HR Advisor, Cheshire

HR ADVISOR – CIRCA £35,000 + BENEFITS - This highly successful and expanding manufacturing group, with a head office based in South Manchester, is looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join their growing HR team and wider business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR professional who wants to develop their ER expertise within a supportive, collaborative environment that actively encourages professional development.

This is a permanent, office‑based role working Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm (37.5 hours per week), with some flexibility around start and finish times.

THE JOB

Reporting to the Head of HR, this role will provide commercially focused, pragmatic HR support with a strong emphasis on Employee Relations. You will manage a broad and varied ER caseload, balancing hands‑on case management with coaching and enabling managers to take ownership of people issues.

You will act as a trusted advisor to managers, ensuring best practice, legal compliance and consistency while supporting the business to make sound, risk‑aware people decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a full range of ER cases including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and absence management
• Lead complex, sensitive or high‑risk cases, including investigations, hearings and appeals
• Coach and advise managers to build confidence and capability in handling ER matters
• Ensure consistent application of policies, procedures and best practice across the business
• Provide clear, commercially minded HR advice aligned with UK employment law and ACAS guidance
• Support organisational change activity such as restructures, consultations and TUPE where required
• Maintain accurate HRIS records and support wider HR projects and initiatives
• Provide general HR support across the employee lifecycle as needed

THE PERSON

Essential

• Proven experience managing Employee Relations cases in an HR Advisor (or similar) role
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience coaching and advising managers through complex people issues
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance risk and business needs
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage a demanding caseload
• CIPD Level 3 or above

Desirable

• Experience in a fast‑paced, commercial environment
• Exposure to change management, restructures or TUPE

THE BENEFITS

• Ongoing professional mentoring and coaching
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Additional benefits currently under review

Please note that we are only able to consider applications from those who are eligible to work in the UK and therefore do not require sponsorship.