Contract type:
Full time
Location:
Stoke On Trent (ST6 4PY)
Hours:
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary:
£40,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You will support the business through business as usual and transition.
Here at Unipart we don't just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great' training and development program.
As a HR Consultant you will provide effective HR support, particularly in respect of Employee Relations, Change Management, Training and Development and Resourcing.
As part of your key responsibilities you'll:
- Represent the HR department at relevant site meetings where appropriate
- Be an ambassador for HR across the business and with clients
- Advise, guide and coach line managers in the areas of absence management, discipline, and grievance
- Support TUPE activities as and when required
- Support the initiatives and organisation of the Employee Engagement Survey
- Provide input and support for policy development as and when required
- Advise, coach and guide line managers about levels and types of reward, including base and variable pay and incentives
- Coach line managers in all matters relating to line management capability
- Develop and deliver HR training modules and other training and development activities in conjunction with the HR Advisors and the Capability team
- Support change management activities as and when they occur, ensuring effective employee communication and engagement is maintained
- Design and deliver effective recruitment campaigns to attract appropriate candidates (either internal or external) to a variety of roles in the organisation and ensure that candidates have a positive experience
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with the department's internal and external customers / suppliers
About You
We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!
Essential:
- Experience within an HR Advisory role, ideally gained within a fast-paced warehousing / logistics environment
- Up to date, working knowledge of current UK employment law
- Complete understanding of HR processes and procedures
- Strong planning and time management skills - able to balance priorities in a dynamic environment
- Ability to influence at a senior management level
- Able to work on own initiative whilst balancing the need to involve others for maximum effectiveness
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of MS Office and Google Suites
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent ability to manage transactional elements of a HR role
Desirable:
- SHL Level II or BPS Level B
- CIPD qualified – degree level or equivalent
- Coaching and mentoring skills / qualifications
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: HR Advisor, HR Specialist, Human Resources Consultant, Employee Relations Consultant, HR Business Partner, Change Management Specialist, Recruitment Consultant, Training and Development Officer, etc.
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