HR Advisor, Manchester, Greater Manchester

HR Advisor Vacancy, Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester
Permanent, Hybrid
£35,000-£40,000 10% bonus

HR Recruit is currently seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a small, supportive HR team within an established industrial organisation. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will take responsibility for the Manchester site, with occasional travel to the Cannock site required approximately once a month.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience and develop their career within a fast-paced operational environment. The role offers a varied workload, exposure to a wide range of HR activities, and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to people management across both sites with the opportunity to progress a senior HR advisory or HR Business Partner role.

Role Responsibilities

  • Provide practical HR guidance to managers supporting fair, consistent and legally sound outcomes
  • Coach managers through investigations, disciplinary and grievance processes, ensuring robust and defensible decision-making
  • Support proactive management of attendance, performance and capability, with a focus on early intervention and sustained improvement
  • Analyse HR data and trends to identify risks, support decision-making and inform targeted actions
  • Support recruitment activity and onboarding processes, ensuring a positive and compliant experience
  • Contribute to the delivery of learning and development activity to strengthen manager capability
  • Ensure HR processes, records and documentation are accurate, compliant and audit-ready
  • Support continuous improvement of HR processes, systems and ways of working
  • Contribute to engagement and communication activity, supporting a consistent and positive employee experience


Person Specification

  • Have at least 3 years previous HR experience in a generalist role
  • Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
  • Confidence to influence and challenge constructively at all levels
  • A proactive, solution-focused approach and the ability to take ownership of issues
  •  Experience using HR systems and data to support reporting and decision-making


There is the opportunity to WFH 1 day per week. In return you will receive a salary of between £35,000-£40,000 plus 10% bonus. There is also a 3.30pm finish on a Friday.

The salary banding advertised is a guideline, the remuneration offered will be commensurate upon experience

HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency. We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialised knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients.
We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the UK.
 

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