Job Description
Overview:
AESC UK is looking to recruit an experienced HR Officer to join our HR team and play a crucial role in supporting the expansion of our battery manufacturing plant in Sunderland. As a HR Officer, you will report into the HR Specialist and focus on providing support to the organisation and our people in a fully HR generalist role. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and operation of a world-class Gigafactory and be part of a significant industrial transformation within the electric vehicle marketplace.
Responsibilities:
* Manage ER issues, including disciplinary and grievance handling, performance management and day to day advice on terms and conditions.
* Deliver effective support to the HR Specialist and Senior HR Manager and the wider business, ensuring operational excellence across all aspects of the HR function.
* Support employee/trade union relations.
* Assisting in talent management and the recruitment process.
* Produce and analyse reports on general HR activity and KPI’s.
* Absence management.
* Maintain and update employee records.
* Administration of employee benefits.
* Supporting payroll processing and handling job changes (promotions, salary changes, leavers etc.) if and when required.
* Development of the workforce, which involves employee orientation, development and training.
* Employee engagement.
* HR project work.
Experience and Qualifications:
* Ideally degree qualified, with 3+ years’ experience in a similar role.
* Previous experience of dealing with all aspects of Employee Relations.
* Experience within the manufacturing/automotive working environment desirable.
* Experience of working within a unionised environment.
* Proven communication and influencing skills are critical to the role.
* Efficient HR administration and people management skills.
* Comprehensive PC skills.