Job Description:

📢 Employee Relations Operations Administrator
💷 £26 - £27 per hour (Umbrella Company Rate)
📍 Solihull

Are you looking to develop a career in HR and Employee Relations? We're seeking a proactive and people-focused Employee Relations Advisor to support absence management across a busy manufacturing environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to build their Employee Relations experience, with full training and development provided.

• Supporting short and long-term absence cases, helping improve attendance and employee well-being.
• Managing restricted worker cases and coordinating appropriate support measures.
• Identifying opportunities for early intervention and facilitating successful return-to-work plans.
• Working closely with Occupational Health and key stakeholders to support employees and reduce absence levels.
• Assisting with absence management training and promoting best practice across the business.
• Supporting absence reporting and data analysis to identify trends and inform decision-making.
• Building strong relationships with managers, HR colleagues, Trade Union representatives and other stakeholders.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within the Employee Relations team.

🫵🏽 About You

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Able to manage a varied workload and work effectively under pressure.
• Proactive, resilient and confident working independently.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to delivering high-quality HR support.
• Keen to learn and develop within Employee Relations.

• Previous experience within HR, Employee Relations, absence management or employee wellbeing.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operational environment.
• Comfortable using HR systems and analysing data.

• Full training and ongoing development.
• Exposure to a wide range of Employee Relations activities.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to make a real impact on employee wellbeing and business performance.

If you're ready to take the next step in your HR career, we'd love to hear from you.

WA Consultants is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as described within The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.