People Advisor

Salary: £40,000 DOE

Location: Sheffield

An exciting opportunity for an experienced People Advisor to join a global engineering business. This role combines hands-on HR delivery with strategic input, providing guidance to managers, driving employee engagement, and supporting talent and performance initiatives across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as first point of contact for managers on employee relations issues, providing pragmatic advice on disciplinary, grievance, performance, and absence matters.
• Manage ER cases end-to-end, ensuring compliance with policy and employment law.
• Coach and develop line managers to build confidence in handling people matters.
• Support talent management, performance reviews, and succession planning processes.
• Contribute to people initiatives that enhance engagement, wellbeing, and organisational effectiveness.
• Lead small HR projects and recommend process improvements.
• Deliver training sessions for managers and employees.
• Oversee HR administration and maintain accurate people data and reporting.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies, and ISO standards.
• Provide leadership and development for direct reports, fostering a positive and high-performing culture.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an HR Advisor/Generalist with strong ER case management background.
• Skilled in coaching and influencing managers across all levels.
• Experience managing performance, talent, and succession processes.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Confident using HR systems, data analysis, and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Resilient, proactive, and self-motivated with a collaborative approach.