HR Advisor

HR Advisor (Maternity Cover) - Fixed Term (approx 1 year), Ross-shire

Join a people-focused organisation based in Ross-shire
, supporting a busy manufacturing environment where strong HR practices make a real difference to day-to-day operations. This maternity cover role offers the opportunity to work closely with managers and employees, ensuring effective HR administration, reliable people processes, and a positive employee experience. You will be part of a team that values accuracy, confidentiality, continuous improvement, and practical support across the employee lifecycle.

• Manage HR operations and maintain accurate employee records
  .
• Support recruitment, selection and onboarding activities.
• Assist with payroll, reward and benefits administration
  , including preparing deadline-driven employee data changes.
• Maintain and support HR systems
  , produce reports
  , and ensure HR compliance
  .
• Provide support for employee relations matters and attendance administration.
• Support learning, performance and engagement processes.
• Contribute to projects and organisational change initiatives.
• Support safety, culture and continuous improvement through effective HR practices.
• Make decisions within scope and escalate appropriately when required.

• CIPD Level 4 (or equivalent practical HR experience) is essential.
• CIPD Level 5 is desirable, or you must be actively working towards it.
• Experience in an HR administration
  , HR assistant
  , or People Services role supporting multiple stages of the employee lifecycle.
• Experience handling confirmation information and supporting absence and/or employee relations administration.
• Ability to prepare accurate payroll changes and other deadline-driven employee data.
• Confident user of HR systems and Microsoft Office
  , including intermediate Excel skills and strong attention to data quality.
• Practical understanding of core UK employment principles
  , confidentiality
  , and UK GDPR requirements.
• Clear written and verbal communication, able to explain processes with tact to employees
  , managers
  , and external providers
  .
• Strong organisational skills to prioritise competing deadlines
  , maintain accurate records, and follow actions through to completion with limited supervision.
• Experience improving an administrative process or introducing standard workflows (advantageous).
• Experience producing HR dashboards or working with an integrated HRIS (advantageous).
• Strong confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive employee information.
• Ability to support change in a manufacturing setting while maintaining consistency and fairness in HR processes.

• Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) - 1 year
• Start date: Available to start by the end of September 2026
• Working pattern: Monday to Friday,
  40 hours per week
• Location: Ross-shire
• Site attendance: Fully on site initially, including handover with the current post holder