Salary - £37k to £42k Pro-Rata DOE

Part Time - 20hrs to 25hrs per week across 3 to 5 days (the hours per week are flexible to suit the successful candidate and open to discussion on which days / hours are worked).

My design and manufacturing client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join their growing team.

This is a newly created office-based position and will form part of the Group HR Team.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Group Head of HR, you will be responsible for supporting and delivering HR to the business site in Sittingbourne of approx. 130 employees.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide the business strategic and operational HR support & leadership
• Taking oversight of the company’s culture and lead change management processes.
• Apply HR and business knowledge evidencing appropriate decision-making skills.
• Assist in managing the implementation of specific HR projects, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Leading the recruitment process, including writing job descriptions, and preparing interview questions, arranging, and conducting interviews.
• Managing employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, retirement, and redundancy.
• Monitor probation deadlines, ensuring managers are following the probation policy and providing support/advice where needed, complete probation confirmation/extension letters
• Advising and assisting management with performance management and capability
• Facilitating and advising on all sickness absence and other absence including all statutory absences
• Administration of employee-related paperwork, such as employment contracts, new starter packs, or formal notices of termination, maintaining employee files on the HRIS system in line with compliance laws.
• Ensuring compliance with employment law.
• Managing the whole employee lifecycle including offboarding
• Providing and analysis of HR related statistics/HR Dashboard
• Ad hoc tasks as required.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills required

• CIPD Qualified would be advantageous or proven HR experience
• Experience working in fast paced environment within manufacturing or warehousing
• Ability to multitask and prioritise
• Building relationships with all key stakeholders
• Identify areas of improvement and streamlining processes