The Sun Valley Nut Company Hiring for HR Advisor at Wirral Full Time

We’re currently recruiting for a HR Advisor to join the Sun Valley team, based our manufacturing site in Bromborough, where we create delicious snacking products of the highest quality both under the Sun Valley brand and for major retailers.

As a HR Advisor at Sun Valley, you will play a crucial role within the business, acting as a key point of contact for employees and management by providing a comprehensive generalist HR resource, helping to achieve and maintain an aligned and enthusiastic team culture where people can excel and have pride in their accomplishments.

General responsibilities of a HR Advisor at Sun Valley:

• Support employees with queries in relation to their employment.
• Advise and support managers with grievances, disciplinary actions, absence management and performance management cases on site.
• Write or review all relevant notes and letters as required and sending them out in a timely manner.
• Support managers in ensuring that comprehensive return to work interviews with all staff take place.
• Coach managers with HR procedures and challenge any non-compliance.
• Ensure that all self-certification forms and doctor’s notes, where required, are provided by employees who are absent due to sickness.
• Actively monitor, and together with the relevant manager, manage all absence cases making referrals to occupational health as required – instigating formal proceedings where necessary.
• Support any site reorganizations or department restructures as required.
• Build and maintain strong productive relationships with site managers.
• Support employee communications on notice boards, TV screens or email as required.
• Interpret and advises on employment legislation.
• Process all current, starters, leavers and change employee data on the system.
• Keep the weekly and monthly KPI logs up to date
• Assist with the design and delivery of development for the site, such as performance reviews and management, discipline and grievance management as required.
• Work with site management alongside the L&D team to identify development needs and support the sourcing/delivery of training as required to ensure we have a skilled workforce.
• Assist with driving the PDR process.
• Work with management on the succession planning.
• Maintain both manual and computerized records for all employees – starters, leavers, transfers, time and attendance etc.
• Ensuring all site engagement and communications activity is delivered including companywide notices, briefings, employee representative meetings, employee surveys & follow up actions.
• Delivering on Recruitment, Induction & On-boarding, employee terms and conditions of employment, benefits and related processes in collaboration with group Talent Acquisition.
• To support and prepare for any audits, with particular regards to ethical trading
• Support the HR Manager and the wider Zertus HR team with ad/hoc projects.

We’re looking for a HR Advisor with the following skills:

• Able to support change, influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Experience in similar role within fast paced FMCG.
• Ability to work flexibly to support business needs as required.
• Working knowledge of UK employment legislation, or the desire to expand and learn
• Able to demonstrate evidence of problem solving.
• Good level of numerical and analytical skill.
• Competent using computer based packages, excel, word a MS Outlook and HRIS.
• Proven experience coordinating/assisting with H&S initiatives
• Excellent administrative and organizational skill with the ability to prioritize/multi task.
• Able to work on own initiative with little central support.
• Proactive approach to work and generating ideas – challenges the status quo suggest new ideas/processes of working.
• CIPD qualified or working towards – at Zertus UK&I we support with ongoing professional development and would support keen individuals with necessary training.

This is an exciting time to join the HR team as we join forces with the Zertus UK&I Snacking and Chocolate Market Unit and expand our presence throughout the major retailers. This role could suit an established HR Assistant looking for their next role, or a HR Advisor looking to expand their experience, with the confidence to lead employee relation meetings, and to promote and champion new initiatives for the site as directed by the Zertus UK&I group.

What can Sun Valley offer you?

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

• Chairty fundraising events

• Training and development opportunities
• Early finish on Fridays!

• The opportunity to also become part of the growing Zertus UK & Ireland Snacking & Chocolate Market Unit, partnered with Humdinger Ltd, Kinnerton Confectionery and Lir Chocolates!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wirral, CH62 3RD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What has interested you in this role and what skills can you bring?

Experience:

Licence/Certification:

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Application deadline: 20/05/2022