HR Advisor

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and people-focused HR Advisor to join our People & Culture team at TriMech UK. This is a varied and hands-on role, supporting managers and employees across the business with practical, commercially balanced HR advice.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

What You’ll Be Doing

·        Providing first-line HR advice and case management support on employee relations matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance, flexible working and capability cases.

·        Coaching and advising managers on people issues, risk, policy application and best practice.

·        Supporting recruitment, onboarding, employee lifecycle processes and workforce planning activity.

·        Analysing people data and HR trends to identify risks, opportunities and recommendations for improvement.

·        Contributing to learning and development, talent, engagement, wellbeing, DEI and organisational change initiatives.

·        Supporting HR projects, policy reviews, process improvements and wider People & Culture priorities.

About You

You will be an experienced HR professional who is confident advising managers, managing employee relations cases and working in a busy, commercially focused environment. You will bring strong judgement, excellent organisational skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally, including in sensitive or complex situations.

Essential Skills and Experience

·        CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent HR experience.

·        Experience in an HR Advisor, People Advisor, Employee Relations Advisor or similar role.

·        Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.

·        Experience managing a range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance cases.

·        Ability to provide practical, commercially balanced advice to managers.

·        Strong written communication skills, with experience preparing HR documentation, reports, letters and policy guidance.

·        Confident using HR systems, Microsoft Office and people data to support decision-making.

Desirable Experience

·        CIPD Level 5 qualification or working towards this.

·        Experience supporting restructures, consultations, TUPE, integrations or business transformation projects.

·        Experience in engineering, manufacturing, technology, software, consultancy or professional services environments.

·        Exposure to HR analytics, workforce planning, talent development, reward or HR systems improvement.

Working Pattern and Location

This role is based at our Kenilworth office, with hybrid working typically split across three days in the office and two days remote (for a full-time colleague), subject to business and team requirements. Occasional UK travel may be required to support employee relations activity, recruitment, training, leadership meetings and People & Culture projects.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is professional, resilient and solutions-focused; able to build trust, handle confidential matters sensitively and provide clear, balanced advice. You will be comfortable working at pace, managing competing priorities and contributing to a positive, high-performing culture.

We will consider applications from people seeking full time hours (37.5 per week) or those looking for a part time job share arrangement.  

£38,000 if full time 

£6,000 car allowance 

Bonus twice yearly (totalling 10% of your salary)

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy an additional five.

Holidays increase by one day per year for the first five years of service. 

Summer Flexible 9 day fortnight working arrangements (optional)  

Health Cash Plan

Vivup benefits platform 

Further CIPD sponsorship