HR Advisor

Vacancy - HR Advisor

Do you have experience providing HR advice, coaching and support to new and experienced managers?  Are you passionate about driving organisational success through HR initiatives and support? We’re seeking a HR Advisor who thrives in a fast paced and varied environment to work with managers across a diverse range of functional areas.

Your role

In this role you will work closely with leaders and managers to coach, educate and support them on HR policies and procedures to help them address their challenges and deliver on their priorities.  You will support with employee relations activity, efficiently guiding managers through change management and performance management, including investigation, disciplinary, grievance and capability processes, whilst also building strong working relationships with Trade Unions and employee representatives.

You will support effective workforce planning using data and insights to support decision making, overseeing and proactively helping managers to deal with absence management, ill health capability issues and promoting health and wellbeing within their teams.

You will support with policy development and management guidance to contribute to improvements to HR systems and processes. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to wider HR strategies and projects.

What you'll bring

You will have experience in providing HR advice, operating autonomously and prioritising effectively.  You will have experience using HR Information Systems, including accessing, inputting and compiling data and insights.  You will have up to date knowledge of current legislation, exceptional communication skills and the ability to engage and influence a diverse employee group, with experience in communicating with varied stakeholders, including Unions and/or employee representatives.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development 
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!