People Advisor

Impact Food Group; Woking; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in the UK is seeking an HR Advisor to support operational teams across 250 schools. The role involves providing guidance to managers on HR practices, managing employee relations cases, and delivering training sessions. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of UK employment law and experience in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Access to online Learning platform

Employee wellbeing platform

Annual Summer Party

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a People/HR Advisory role, ideally in a fast-paced, operational setting.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and people practices, including TUPE processes.
• Confidence in managing end-to-end ER cases, including disciplinary and grievance.

Responsibilities

• Providing timely, practical guidance to empower managers.
• Advising and supporting managers through formal investigations.
• Delivering engaging training sessions on various HR topics.

Skills

People/HR Advisory experience

UK employment law knowledge

Case management skills

Communication and influencing skills

Job description

HR Advisor – Impact Food Group

Woking / Surrey

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than just a school caterer. We’re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do.

Through our industry-leading brands – Innovate, Hutchison, Cucina, and Chapter One – we cater for over 600,000 students and operate in more than 900 schools nationwide, growing every year.

What you’ll be doing

As a HR Advisor, you’ll be a key partner to our operational teams – building great working relationships with and supporting around 250 schools across a region, as well as operations leadership teams. You’ll be the trusted voice on all things people, helping managers lead with confidence, compassion, and clarity.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing timely, practical guidance to empower managers to lead fairly, consistently, and brilliantly.
• Advising and supporting managers through formal investigations and hearings, ensuring every step is handled with care and integrity.
• Guiding and coaching on short- and long-term sickness cases, including Occupational Health referrals and reasonable adjustments to contribute to a positive culture where employees feel supported.
• Supporting capability procedures and performance improvement plans that help people grow and succeed to make a difference and improve knowledge.
• Delivering engaging training sessions and workshops on topics like absence management, performance, probation, and flexible working.
• Working in collaboration with the People department with employees transferring via TUPE at peak periods to succeed as a team – reviewing employee liability information and maintaining contractual entitlements.

More about you

• Proven experience in a People/HR Advisory role, ideally in a fast-paced, operational setting.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and people practices, including TUPE processes.
• Confidence in managing ER cases end-to-end, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, and capability.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills—you know how to coach, guide, and inspire.

What we would love to give you

• Competitive salary, 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme.
• Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities.
• An employee wellbeing platform.
• IFG rewards for highstreets discounts.
• Annual Summer Party with company awards.

Additional Details – IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for. We are a committed equal opportunities employer – if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirement.