About the Role: An established Hitchin manufacturing firm is seeking an accomplished HR Advisor. This standalone role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive HR support and ensure legal compliance and best practices across all people-related matters. The workforce comprises approximately 50-60 employees, with a mix of 25% commercial and 75% manual workers.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure fair, transparent, and legally compliant HR practices
Support the business in mitigating employment risks by ensuring adherence to current legislation and best practices
Maintain and update HR policies, procedures, and employee handbooks
Provide professional HR advice and guidance to managers on staff development, performance management, salary reviews, employee relations, and change management initiatives
Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring equality, fairness, and compliance with employment law
Oversee absence management processes, including return-to-work interviews and occupational health referrals
Promote and maintain HR practices that align with the company culture and values
Coordinate and administer Health and Safety activities in collaboration with the senior management team and board
Provide HR-related data to Finance for the payroll process for hourly-paid staff
Undertake additional HR tasks and projects as requested.
Carry out all related HR Admin
Maintaining valid business liciences, H&S certificates and insurance docs
Helping with external auditors requesting evidence of documentation

As our ideal HR Advisor for this role, you will essentially bring:

A CIPD Postgraduate Qualification (Level 3 or above) or be well qualified by experience
Minimum of 2 years' proven generalist HR experience, including post-qualification advisory responsibility
Strong experience supporting senior management with HR guidance
Proven working knowledge of current employment law
Knowledge of on site H&S requirements and documentation
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Strong project management skills
Good IT proficiency with a sound understanding of email, Word, Excel, and databases
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to discuss complex HR issues at both management and staff levels
Be comfortable working independently as a standalone HR professional

Additional attributes would be desirable:

Previous HR experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
Familiarity with factory Health & Safety procedures
Experience with Moorepay or similar HRM/ Payroll system
IOSH qualification

Some additional points to note:

Willingness to travel occasionally for business if required
This position is coming available August 2025

Benefits:

23 days annual leave per annum, plus Bank Holidays
Annual shutdown during the Christmas period with any working days not covered by Statutory Bank Holiday paid for
Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
Life Assurance Benefit scheme
Free parking at your Hitchin site

Please Note: This is a well-rounded and autonomous HR role, best suited to someone who enjoys hands-on work and values stability over upward progression.

How to Apply: If you are an accomplished HR Advisor, ideally with experience in an industrial setting and familiar with factory Health & Safety, Tate would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for the role.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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