HR Advisor (Temp) - Human Resources

HR Advisor – Maternity Cover (9-12 months)

Attractive Salary & Benefits

36.5 hours per week

Newtownabbey

Who are we?

At Henderson Group, we are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading food service provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Foodservice, Henderson Retail and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 colleagues and have been placed 3rd in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2022.

We're a family-owned team that cares about our people and the community in which we live. Our leaders care about employees and our employees succeed together and celebrate the success of others. We are interested in your aspirations, interests and skills and we strive to support and inspire you to do well.

A look into the role

Working with our HR team, you will provide a comprehensive, professional and customer focused HR service to employees and managers on operational requirements and business plan objectives.

You will be the professional point of technical expertise for line management in matters of HR policy and ‘best practice’ and employment law, providing advice and guidance as required to ensure the Company meets its employment obligations.

Working as an HR Advisor you will:

• Handle Employment Relation cases including supporting disciplinary and grievance hearings, assisting with managing sickness absence monitoring, handling tribunal claims from start to end, and providing support during periods of business restructuring (redundancies, TUPE, working practices etc.)
• Work with L&D on people management training solutions
• Support the Talent Acquisition Specialist and Hiring Manager with recruitment and selection campaigns in terms of advertising, shortlisting, attending interview panels etc.
• Contribute to the development of effective employee communications
• Contribute to the promotion of equality of opportunity within the Company and assist the HR Manager with the implementation of relevant equality legislation
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective people information via HR Systems e.g manpower, absence, turnover etc.
• Coach and counsel line managers to be effective People Managers inspiring them with confidence to handle employee relations matters
• To undertake projects in key HR areas as agreed with the People Services Manager.

Skills for Success

Working as our HR Advisor the minimum criteria you’ll need is:

• A minimum of 2 Years’ experience of confidently operating in an HR Advisory role within a fast-paced, customer focused environment
• CIPD qualified (or working towards)
• Competent standard of employment law knowledge and ability to transfer into practice
• Full, clean driving license and access to your own vehicle.

The attributes you’ll need include:

• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
• Effective communication skills, confident with people at all levels
• Ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines and business needs.
• Strong organisational skills and focus on accuracy.

It is Desirable if you had:

• Experience within the retail / FMCG / logistics sector

Are we right for you?

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

The Reward

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days.

You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.

Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.

Benefits include market competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, employee assistance programme, social club, Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores and many more.

This is a full-time position with contracted hours of 36.5 hours per week. Standard working hours will be 8:45am-4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:45am-3:45pm Friday. We offer a Flexible Hours Working scheme with (subject to team rota) core hours of Mon-Thurs (9:30-15:45 and Fri 9:30-15:00) and hybrid working (3 days on-site/2 remote).

Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on Monday 7th August 2023.

We are an equal opportunities employer