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Regional HR Advisor

TH Recruitment
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 0UD, England

Salary

£36,000 - £43,200 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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  • The Regional HR Advisor position is based in Wellington, Somerset, and Banbury, Oxfordshire, offering a salary of approximately £40,000 with a minimum of 5 years of experience required in a generalist HR role within a manufacturing setting.
  • The role involves managing employee relations, recruitment, and compliance while supporting training and development initiatives across two manufacturing plants.
  • Key responsibilities include handling grievances, overseeing attendance, leading recruitment efforts, and partnering with Health & Safety teams to ensure compliance.
  • Ideal candidates should possess strong knowledge of UK employment law, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving licence, along with CIPD Level 5 certification or equivalent.
  • The position offers competitive benefits such as a company car, healthcare cash plan, 25 days annual leave, and various employee engagement initiatives.

Regional HR Advisor

Location: Commutable distance to Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9JG, and Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1RE Site based role with 20% home-working potential.

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00. Occasional flexibility required.

Salary: c.£40,000

Competitive Benefits:

  • Company Car
  • Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan & EAP
  • 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
  • Health and Wellbeing Programme
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • 4x final salary life assurance
  • Long service awards and bonus scheme
  • Employee Referral Scheme
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Birthday and Christmas celebrations
  • Cycle to Work and Tech Saving Schemes

About the Role

Are you a proactive, solutions-driven HR professional with a strong background in employee relations and operational HR support? We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team at VPK Packaging, supporting all stages of the employee life cycle across two manufacturing plants, fostering a positive work environment and ensuring HR best practices. VPK Packaging is a leading corrugated packaging provider with a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and delivering high-quality, bespoke products to customers worldwide.

As a Regional HR Advisor, you'll play a key role in managing day-to-day HR functions, advising on employee relations, recruitment, and compliance, as well as supporting training and development initiatives. You’ll partner with managers to resolve workplace issues and provide a smooth, supportive experience for all employees.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinaries, and conflict resolution, coaching managers throughout the process to ensure compliance with policies and legislation.
  • Provide support on restructuring and organisational design initiatives.
  • Oversee attendance and support line managers with initiatives to reduce absenteeism.
  • Identify and coordinate sitewide training programmes in collaboration with management.
  • Deliver HR policy training and support employee development through performance reviews.
  • Lead recruitment for production roles, handling the process from advertising to selection.
  • Oversee onboarding, including inductions and documentation.
  • Partner with Health & Safety teams to ensure compliance with safety standards.
  • Promote wellbeing and engagement initiatives that support worklife balance and mental health.
  • Conduct employee surveys and support action planning based on results.
  • Manage offboarding, including exit interviews and providing feedback to management.
  • Lead HR projects, and support with policy development and process improvement to support strategic goals.

We believe our ideal Regional HR Advisor will have

  • A minimum 5 years in a generalist HR role, within a manufacturing setting.
  • A strong knowledge of UK employment law and experience in employee relations, recruitment, and performance management.
  • Intermediate Excel skills and proficiency with a HRIS (preferably iTrent).
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problemsolving skills.
  • An ability to manage priorities and build strong relationships across all levels.
  • Union experience.
  • A full UK driving licence.
  • CIPD Level 5 certification (or equivalent).

Apply Today!

If you are a proactive and creative problem solver, who is eager to make a positive impact (whilst remaining calm under pressure), we encourage you to apply.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.