Job Description:

HR Advisor
Location: Golborne, Warrington
£35,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Benefits
Monday-Friday

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 46 countries.

We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our HR function supporting a global manufacturing business. This is a hands-on, generalist role with a strong focus on employee relations, providing expert HR support to managers and employees while ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and company policies.

You'll play a key role in supporting operational performance by partnering with leaders across the business, delivering practical HR solutions, and maintaining a visible presence on site.

Key Responsibilities: HR Advisor

• Provide expert HR advice and manage employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance, probation, absence and long-term sickness.
• Coach and support line managers on HR policies, procedures, UK employment law and best practice to ensure consistent people management across the business.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries, building strong relationships with managers and employees while maintaining a visible HR presence on site.
• Maintain accurate HR records and documentation, ensuring compliance with company policies, employment legislation and audit requirements, including SEDEX and SMETA standards.
• Monitor, analyse and report on key HR metrics, including absence, employee turnover, agency labour and employee relations trends to support business decision-making.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance people processes and operational performance.
• Work collaboratively with Health & Safety and Occupational Health to manage employee referrals, capability cases and wellbeing initiatives.
• Promote a positive employee experience by delivering a proactive, professional and customer-focused HR service across the site.

About You:

• Experienced in a generalist HR Advisor role, must be manufacturing, logistics or another operational environment.
• Confident managing a wide range of employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Knowledgeable in UK employment law and HR best practice.
• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships with managers at all levels.
• Organised, resilient and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable analysing HR data and using it to identify trends and drive improvements.
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualified (or working towards) is desirable.

Benefits/Additional Information:

• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Part of a dedicated HR function
• Life assurance from day one
• Company Bonus scheme
• Company Pension scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Christmas vouchers for you and your children
• Long service awards

Our perk box offering a wealth of benefits such as: -

• Money off purchases such as food, drink, cinema, tickets, clothing, and homeware and so much more
• A number of freebies across the perk box site, such as free coffees
• Online access to free exercise and yoga classes with 24/7 access to qualified therapists

Please apply to this position for immediate review – contact Kerry McCormick – ALPLA  UK Talent Lead