Senior HR Officer
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Essex
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 11 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 09 Jul 2018
- Sectors
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ADVISOR
* The Senior HR advisor officer responsible for the provision of generalist HR advice and guidance and deputise in the absence of the UK HR Director
* Manages recruitment with other HR Advisors, working with external recruitment agencies and managing their performance and contracts
* The Senior HRO supports the identification, planning and implementation of training and development programmes across the whole
* Provides support to manage the payroll process as cover for the HR & Payroll Administrator
* Provides support and manages Occupational Health matters to meet the needs of the UK business.
* Supports the maintenance of good employee relations and consistent application of policies and procedures.
* The Senior HRO reports to the HR Director, and works closely with the small HR team to ensure full coverage of all HR requirements within the business, in a timely & effective manner.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
HR Advice & Guidance - provide advice and support ensuring professional service provision across all HR activities, with particular emphasis on capability, disciplinary/grievance, recruitment, relationship with Health and Safety and Occupational Health and Absence Management.
* Supports the UK business in all HR activities and in the drive to improve performance standards.
* Provides support to the Operations management in developing and strengthening relations with the workforce as well as developing the HR to employee relationship.
* Maintain up to date policies and procedures in compliance with best practice and legislative changes
* Development of new policies as appropriate or recommended for improvements
Training & Development - support training and development activities for the UK business, ensuring coverage of all employees:
* Assist in co-ordination of the performance management process, including business partnering with managers to provide support where necessary
* In conjunction with managers, develop individual personal development plans
* Work with operations to develop and implement factory training matrices to support flexibility improvements and competency assessment/enhancement
Recruitment
* Provide support to line managers through skills matrix shortlisting, job descriptions and competency based question matrix
* In conjunction with HR Advisors source appropriate recruitment methods and agree contract terms with any new suppliers (for Board sign off)
* Undertake interviewing as required for allocated vacancies
Occupational Health
* Assist where appropriate with occupational health queries, diary management in the absence of the HR Advisor
* Support managers with longer term sickness through appropriate liaison with occupational health with rehabilitation and return to work programmes
HR & Payroll Systems
* Provide the payroll support and running of payroll where appropriate during absence of the HR & Payroll Administrator
* Support the development of appropriate HR Systems, providing recommendations for improvement
* To provide HR metrics and key performance indicators for the HR department with appropriate actions to enhance performance
* Ensure consistency of data on all systems to align with other process, eg.finance
* Ensure integrity of the information provided
General
* Support HR team members in all aspects of departmental operation, to ensure high customer service levels, effective team working and communication.
Person profile:
* CIPD qualified or relevant qualification by experience
* Degree qualified preferable
* Previous experience of working in a medium/large organisation, ideally in a manufacturing environment
* Evidence of exposure of business partnering to managers on recruitment process, development of training and development plans, disciplinary and grievance, capability, performance management, absence management and occupational health situation
* Strong IT skills, with awareness of HR databases and Time & attendance systems an advantage
* Evidence of analytical skills and appropriate metrics to drive improvement
* Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work at all levels of organization.
* Sound knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
* Strong judgment & prioritisation skills to meet deadlines.
* Pro-active self-starter, capable of working on own initiative.
* Flexible approach to departmental workload, strong team-working capabilities.
* Full awareness of need for integrity and confidentiality in HR activities
* The Senior HR advisor officer responsible for the provision of generalist HR advice and guidance and deputise in the absence of the UK HR Director
* Manages recruitment with other HR Advisors, working with external recruitment agencies and managing their performance and contracts
* The Senior HRO supports the identification, planning and implementation of training and development programmes across the whole
* Provides support to manage the payroll process as cover for the HR & Payroll Administrator
* Provides support and manages Occupational Health matters to meet the needs of the UK business.
* Supports the maintenance of good employee relations and consistent application of policies and procedures.
* The Senior HRO reports to the HR Director, and works closely with the small HR team to ensure full coverage of all HR requirements within the business, in a timely & effective manner.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
HR Advice & Guidance - provide advice and support ensuring professional service provision across all HR activities, with particular emphasis on capability, disciplinary/grievance, recruitment, relationship with Health and Safety and Occupational Health and Absence Management.
* Supports the UK business in all HR activities and in the drive to improve performance standards.
* Provides support to the Operations management in developing and strengthening relations with the workforce as well as developing the HR to employee relationship.
* Maintain up to date policies and procedures in compliance with best practice and legislative changes
* Development of new policies as appropriate or recommended for improvements
Training & Development - support training and development activities for the UK business, ensuring coverage of all employees:
* Assist in co-ordination of the performance management process, including business partnering with managers to provide support where necessary
* In conjunction with managers, develop individual personal development plans
* Work with operations to develop and implement factory training matrices to support flexibility improvements and competency assessment/enhancement
Recruitment
* Provide support to line managers through skills matrix shortlisting, job descriptions and competency based question matrix
* In conjunction with HR Advisors source appropriate recruitment methods and agree contract terms with any new suppliers (for Board sign off)
* Undertake interviewing as required for allocated vacancies
Occupational Health
* Assist where appropriate with occupational health queries, diary management in the absence of the HR Advisor
* Support managers with longer term sickness through appropriate liaison with occupational health with rehabilitation and return to work programmes
HR & Payroll Systems
* Provide the payroll support and running of payroll where appropriate during absence of the HR & Payroll Administrator
* Support the development of appropriate HR Systems, providing recommendations for improvement
* To provide HR metrics and key performance indicators for the HR department with appropriate actions to enhance performance
* Ensure consistency of data on all systems to align with other process, eg.finance
* Ensure integrity of the information provided
General
* Support HR team members in all aspects of departmental operation, to ensure high customer service levels, effective team working and communication.
Person profile:
* CIPD qualified or relevant qualification by experience
* Degree qualified preferable
* Previous experience of working in a medium/large organisation, ideally in a manufacturing environment
* Evidence of exposure of business partnering to managers on recruitment process, development of training and development plans, disciplinary and grievance, capability, performance management, absence management and occupational health situation
* Strong IT skills, with awareness of HR databases and Time & attendance systems an advantage
* Evidence of analytical skills and appropriate metrics to drive improvement
* Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work at all levels of organization.
* Sound knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
* Strong judgment & prioritisation skills to meet deadlines.
* Pro-active self-starter, capable of working on own initiative.
* Flexible approach to departmental workload, strong team-working capabilities.
* Full awareness of need for integrity and confidentiality in HR activities