Position: HR Advisor
Base Location: Brooklands, Weybridge or Chessington, Surrey
Reporting to: Head of HR
Department: HR
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £38K-£40K per annum (dependent on experience)
Position Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join a small and busy HR team based in our facility located in Brooklands, Weybridge. The HR Advisor will provide comprehensive guidance and support to heads of department and managers, in all aspects of people management, from recruitment and training, employee engagement and wellbeing to managing employee relations cases. You will also support the Head of HR team on some exciting projects over the coming year, including the ongoing implementation of a new HR System – Cezanne HR and employee engagement activities.
What will you do?
You will deliver a broad and effective HR service and will interact with managers and employees based both at Brooklands and Chessington Warehouses. Key responsibilities will include the management of all day-to-day HR processes including:
1. Recruitment
- Manage all aspects of the recruitment process, candidate attraction, recruitment and selection
- Gain approval of Head of HR for recruitment for specified positions. Support with Seasonals and Apprentices recruitment
- Collaborate with recruiting Manger to understand hiring needs
- Collaborate with recruiting Manger to understand hiring needsConduct initial screening of candidates to shortlist for managers
- Collaborate with line manager regarding selection of applicants for interview
- Liaise and brief with recruitment agencies
- Attend first interviews and assist in creating consistent and fair interviews
- Clarify salary band with Head of HR
- Support Diversity, Equity and inclusion in recruitment
- Take responsibility for HR inductions
- Ensure new hires have a structured introduction to the company, policies and culture
- Introduction to company
- Explanation of employee benefits
- Check right to work and ensure compliance with UK immigration requirements
- Update and maintain recruitment tracker
2. Performance Management
- Provide support for performance management process
- Support and advise line managers on probationary reviews, performance reviews. Capability processes and informal/formal meetings, professional development plans
- Track end of probation and liaise with line manager where probation is extended or unsuccessful
- Liaise and support line manager re appraisals
3. Employee Relations and Case Management
- Employee relations and Case management
- Provide first line HR advice to managers and employees on policies, procedures and employment law
- Advise and manage employee relation cases – support managers to ensure correct procedures are followed in carrying out performance improvement plans, grievances, sickness absence management and disciplinary hearings and investigations.
- Conduct welfare meetings
- Take notes at meetings as and when required
- Seek specialist employment law advice when necessary
- Update and maintain ER tracker
4. HR Systems & Processes
- Support with the ongoing development, integration and data input and maintenance of the HR System – Cezanne HR
- Create ad hoc reports, and provide management information and reports as required
- Contribute to developing and establishing new processes
5. General
- Support the HR Administrator with responding to HR queries
- Coach managers on best practices and processes
- Organise, schedule and participate in key HR meetings
- Participate in HR projects and activities and any other administrative duties as may be required
- Responsible for employee benefits management & administration
- Support with development and delivery of training activities for all levels
- One half day per every 3 weeks – based in the Chessington Office
What we’re looking for
- CIPD Level 5 or degree / relevant qualification
- Prior experience working within a HR team
- Highly computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Experience using HR software - knowledge of Cezanne HR desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build strong working relationships quickly
- Flexible and professional approach
- Willing to support the team where required
- Excellent attention to detail
- Highly organised and able to prioritise
- A desire to work in a fast-paced environment and unphased by a variety of case-loads
Why join us?
Britannia Row Productions is a world class audio rental company supplying high end audio equipment and skilled audio engineers to global music tours, sporting, and corporate events. Now part of the US based Clair Global group of companies our business and impressive client list is growing.
What do we offer?
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays pro-rata
- Personal pension scheme – 4% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution
- Health Care Cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Insurance 4x salary
- Free flu vaccinations
- Enhanced company sick pay
- On site free parking
- Company social events
W E ’ R E B U I L D I N G A D I V E R S E , I N C L U S I V E T E A M
You’re welcome at Britannia Row wherever you’re from and whoever you are. We know that sometimes, people don’t apply for a job because they don’t have every single skill listed in the job’s requirements. So if you’re interested in a role here and believe you could be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.
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