HR Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Make a real impact by supporting managers and employees through every stage of the employee lifecycle.

Role Overview

This 12-month maternity cover opportunity is ideal for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience across employee relations, recruitment, people processes and performance management. You'll play a key role in delivering a high-quality HR service, ensuring compliance, supporting managers and driving continuous improvement across our people practices.

Key Duties

As a trusted HR contact, you'll provide practical advice and support to managers and employees while ensuring HR processes are delivered consistently and effectively.

You will:

• Manage key HR processes including absence, maternity, recruitment, right to work compliance and employee exits.
• Provide remote HR support and case management, ensuring employee and manager queries are resolved efficiently.
• Support disciplinary, capability and grievance processes while coaching managers on HR best practice.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and deliver engaging inductions to new starters.
• Maintain accurate employee records, correspondence and training data.
• Support recruitment campaigns from advertising through to onboarding.
• Produce and analyse people metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to wellbeing initiatives, policy development and continuous improvement projects.

Ideal Candidate

• An experienced HR Administrator, HR Coordinator, HR Assistant or HR Advisor with at least 1-2 years' experience in a HR environment.
• Studying towards or holding a CPP or CIPD qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent practical experience.
• Confident supporting employee relations matters and applying employment law principles.
• A strong communicator who can build positive relationships with managers and employees at all levels.
• Highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• Analytical, with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.

Why Join Us?

This maternity cover role offers the opportunity to gain broad exposure across the full HR function while working closely with operational leaders and HR colleagues. You'll have the chance to influence people processes, enhance the employee experience and develop valuable HR expertise within a supportive team environment.

This is a 12-month maternity cover position. We welcome applications from experienced HR professionals looking for an opportunity to make an immediate impact while developing their HR career.

About Sofina

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It's a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences - regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation

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