advice and support to managers while helping to maintain consistent people practices across the business. Based in Birmingham, this is a fully office-based role with regular travel to Manchester, so a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential.

The Role

As HR Advisor, you will manage a varied employee relations caseload, supporting managers with a range of people-related matters across multiple sites. You will play a key role in ensuring cases are handled professionally, accurately and in line with company policies and employment legislation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing low-to-mid-level employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and performance matters.
• Supporting and conducting workplace investigations, gathering evidence, taking detailed notes and preparing accurate case documentation.
• Advising managers on sickness absence, attendance concerns and policy trigger points, ensuring a consistent approach across the business.
• Building effective relationships with operational managers and providing practical, commercially focused HR advice.
• Supporting health and safety-related people matters and contributing to the resolution of workplace issues.
• Producing HR reports and maintaining accurate employee records, ensuring a high level of attention to detail.
• Supporting employee engagement initiatives and helping to foster a positive workplace culture across the sites.
• Providing occasional recruitment support where required, working alongside the dedicated recruitment and payroll functions.
• Travelling to sites in Manchester as required to provide hands-on HR support and maintain strong relationships with local management teams.

About You

We are looking for a proactive and resilient HR professional who is comfortable working in a busy, operational environment where no two days are the same. You will be confident managing employee relations matters independently, with the judgement to recognise when more complex cases need to be escalated to the HR Manager.

You will also demonstrate:

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor or equivalent generalist HR role.
• Strong employee relations experience, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and absence management.
• Experience supporting operational managers within a fast-paced, multi-site or commercially driven environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence where necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate investigation notes and case documentation.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to deal with challenging people matters.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.

A background in an operational, customer-facing or multi-site business would be advantageous. Candidates must be comfortable with a fully office-based working arrangement and regular travel between Birmingham and Manchester.

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