Senior Employee Relations Specialist

Mobility Square; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable company is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Specialist in York, England. The role involves providing consulting services, conducting investigations, and ensuring compliance with UK Employment law across multiple sites. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree or extensive HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment. Competitive salary and benefits are offered alongside career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Company car or car allowance

Contributory pension

Private healthcare (BUPA)

Life assurance

Performance-related discretionary bonus

Employee assistance scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive practical HR experience can substitute for degree.
• UK HR experience, ideally in multi-site manufacturing.
• Experience with UK recognized unions.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services in Employee Relations.
• Conduct investigations on employee inquiries and complaints.
• Ensure compliance with UK Employment law.

Skills

Employee Relations

Industrial Relations

HR Consulting

Investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

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York, England, United Kingdom.

Cargill.

Professional role.

Company Overview

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper, customers with ingredients so they can have meals people love, and families with daily essentials. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day.

Benefits

Competitive base salary, plus comprehensive benefits package including company car or car allowance, contributory pension, private healthcare (BUPA), life assurance, performance‑related discretionary bonus and employee assistance scheme.

Job Purpose and Impact

Location: Yorkshire & North East – The role covers a mixture of manufacturing and office sites across Hull (1 manufacturing site), York (1 manufacturing & 1 office site) and Worksop (1 manufacturing site). The role can be home‑based or based from one of our locations, but will require regular on‑site interaction at Cargill locations (approximately 3 days per week, with a particular focus on Hull 1‑2 days). The role is a permanent full‑time position but for the right candidate we can consider a 4‑day a week working pattern.

Key Accountabilities

• Serve as an Employee Relations/Industrial Relations Senior Specialist within our UK Human Resources team to provide relevant and effective consulting services to managers and colleagues at all levels.
• Conduct complex investigations concerning employee and management inquiries, employee suggestions and complaints.
• Work with in‑house legal resources and external consultants to ensure Employee‑Relations activities adhere to company policy and UK Employment law.
• Help prepare audit (SEDEX/ethical audit) reporting and compliance reviews pertaining to local regulations and programs.
• Partner with local HR Business Partners to support more complex cases for their locations.
• Empower and up‑skill managers to lead less complex/serious investigations.
• Identify Employee‑Relations trends and work proactively to put mitigations in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or equivalent extensive practical HR experience in place of a degree – CIPD qualifications not essential but preferred.
• Experience in HR focusing on Employee Relations/Industrial Relations (UK experience) ideally in a multi‑site/complex manufacturing environment – other sectors actively considered.
• Experience with UK recognised unions.
• UK driving licence / ability to travel to different Cargill locations in the Yorkshire / North East UK.

We provide a fast‑paced, stimulating international environment that will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today.

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