Employee Relations Consultant

Umbrella Rate: A GBP 28.54/hr (Inside IR35)

Contract length: to 3/8/2027

Do you have experience in supporting absence and disciplinary casework in a manufacturing environment? Step into a rewarding opportunity where your HR expertise directly improves attendance, supports people, and strengthens performance across manufacturing. The Employee Relations Consultant role offers a clear learning pathway, structured training, and meaningful autonomy from day one. With hybrid working in the West Midlands, this Employee Relations Consultant role is built for candidates who enjoy problem:solving, coaching managers, and delivering calm, professional guidance through complex absence cases.

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  - Coordinate and deliver Employee Relations Consultant support, with a primary focus on resolving manufacturing:related absence cases effectively.
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  - Provide timely advice on short: and long:term absence, ill:health matters, restricted worker cases, and other complex scenarios.
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  - Support line managers with absence:related disciplinary investigations and hearings, including dismissal and appeal, ensuring consistent process.
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  - Spot early intervention opportunities and implement tailored support measures to reduce absence duration and improve employee outcomes.
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  - Deliver absence management training to stakeholders across the manufacturing environment, building confidence and practical capability.
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  - Partner with Occupational Health to align support plans and drive improved absence timescales across manufacturing sites.

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  - Experience supporting absence, ill:health, restricted worker situations, and disciplinary casework within a manufacturing environment.
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  - Strong accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to manage varied workloads and prioritise effectively.
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  - Proven coaching and advisory skills, enabling managers to understand and apply HR processes with confidence.
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  - Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex information clearly and professionally.
• A- A customer:focused mindset and resilient approach to working in a fast:paced environment, balancing pragmatism with sound judgement.

This Employee Relations Consultant role is designed to help this company deliver great employee experiences and strong operational outcomes, grounded in values such as Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth, and Impact. By improving absence management, developing stakeholder capability, and strengthening collaboration across HR, Occupational Health, and manufacturing leaders, the Employee Relations Consultant role plays a vital part in supporting a healthy, productive workplace and achieving key performance goals.

This Employee Relations Consultant role is based across West Midlands sites (Solihull, Castle Bromwich, Wolverhampton etc.). It will initially be fully based on site whilst training, then hybrid working (three days in the office and two days from home).