A vacancy has arisen to join Billington Holdings as an HR Advisor on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave. This role is expected to be available for up to 15 months.
The Company
Billington Holdings Plc, one of the UK’s leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists operating throughout the UK and Europe.
The Group has seen significant growth over recent years with current turnover in the order of £125m and with operations / facilities across the UK employing over 500 people.
The Role
We are looking for a HR Advisor with extensive experience in employee relations. The ideal candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to handle complex employee relations issues and drive initiatives that improve our processes and support our talented workforce.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice and support to managers and employees on all employee relations matters, these will vary in complexity and volume.
- Manage and resolve employee relations issues in line with up-to-date employment law knowledge taking a consistent approach.
- Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
- Support in investigations and disciplinary hearings, providing advice and guidance where necessary, taking accurate minutes of meetings.
- Work together with fellow HR team members to develop and provide training sessions to line managers on key HR topics such as absence management, performance management, and handling disciplinary and grievance issues.
- Monitor and analyse employee trends and metrics, providing insights and recommendations.
- Production of HR KPIs and monthly management reports.
Skills and Knowledge
You need to be able to communicate effectively and establish strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels within the group.
The department is busy and fast moving so the ability to manage your own workloads and prioritise effectively is key.
Experience / Qualifications:
You should ideally be CIPD qualified, although not essential if you can demonstrate a strong background in providing employee relations advice.
You must be a proactive and self-motivated professional, with a strong work ethic. You should have excellent people skills and be a hard-working team player to succeed in this role.
You must have a driving licence and access to your own vehicle. Occasional travel to other business premises will be a requirement of the role, this may involve the occasional overnight stay.
- Previous experience of working in an equivalent HR role, 2+ years as a minimum.
- IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to handle data confidentiality.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with the ability to communicate at all levels.
- Good organisation and time management skills.
- Highly accurate and strong attention to detail.
- Experience of and ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to build effective relationships and work as an effective team member collaboratively to achieve goals.
- Self-motivated, with a flexible approach to work.
- Capability to learn new systems.
- Ability to multitask, and manage time and workload effectively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, working calmly under pressure.
Salary and Benefits
Salary will be dependent on experience and we offer a competitive benefits package including company pension, flexible working hours, sick pay scheme, health plan, cycle to work scheme, option to purchase additional holidays.
If you’re interested in this role, please email our Human Resources team at careers@billington-holdings.plc.uk with your details.