HR Advisor

Job Description

We’re recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy, people-focused business based in Portsmouth. This is a varied, hands-on role providing day-to-day HR guidance and operational support across the organisation. As HR Advisor, you’ll play a key role in supporting managers and employees, ensuring HR practices remain compliant, efficient, and aligned with company values while promoting a positive, collaborative working culture. The HR Advisor will act as a trusted partner to management, supporting the full employee lifecycle — from recruitment and onboarding through to employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning.

Key Duties

• Act as first point of contact for HR queries across the business
• Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures and UK employment law
• Support recruitment activity — adverts, interviews, contracts and onboarding
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances and investigations
• Support absence management and return-to-work processes
• Maintain accurate employee records in line with GDPR
• Assist with workforce planning and staffing requirements
• Deliver HR reports and metrics to support business decisions
• Support training, development and employee engagement initiatives
• Contribute to HR projects including restructures and organisational change
• Liaise with payroll and finance to ensure accurate employee data

Skills and Knowledge

• Proven experience in an HR Advisor role
• Background in manufacturing, construction or trades environments desirable
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Confident managing employee relations cases
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Competent using Microsoft Office
• CIPD Level 3 minimum (Level 5 desirable)

Salary & Benefits

• £30-33K
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Full-time | 8:00am – 4:30pm (possible reduced hours available for the right candidate)
• Company pension
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to contribute to HR projects and initiatives