Bells of Lazonby are an established family baker and market leader within the food and retail sector. They have created delicious baked products for over 70 years, with a strong reputation for both their quality as well as their corporate, social and environmental responsibility. They lead the way on innovation, having been the first of their kind to open a gluten, wheat and milk free bakery, in addition to producing their more traditional products.
Founded in 1946 in Cumbria, they have been on a remarkable journey and now employ over 350 people who work across their award-winning baking sites and head office.
Bells of Lazonby has a fantastic reputation as an employer promoting an open and honest culture in the workplace, who empower their employees to look for solutions and share ideas with the business. Their Head Office is based in a beautifully restored station house, and they pride themselves on a waste minimalisation policy which has gained them the Queens Award for Enterprise.
The business continues to thrive, and the Senior HR Advisor will have the opportunity to develop and grow over the coming years.
Reporting into the HR Manager, this hands-on role is an excellent opportunity to take your career within HR to the next level by continually developing your people skills, being involved with a wide variety of work and becoming indispensable to the efficient running of HR processes.
Responsibilities
- Assist with communicating, training and ensuring compliance of all Human Resource policies and procedures.
- Provide advice and recommendations on all people related issues.
- Maintain HR records and ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations within the food production industry.
- Coach, challenge and influence leaders and managers to develop leadership and team capability.
- Help to continually improve the overall business performance and ensure teams are and future ready.
- Work closely with the HR Manager and Leadership team to define, deliver and measure culture and engagement initiatives across the business.
- Manage the recruitment process, from developing job descriptions to facilitating interviews
- Organise and deliver HR-related training programs
- Support, coach and challenge line management with absence, disciplinary and grievance issues analysing trends to recommend improvements.
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation and company policies
- Support the development of performance management systems
Experience
- You will have a strong background in HR as an HR Advisor or Officer
- Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practices
- A solution-focused approach to conflict resolution
- Strong IT skills in HRIS and Office packages (particularly Word, SharePoint, Excel)
- A proactive approach to employee engagement and staff development
- Proven ability to plan and implement projects/initiatives
- Analytical skills: quickly evaluates data / situations and reaches conclusions
- Experience of working in a fast-paced, manufacturing organisation would be highly desirable
For more information please apply or email .
Any speculative CV's sent directly to Bells of Lazonby will be forwarded to Broster Buchanan for review.