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