HR Officer

We have an amazing new opportunity for a HR Officer to join a leading Food Manufacturer based at their flagship store in Doncaster.

Role: HR Officer

Salary: Competitive

Location: Doncaster

Hours: 8.00am - 4.30pm but flexibility is required for the role and occasional night shifts in line with the business needs.

Purpose of the Role:

To provide HR generalist support to the organisation within a unionised environment. This is to include industrial relations support and guidance, provision of information to facilitate decision making, the undertaking of projects and being the first point of contact for HR enquiries.

Duties Include

• Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions and person specifications, posting ads and managing the hiring process, including being present at interviews, giving feedback and ensuring offers are sent out to suitable candidates.
• Create and implement effective onboarding plans
• Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements
• Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance
• Drive the absence management process in line with Company Procedures. Taking responsibility for absence management meetings, providing updated information to management, the management / co-ordination of occupational health facilities and working with insurance providers.
• Provide advice, support and coaching to managers on a range of HR topics, including disciplinary, absence management, grievances, paternity / maternity leave, flexible working requests, performance management etc.
• Monitor Probationary Reviews and assist with outcomes
• Support the management of disciplinary and grievance issues
• Act as the HR Representative at various HR related meetings.
• Manage the exit process including exit interviews
• Develop office-based systems to ensure that service levels are maintained
• Provide administration support to the HR department including the preparation of reports, presentation materials, letters etc.
• Working with and consulting with the Union to ensure HR matters are handled appropriately.
• Manage the Drug & Alcohol Testing process
• Provide information to payroll and ensure that the payroll system is up to date from a HR and time and attendance perspective.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries
• Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
• Ensuring up to date understanding and awareness of legal updates / changes

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of providing proactive, supportive, creative & credible advice and guidance.

You will have previous experience within a range of HR areas, including recruitment, absence management, disciplinary and writing HR Procedures. Working knowledge of Employment Law & Employee Relations is essential along with working in a unionised environment. Ideally you will qualified to CIPD level 5.