HR Advisor

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.

Our growing and developing site HR function are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join the team.

You will be based at our Kepak Bodmin site which is a single species (cattle) primary product and packing site, with approximately 300 employees and a 5 day operation.

Working hours are 37.5hrs/week, Monday to Friday, site based with home working available as and when required.

• Opportunity to work for a leading food manufacturer in a 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.

As an HR Advisor you will:

• 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 enable line managers and Supervisors to handle people issues confidently and autonomously.
• 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 HR Manager with delivery of annual HR processes such as salary reviews, succession planning and employee surveys.
• Support the Recruiter as required with recruitment activities including utilising the recruitment system, including advertising, responding to applications, scheduling interviews/block tests, and being a member of the interview panel.
• Support the Training Co-ordinator as required with new hire inductions, health surveillance/occupational health appointments and other training needs identified as required.

• CIPD Qualified preferred
• 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 essential, including proofing and editing
• Communicates well in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels
• Ability to multitask and work under own initiative to deliver to deadlines
• Resilience when faced with ambiguity and changing priorities whilst maintaining a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude
• Relationship builder with influencing skills

• Company Pension
• Employee Discount Platform - All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands.
• Refer a Friend Scheme - Get up to £500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group.
• Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
• Subsidised Canteen - Our on site canteen is serving multiple hot food options during the day
• Free Car Parking - Our Kepak site has a dedicated staff car parking facility which is free to use for all of our colleagues.
• Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees
• GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - Providing emotional, practical and financial support for all Kepak colleagues.

We are looking for someone with a “can-do” attitude, able to work effectively with a management team and employees from diverse backgrounds and multiple nationalities. If you have several years experience working in a generalist HR role, with a passion for continual improvement of the employee lifestyle and experience we are waiting to hear from you!