Job Description:

HR Advisor
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Salary: £40-£45k
Location: Dartford

About the job
The HR Advisor plays a key role in providing a high quality, commercial, generalist HR service in a dynamic business and our subsidiary businesses. The position works closely with the Director of HR and focuses on providing generalist HR support & advice to the business.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Director of HR in providing an effective HR advisory service to several business areas based across the UK (circa 300 people)
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with our people including the Executive team, so as to be able to identify and respond to current and future people related requirements
• Work with line managers to co-ordinate allocated disciplinary, sickness and grievance issues to ensure adherence to both company process and legislation, that a fair process is followed and that thorough investigations are conducted where required
• Understand and respond appropriately to the requirements of the diverse business units and variety of cultures and approaches to HR
• Actively support the annual performance management processes, reinforcing the 
• importance of continuous performance management including objective setting, giving and receiving honest feedback, and personal development
• Coordinate the Induction programme for all new members of staff
• Analyse, report, and act on monthly HR trends 
• Recruit and attract the best talent to the business at all levels; including reviewing CV’s, conducting interviews and formulating offers
• Regularly maintain and update all HR & Recruitment systems
• Assist with the payroll coordination, including checking the month payroll data
• Responsible for processing employee records throughout the employee lifecycle
• Responsible for managing company vehicle fleet
• Aligning your activities with the HR and business strategy, including Company Mission, Vision and Values

Our Ideal Candidate

• Negotiating and influencing skills with the gravitas to command professional respect at all levels; adept at handling difficult individuals to gain positive and constructive outcomes
• Demonstratable practical application of current employment law
• Experience of managing Performance Management processes; including management of risk and links to other HR processes
• Experience of providing training to managers on HR policies and processes. 
• Great written, phone and face to face communicator
• Strong attention to detail & good problem-solving skills
• Ability to plan and organise own time to meet deadlines, juggling multiple priorities

Required Experience

• At least 3 years within a HR Advisor role
• Experience of working within either Engineering or Manufacturing multi-site business an advantage
• Flexibility to travel, with occasional overnight stays 
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft systems (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Knowledge of IRIS Cascade (HR System) an advantage
• CIPD level 5 an advantage

About J&E Hall International

J & E Hall is one of world’s foremost refrigeration solutions providers. Our key activities include the design, manufacture, installation and after sales care of refrigeration and HVAC products.

As a member of the Daikin Group, J & E Hall has 10 locations and over 300 employees in the UK. A third of our workforce are service engineers who work remotely from UK service centres on customer sites. We consider our workforce to be a valuable asset and the success of our company is enabled by the dedication and development of our staff.

About the Business area
J & E Hall’s central HR, Finance and IT functions are based out of our head office in Dartford and support all areas of the business across all 10 locations.
Our IT team provide full IT services across the business and ensure we adhere to all industry standards. Our HR team are responsible for all HR activities including recruitment, reward & benefits, organisational design, performance and payroll and work closely with each location to provide ongoing support. Our customer focused finance team provide consolidated business analysis and monthly reporting for J & E Hall.
As an international company, and part of a global group, there are an extensive range of opportunities available throughout your career.

Pay & Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and a range of great benefits that help make J&E Hall International a great place to work. These include:

26 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Defined pension contribution plan

Life Assurance

Company sick pay scheme

Continued professional development, including study leave and financial support for role related qualifications

Recruitment referral scheme

Long service awards

Eye care vouchers

Salary Extras, including shopping, hotel and travel discount