Senior HR Advisor
Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys supporting managers through complex people matters, coaching others and helping to shape a consistent, people-centred HR service?
We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor to join our People Operations team providing HR advisory and employee relations support across Steam, Group, UK Sales and UK Supply. This role will help embed a consistent, scalable People Operations model, strengthening ER governance, manager capability and the colleague experience.
This is a hands-on role for someone who can combine strong ER judgement with practical delivery - from consultation, sickness and performance cases through to manager briefings, policy/toolkit development and annual reward cycle support.
You will be joining at an important time as we continue to stabilise and strengthen our People Operations approach. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make a visible impact, build manager capability and help shape simple, effective and colleague-focused ways of working.
What you will be doing
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Lead complex ER cases including grievance, disciplinary, performance, absence and consultation matters.
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Act as an escalation point for HR Advisors, providing coaching, direction and quality assurance.
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Coach managers and senior stakeholders to handle people matters confidently, fairly and consistently.
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Maintain accurate, compliant and audit-ready case records, escalating risks where needed.
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Work with HRBPs, Occupational Health and internal teams to support effective case management and a positive colleague experience.
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Contribute to policy, process and guidance improvements, translating employment law changes into practical advice.
What we are looking for
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Strong HR Advisory, generalist HR or ER experience.
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Practical UK employment law knowledge and sound judgement in applying policy.
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Confidence coaching managers through complex or sensitive people matters.
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Ability to work at pace while maintaining quality, confidentiality and data protection standards.
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Strong communication, analytical and relationship-building skills.
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A resilient, credible and calm approach when dealing with ambiguity and challenge.
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.
Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.
