Senior HR Advisor

Description

Senior HR Advisor

Location: Leeds (with occasional travel to Crewe)

Salary: circa 45,000 + benefits

We are partnering with a highly respected food manufacturing business to recruit a Senior HR Advisor to take full HR ownership of their Leeds site.

This is a pivotal, standalone HR role where you will be the most senior HR presence on site, sitting as part of the site Senior Management Team and acting as a true partner to the Site Head. The business is undergoing significant change and is looking for an experienced, high-energy HR professional who can help shape the future of the site and embed a strong people agenda.

Senior HR Advisor - About the role

Based on site in Leeds (c.40 headcount), you will lead all divisional HR activity while also supporting ad hoc projects at a larger sister site in Crewe (c.100 headcount), with occasional overnight stays as needed (roughly once per month).

Reporting ultimately into the Leeds Site Head, with a dotted line into the wider HR function and HR Manager, you will:

Act as HR Site Lead for Leeds, owning the full generalist remitSit on the SMT, providing pragmatic and commercial HR adviceLead on culture change, employee engagement and employee forum activitySupport organisational design and help define what "good" looks like for the HR function as the business evolvesManage and deliver recruitment campaigns across the siteHandle audit requirements and work confidently with external audit bodiesProvide oversight and coordination for occupational health and payroll support Collating HR data (starters, leavers, absence, pay statistics)Submitting monthly data to overseas payroll (two payrolls per month)Support wider HR initiatives and projects across the regionUse HR data and analytics to inform decisions and support leadershipOnce the business stabilises, this role will naturally evolve to include more strategic HR work, including workforce planning, training strategy, shift pattern changes and longer-term people initiatives.

Senior HR Advisor - About You

This role requires someone confident, credible and experienced enough to operate independently in a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will ideally have:

Proven experience as a Senior HR Advisor / HR Business Partner in food manufacturing or FMCG is essentialIdeally CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalentStrong employee relations capability, with the maturity to move beyond reactive ER into proactive solutionsExperience supporting culture change and engagement initiativesConfidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing at all levelsA hands-on, "can-do" approach with high energy and resilienceStrong data analysis skills and excellent attention to detailA genuine desire to take ownership, build something sustainable and make a long-term impactThis is not a role for an interim mindset - the business is looking for someone who wants to carve out the role, embed themselves on site and grow with the organisation.

Why Apply?

Rare opportunity to be the senior HR lead on siteHigh visibility and genuine influence within the leadership teamA business going through meaningful change, offering challenge and developmentLong-term scope to shape HR strategy and add real commercial valueFor more information please contact Jacqui or Alice on (phone number removed)

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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