Senior HR Advisor

West Yorkshire Permanent 36000-40000 Ref: 420247

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a well-established, multi-site organisation as an HR Partner, taking ownership of a diverse operational workforce while playing a key role in the continued development of the people function. Working as part of a collaborative HR team, you'll partner with managers across multiple locations, providing commercially focused HR support that enables business performance, strengthens leadership capability and delivers a positive employee experience. This is far more than a traditional advisory role. You'll be a trusted partner to operational leaders, supporting organisational change, driving consistency across HR practices and helping to shape a high-performing workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

Acting as the lead HR contact for the head office site and business areas:
•   Building strong relationships with managers and influencing key people decisions
•   Managing a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance cases
•   Coaching managers to improve leadership capability and people management confidence
•   Supporting recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning activities
•   Contributing to talent development, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives
•   Leading and supporting HR projects, process improvements and business change programmes
•   Supporting organisational change, restructures, TUPE activity and transformation initiatives
•   Using HR data and insights to identify trends and support business decision-making
•   Working closely with payroll and wider business functions to ensure a seamless employee experience

Ideal candidate

The successful candidate will be a confident and credible HR professional, who enjoys working closely with operational stakeholders and influencing positive outcomes.

You'll bring:
•   CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience
•   Strong generalist HR experience within a fast-paced environment
•   Excellent employee relations knowledge and employment law expertise
•   Experience coaching and supporting managers
•   The ability to balance employee experience with commercial priorities
•   Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
•   A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to work autonomously
•   The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards

Summary

This is an exciting, career defining opportunity, to work as part of a supportive HR team whilst also leading on the day to day operational duties. The role offers:

•   Genuine business partnering exposure
•   Broad and varied HR remit
•   Involvement in transformation and change projects
•   Supportive and collaborative HR team
•   Opportunity to influence business decisions and drive improvements
•   Career development within a growing organisation

If you're an experienced HR Advisor ready to step up, or an established HR Partner looking for a broader and more impactful role, we'd love to hear from you.