HR Advisor
Help managers and colleagues thrive as HR Advisor at Noble Foods, offering trusted people guidance and improving employee relations in a supportive, family-owned business.
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Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.
Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.
In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.
🕒 Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00
What are we looking for?
The HR Adviser leads the delivery of high-quality, consistent, and legally compliant HR advice services across the business unit. The role ensures managers and employees receive timely, practical guidance on employee relations, policies, and people management issues, while driving continuous improvement in HR advisory services. They place a strong focus on the management of case work to support the building of capability of our line managers liaising regularly with Senior HR Business Partners and the Learning and Development Manager for escalations.
Key Accountabilities of the role – IT: What I do
(The below is not exhaustive)
Employee Relations Expertise
Provide expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters including probation, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and performance issues
Ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.
Mitigate business risk through proactive case management and sound judgement.
Stay updated on UK employment law and ensure advice reflects current legislation.
Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement
Monitor service performance using KPIs, and feedback.
Identify trends in HR cases and recommend proactive interventions.
Drive improvements in processes, systems, and service delivery models.
Embed best practice and standardisation across HR advice activities.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and key stakeholders.
Provide coaching and guidance to managers to strengthen people management capability.
Act as a trusted advisor on people-related matters.
Policy & Compliance
Contribute to the development and review of HR policies and procedures.
Ensure consistent application of policies across the business unit.
· Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, including case work logs and people systems.
Data & Insights
Analyse HR case data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Produce regular reports and insights for management.
Use data to inform decision-making and workforce planning.
Occupational Health & Wellbeing
Manage occupational health processes including referrals, case management, and follow-up actions
Coordinate and book health surveillance appointments in line with regulatory requirements and organisational policy
Monitor and track occupational health cases, ensuring timely progression and resolution
Provide guidance to managers on occupational health reports and recommended adjustments
Support absence management through proactive referral to occupational health services
Ensure accurate and confidential record-keeping of all occupational health activity
HR Projects & Initiatives
Contribute to HR projects such as engagement surveys, wellbeing initiatives, and organisational change
Support change management activities within the business
Shared Accountabilities – US: Making it better together
Health & Safety responsibilities
Develop and implement the health and safety policies and procedures. Allocate the resources for the health and safety activities and initiatives.
Ensure that the team leaders and team members comply with the health and safety legislation and standards and review and evaluate the health and safety risks and control measures in the work area and make improvements.
Communicate and consult with the team leaders, team members, and other stakeholders on health and safety matters.
Social & Environmental responsibilities
Set clear and measurable social and environmental objectives and targets for your area and align them with the company's vision and values.
Monitor and evaluate the social and environmental performance and impact of your area and report on the progress and challenges.
Allocate resources and provide support and guidance to your team leaders and staff to enable them to deliver on their social and environmental responsibilities.
About You: ME: How I do it
Skills, Knowledge & experience
· Strong experience in Employee Relations or HR Advisory roles.
· Deep knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
· Ability to handle complex and sensitive cases with confidence.
· Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Personal attributes
· Ensures teams come Together for regular briefings
· Takes Ownership for holding themselves and the team accountable for the What and the How
· Is Courageous and makes difficult decisions in challenging circumstances using data and or sound thought processes
· Is an ambassador for Action demonstrating speed and integrity in everything they do
· Builds trust in the team by demonstrating genuine care and Respect for each other and for everyone’s point of view.
· Strives for Excellence bringing the strategy, purpose and values to life and engaging their team.
We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.
What can we offer you?
Free hot drinks on shift
Service Awards
Enhanced paternity and maternity
Free life insurance
Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
Discounted eggs and chicken
A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
Discounted Gym Memberships
Free Eye Test every two years
Discounted mobile phone contracts
Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
Wellness programme
Employee Charity Matching Scheme
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
- Department
- Human Resources
- Role
- HR Advisor
- Location
- North Scarle (Consumer Foods Head Office)