We are KAEFER UK & Ireland
Count on us.
Location: Sellafield/West Lakes
Contract Type: Permanent
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced ER Advisor to join our People Team at Sellafield, this role will be pivotal in shaping the employee experience. By acting as a trusted partner, coach and expert to our management team, you will work collaboratively to resolve challenges, lead on people initiatives and ensure compliance with out policies, procedures, national agreements and employment law. As a unionised organisation, you will also be a key stakeholder to our Trade Union representatives.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide expert advice and guidance to managers and employees on a wide range of employee relations issues, including absence management, disciplinary actions, grievances, and conflict resolution.
* Partner with key stakeholders to continuously improve employee engagement and experience
* Lead on all employee relation activity for our Sellafield operations, escalating to the People Business Partner when appropriate
* Ensure our Industrial Relations strategy is integrated and attend weekly, monthly and quarterly Trade Union engagement meetings
* Ensure employee e-files are updated, maintained and accurate at all times, with the support of the HR Administrator
* Collate data from systems and local sources to provide first line analysis on trends and support in proactively mitigating future risks to the business
* Keep up to date with employment law, legislation and NAECI agreement to apply the correct knowledge in the workplace
* Liaise with the Occupational Health department and providers where appropriate for pre-planned, routine and ad-hoc medical reviews
* Support the Social Impact Team, early careers and training department initiatives
* Collaborate with the central People team to support on initiatives and lead on the integration of projects alongside the HR Business Partner for Sellafield Operations
* Keep regular communications across the site teams, sharing updates and necessary information via multiple channels of communication to suit a diverse workforce
* Support the wider HR team with Redundancy and TUPE exercises
* Ensure appropriate information is cascaded to relevant managers without compromising confidentiality and in line with GDPR
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* CIPD Level 5 or relevant experience
* Previous Employee Relations management
* Trade Union engagement
* NAECI and Sellafield knowledge is advantageous
Requirements of role:
* Ability to gain P4 Security Pass (KAEFER client sponsored)
* Previous NAECI experience is advantageous but not essential
Why KAEFER UK & Ireland?
Our mission is clear: to be the most reliable and efficient provider of technical industrial services.
KAEFER UK & Ireland provides a large and growing range of industries with asset integrity services including access solutions, insulation, surface protection, HVAC fabrication, EC&I and more. We focus on improving energy efficiency and extending asset life cycles. We have twelve operating centres across the UK and Ireland, employing approximately 3,500 highly skilled and experienced people. Our people are our lifeforce and every day they deliver excellence to our customers.
KAEFER UK & Ireland is part of the KAEFER Group, a global €2.3 billion business with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. KAEFER works on more than 5,500 job-sites internationally, with around 33,000 employees. With unrivalled experience and expertise, our teams provide trusted partnerships and tailored support to execute even the most challenging and complex projects for clients.
We take pride in being part of a global company, with common values and many diverse and individual voices. You can ‘count on us’ to make positive contributions in the communities where we live and work.
Our values:
- Reliability
- Ambition
- Team Spirit
- Respect