Central Employment are delighted to be working in partnership an award-winning, global manufacturing and engineering organisation based in Tyne & Wear, as they look for an HR Advisor.  Immediate start date, fixed term contract for circa 7 months, up to £35k DOE. Duties of the HR Advisor: 

• Provide guidance and coaching to managers on a range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, and absence management processes.
• Educate and up-skill supervisors and managers on HR best practices to enhance their abilities and mitigate potential risks.
• Ensure the smooth implementation of the Employee Review process, providing feedback and coaching to support employees’ career growth.
• Manage employee health surveillance in collaboration with occupational health providers.
• Support employee engagement initiatives to foster a positive work environment.
• Collaborate with managers and preferred suppliers to determine the most effective recruitment approach.
• Develop and refine recruitment documentation to ensure a robust and thorough assessment of candidates against technical, competency, and cultural requirements.
• Track and coordinate recruitment activities, providing insights and recommendations based on data analysis.
• Assess employee skills and competencies, making recommendations for training and development opportunities aligned with business needs.
• Design and deliver in-house training programs to enhance employee development across all functions.
• Processing monthly payroll- ensuring that Finance and external payroll provider are provided with all necessary payroll information monthly.
• Collate and distribute payroll information (sickness, overtime, shift allowances etc) to the payroll provider.
• Produce variable pay input not covered within the payroll input file ie: expatriates variable pay, commission guarantee, expatriate tax etc.
• Proactively manage HR systems and processes, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Identify process gaps and propose and implement changes to mitigate business risks.
• Prepare and analyse HR management information and reporting
• Identify and implement operational efficiencies, guiding on best practices to ensure seamless processes.

Experience required:

• Solid experience in a generalist HR Advisor or similar role - 2/3 yrs 
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and hands-on experience in employee relations.
• Proficiency in competency-based selection up to and including manager level.
• Experience in designing and delivering employee and manager training.
• Digitally savvy with strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering HR projects and employee engagement activities.
• Proficiency in working with data and HR systems.