Head of operations Work, Jobs in Whitburn, Wln (with Salaries)

Senior People Advisor - MATS
GAC —Grangemouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- Mentoring
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Manufacturing
Valneva —Livingston
- £65,000 - £70,000 a year
- Continuous improvement
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- Quality control
- Employee assistance programme
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Service Colleague (Express)
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Assessment Centre Manager (Glencorse)
Capita —Penicuik
- £60,000 a year
- Weekend availability
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General Manager
Flip Out Livingston —Livingston
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- Weekend availability
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Retail Support Manager
Momentum Instore —Livingston
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Head of Customer Operations
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- Customer service
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- Recruiting
- Free parking
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Head of SHEQ
Sureserve —Bathgate
- Up to £70,000 a month
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Chief People Officer
Scottish Government —Edinburgh
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- Full-time
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Marie Curie Deputy Head of Operations Scotland
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Part-time Finance and Admin. Assistant
Studio MB —Edinburgh
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- Microsoft Word
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Transport Planner
Proximo Holdings Limited —Airdrie
- £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Referral programme
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Head of SHEQ
Aaron Services —Bathgate
- Up to £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
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Ranger
Historic Environment Scotland —Edinburgh
- From £34,721 a year
- Weekend availability
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Freight Manager
Norty Ltd —Livingston
- £42,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Life insurance
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Operations Support
Loc Hire —Bonnybridge
- £27,000 - £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Customer service
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Senior People Advisor - MATS

GAC -
Grangemouth

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Job details

Full-time
14 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Succession planning
Stakeholder collaboration
Employee relations case handling
Stakeholder liaison
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
Coaching
Mentoring junior staff
Employee relations
Change management
Human resources
Mentoring
Recruiting
Organisational skills
Professional development mentoring
Training & development
Employee engagement
Communication skills

Full job description

Could you be the person we are looking for to join us as our new Senior People Advisor - MATS in Grangemouth? We want to hear from you.

About the Role

We are currently looking for an experienced and commercially minded Senior People Advisor to join us, acting as the dedicated HR lead for our Marine and Terminal Services (MATS) business area.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys working closely with operational leaders, managing complex employee relations matters, supporting organisational change and helping to build management capability.

As Senior People Advisor – MATS, you will be the primary HR contact for managers and employees across the division, providing expert advice and practical support across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

You will lead on complex employee relations matters, support workforce planning and organisational change, build strong relationships with managers, and help develop leadership capability across the business.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by influencing people decisions, supporting business performance and contributing to the continued development of GAC's people strategy.

What would your day at GAC look like?

Act as the dedicated HR lead for Marine & Terminal Services (MATS), building strong relationships with managers and employees and providing commercially focused HR support.
Partner with managers to support workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning and organisational change initiatives.
Support workforce transitions and TUPE related activity
Lead and manage employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance processes.
Build and maintain positive relationships with trade union representatives and support consultation and industrial relations activities.
Coach and develop managers to improve capability, consistency and confidence in managing people matters.
Support employee engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives that contribute to retention and organisational performance.
Identify skills gaps and development needs within the business and support learning, leadership and career development initiatives.
Use people data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities and support effective decision-making.
Support the Head of People in delivering the HR strategy, driving continuous improvement and developing management capability across the business.
Mentor and support the development of junior members of the HR team, helping to build future capability within the function.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who brings both strong employee relations expertise and the ability to build trusted relationships with operational managers.

You will ideally have:

CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience).
Significant experience in a generalist HR or HR Advisory role.
Strong experience managing complex employee relations matters.
Experience working with trade unions
Sound knowledge of UK and Irish employment legislation.
Experience supporting managers in operational environments.
Experience in supporting TUPE transfers
Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.
The ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.
A proactive, organised and commercially focused approach to HR.

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to become part of the global GAC team which has been providing professional shipping, logistics and marine services since 1956. Everything we do is guided by the GAC Spirit, built on mutual loyalty between management and staff, and a belief in the value of our people as individuals - not just for the jobs they do.

With more than 7,500 colleagues in 300 strategically located offices in more than 50 countries around the world, we focus on quality, safety and sustainability with a human touch. Emphasising a long-term approach, innovation and ethics, our flexible and integrated portfolios are designed to work within and support our customers’ operations.

As our Senior People Advisor - MATS in Grangemouth you will have the opportunity to work as part of a team who apply the highest standard of customer services to everything we do and aim to be industry leaders within all the sectors we serve.

GAC UK gives you the opportunity to work for an employer who is committed to offering all our staff an enjoyable and rewarding career, with significant training and development prospects.

You will also enjoy:

38 days’ annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) plus a day off on your birthday
Access to Vitality at Work Scheme
Company pension
Life assurance
Eyecare scheme
Employee assistance programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
Retail discounts scheme

In 2021, we launched our ten-year sustainability programme – MARS30. We are committed to “growing long term customer relationships across multiple products, whilst significantly reducing our environmental impact, improving the well-being of our people, and influencing our stakeholders to do the same.” We will accomplish our by mission by completing objectives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At GAC UK, who you are is just as important as what you do. The GAC Spirit reflects our culture across the company, emphasising loyalty and understanding between management and staff. We recognise that people’s lives extend far beyond their jobs. By promoting a healthy combination of work and play we achieve a happier workforce, delivering service excellence. We have a team of Mental Health First Aiders across the UK and a Wellbeing Working Group who meet monthly and regularly launch new internal wellbeing initiatives.

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, and we received Maritime UK Diversity in Maritime Charter Status in 2021, reflecting our commitment to taking real steps to improve diversity in our organisation.

In January 2026, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) became our official Charity of the Year. Throughout the year, we will be raising funds to support CALM’s life‑saving suicide prevention helpline.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Disclaimer:

Please note that as well as working to recruit staff members via GAC channels, GAC does use third-party recruiters to recruit for specific positions within the Group. Please do however, be aware of unaffiliated recruiters purporting to represent GAC that ask for payment in return for facilitating interviews. A genuine third-party recruiter working with GAC will never ask for payment to facilitate an interview. If you would like to make an application to join GAC, please always ensure to apply through our official channels on https://career.gac.com/ or our LinkedIn listing

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