HR Advisor — Bodmin | Meatex Jobs

Role overview

Kepak is a global food company serving international retailers and food service household names with prime cuts of meat, on-trend food concepts and ready-for-market convenience foods. Kepak Red Meat UK operates from three sites within the UK. McIntosh Donald, in Aberdeen, Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and our Bodmin site in Cornwall.

Key responsibilities

• Opportunity to work for a leading food manufacturer in a fast paced, dynamic and production focused role, within a small HR Team, with operational excellence at the heart of what we do.

• As well as delivering on the day to day HR operations you will be working collaboratively with the HR Manager to support the site HR strategy. This will give you a great exposure to enhancing employee engagement, managing employee relations, and leading continuous improvement projects.

• Our company is dedicated to your growth and success! We offer a variety of training to help you reach your full potential and support your development and progression.

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and become a trusted advisor to positively influence approaches and behaviours in line with site/company standards and best practice, escalating any complex queries to the HR Manager as necessary.

• Proactively work to build people management capability across the Site Management team to give them the tools and confidence to handle people issues.

• Manage Employee Relations cases end-to-end including investigation, disciplinary, grievance, capability, flexible working, absence and performance management, coaching line managers/supervisors and providing pragmatic advice throughout the process.

• Actively identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies within the department/site.

• Lead on assigned ad-hoc projects as required, including data gathering, research and analysis.

• Support the site with our early careers initiatives, employee events and engagement activities.

• Support the HR Manager with delivery of annual HR processes such as salary reviews, succession planning and employee surveys.

What you’ll bring

CIPD Qualified – Level 5 preferred, or qualified through experience. Passionate about delivering a proactive, operationally focused and value-add HR service to the business. Must be discreet, diplomatic and treat information within the department as highly confidential. Meticulous attention to detail is essential.

Pay, hours and location

This is a Full-time role based in Bodmin. Pay rates and shift patterns are confirmed at application or shortlist stage and may vary depending on department and production requirements.

Notes (employer / disclaimer)

• Employer: A leading UK food manufacturer

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