Human Resources Advisor

Company: Frazer Jones
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Location: Durham
Job Description:

Job Description

Our Middlesborough based client is seeking an experienced People Advisor to support its site-based operations team. This is a superb opportunity to work in a role offering future growth and development for a successful manufacturing business.

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This role will suit a proactive, self-starter with experience in a generalist HR role, providing people support, partnering with managers and employees across a fast-paced operational environment. You’ll play a key role in employee relations, recruitment, absence management, onboarding, wellbeing and colleague engagement.

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Key Responsibilities

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  • First point of contact for HR and people-related queries.
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  • Providing advice and guidance on absence, conduct, capability, grievance and probation matters.
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  • Supporting the employee relations processes, investigations and formal meetings.
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  • Coordinating recruitment, onboarding and probation activities
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  • Monitoring absence management and occupational health referrals.
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  • Maintaining accurate HR records, reports and documentation.
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  • Supporting employee engagement, wellbeing and communication initiatives.
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  • Building effective relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives.
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  • Ensuring HR processes are compliant with employment legislation and internal policies.
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About You

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  • You will have experience in a People Advisor, HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
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  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
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  • Confident in supporting and partnering managers with people-related matters.
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  • Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
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  • Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism.
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  • Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG, engineering or another operational environment would be advantageous.
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  • CIPD qualification or working towards accreditation is desirable.
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What’s on Offer

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  • Broad and varied HR generalist role.
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  • Exposure to a wide range of employee relations activities.
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  • Supportive and collaborative working environment.
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  • Career development opportunities.
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  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
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  • Opportunity for CIPD
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  • Flexible start and finish times and working for a very supportive manager
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Posted: August 16th, 2026