Junior HR Business Partner - Newsprinters

Location:

Knowsley

Department:

Newsprinters

Salary Details:

Not Specified

Advertising End Date:

05 May 2024

Job Description

Newsprinters is a company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. More than just a printer, with three strategically located print centres at Eurocentral (Scotland), Knowsley (Liverpool) and Broxbourne (Hertfordshire), Newsprinters has the fire-power to service the entire UK seven days a week. Our national logistics network operates 364 days a year nationally and affords customers seamless distribution of their product to market.

Your role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for anyone looking for their first step into HR business partnering. We are looking for an aspiring Junior HR Business Partner to join the Newsprinters team. Reporting into the Head of HR at Newsprinters, you will partner closely with the business on all people related processes and be the first point of contact for all HR queries.

Day to day you will:

• Support the Head of HR in delivery of the people plan

• Provide support to all colleagues and managers with any HR related matters

• Work closely with colleagues and enabling functions to ensure effective delivery of the core HR cycle

• Operate as a peer and the key HR contact for the Newsprinters management teams

• Advise line managers effectively on a range of complex and challenging people issues

• Manage employee relations cases in conjunction with relevant colleagues

• Collate, maintain, interpret and present people data to enable data based decision making, ensuring one version of the truth

• Support the Head of HR in managing the annual pay award cycle and related communications and engagement

• Reinforce policies and practices and promptly assist to resolve issues, ensuring policies are up to date and fit for purpose alongside the Head of HR

• Plan, coordinate and implement restructures and change management projects

• Support the delivery of effective communication and engagement strategies

What we’re looking for from you:

• Someone who is looking for the next step in their career and feels that they have what it takes to support the Head of HR drive HR initiatives and projects

• You will have good proven problem-solving skills

• You will have assisted a People team in either an advisor or support role

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to talk to people at all levels and offer advice in line with the company values

• Sound knowledge of UK employment law

• Proactive and enthusiastic approach to all things people

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• 25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.