HR Advisor

Are you ready to take your HR career to the next level? We’re seeking a skilled HR Advisor to play a vital role in supporting a site closure, providing expert guidance and hands-on support throughout a sensitive and fast-paced transition. If you thrive in environments where HR is central to operational change and people-focused outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!

Here at GXO, we are currently looking for an HR Advisor to join us at our AkzoNobel site in Goole. You will provide HR first line guidance to the site management team on HR practice, supporting the HR Manager to deliver the People Plan, support engagement and comms initiatives, resolve employee relations issues, and to develop the correct behaviours and culture according to the GXO Values.

This is being offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis until July 2026 working Monday to Friday, covering the hours of 08:30 until 16:30, with some flexibility required.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £30,250.00 per annum (dependant on experience) and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Maintain and update employee records on the HR system, ensuring accuracy

• Support, coach and advise key stakeholders on all HR issues, including discipline, grievance, absence management and performance improvement
• Monthly payroll administration for the site
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee queries and concerns
• Monitor and report on key HR metrics such as headcount, turnover, and absence
• Advise managers on handling complex or sensitive employee relations issues, such as conflicts, disciplinary action, and grievance procedures

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous HR Advisory experience including involvement in solving complex employment law problems, within a logistics background is preferred
• CIPD Level 3 or above, or working towards is desirable
• Good use of Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• You'll need excellent communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build strong relationships, influence positively, and foster a collaborative, people-focused environment across all levels of the business

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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