HR Advisor

Job description

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Job Description

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

This is a hybrid working role, based on 3 office days at our Wolverhampton site and 2 days home working.

We are looking for an HR Advisor to join the UK HR team located at our Wolverhampton site (situated at i54 Business Park, just off Junction 2 of M54).

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Provide HR advice and support to managers and employees on a range of HR matters, including performance management, employee relations, UK employment law and HR policies.

• Manage and resolve employee relations matters in a timely and effective manner.

• Support the wider HR and management team in promoting a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

• Attend grievance, investigation and disciplinary hearings advising all parties in line with current legislation and policy.

• Deliver HR related training courses to managers and team leaders as part of our line manager development programmes / training pathways.

• Coordinate the annual pay review process for employees across the UK creating the necessary databases to support managers.

• Lead the approval process for appointment / changes relating to Senior Managers and coordinate their specific annual review process.

• Manage our induction programme for managers and support coordination of senior manager inductions.

• Coordinate sickness absence data and welfare meetings.

• Assist with the development and implementation of HR initiatives, talent management and employee engagement strategies.

• Support change activity including mergers & acquisition, TUPE transfers and restructures.

• Assist across the site with employer branding and charity activities through inclusion in the charity team.

• Support the HRD/Head of HR with varied HR projects and activities.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be looking for an opportunity to secure a stable position within a successful industry and business. You will enjoy working with a busy professional HR team, playing your part as a solid team player.

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role, ideally in a growing or fast paced environment.
• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience of managing sickness absence, performance management, disciple and grievance cases.
• Able to support investigations and produce accurate case documentation.
• Experience delivering training sessions and presentations in a clear and engaging manner.
• Able to work with a high level of discretion and professionalism.  Suitable home working environment available.
• Organised and able to prioritise own workload.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Familiarity with HRIS Systems and data reporting.
• A desire to thrive in a role that requires a positive, proactive and flexible attitude towards change.
• Degree educated or equivalent HR experience; CIPD qualified preferred but not essential

Additional Information

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – ²⁴⁄₇ confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it’s incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you’ll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it’s requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.