HR Advisor (12 month FTC) Location: Thetford Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM Salary: Competitive Excellent Benefits Join a business that feeds the nation - and supports its people by shaping the future of food - and the people behind it. About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories.

We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose. About the Role: As HR Advisor, you'll support the HR Business Partners and be a key trusted partner to our operational teams, supporting the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through to employees exiting the business and helping to shape a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. The role combines day to day HR advisory and administration duties where you will work closely with managers and colleagues to provide guidance on HR policies, employee relations to include investigations, consultations, disciplinaries, tupe process and providing HR advise on performance, learning and development, absence, and engagement initiatives in a fast-paced values driven environment.

What You'll Be Doing: Providing proactive expert HR Advisory support across the site, ensuring consistency and fairness in all people matters. Advising on employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, and absence management. Supporting recruitment, onboarding, performance and development initiatives.

Championing wellbeing, diversity, and engagement across the workforce. Collaborating with the wider HR team to drive continuous improvement and compliance. Ensure fair, consistent application of policies and employment law.

Partner with managers to drive a positive workplace culture. Key Responsibilities with Digital skills Trusted HR Advisor: Provide expert guidance to line managers on employee relations, absence, and performance management. Microsoft Teams - Advanced: Used daily for virtual coaching, case discussions, and quick resolution of queries.

SharePoint - Intermediate: Maintain and share up-to-date HR policies, templates, and case documentation securely across teams. Data-Driven Insight: Analyse and present people data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Excel - Advanced: Create pivot tables, dashboards, and trackers for absence, ER cases, and KPIs.

Power BI - Intermediate: Build visual reports to present trends and insights to senior stakeholders, supporting strategic decisions. Transformation & Change: Support organisational change initiatives including restructures, redundancies, and ill health capability cases. Jotform - Intermediate: Design and manage digital consultation forms and feedback surveys to streamline change processes.

SharePoint - Intermediate: Store and manage sensitive documentation securely during change programmes. Collaboration & Escalation: Work closely with Strategic HR Business Partners to escalate complex cases and support delivery of people plans. Microsoft Teams - Advanced: Facilitate cross-functional meetings and share updates in real time.

SharePoint - Intermediate: Collaborate on shared HR plans and track progress on initiatives. Process Improvement: Identify and implement enhancements to HR processes and ways of working. Jotform - Intermediate: Automate routine HR requests (e.g.

return-to-work forms, feedback collection). Excel - Advanced: Analyse process efficiency and model improvements. SharePoint - Intermediate: Document and version-control updated workflows and SOPs.

What We're Looking For: Previous HR advisory experience in a fast-paced HR role, ideally within manufacturing or FMCG or similar fast-paced settings. Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice. Excellent communication, coaching, problem solving and relationship-building skills.

A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with a passion for people. CIPD level 5 qualification (or working towards) is desirable. We're looking for a HR Advisor who can hit the ground running, quickly understand the site, and bring experience, confidence and initiative.

Alongside daily responsibilities, you'll support projects, analyse data and help turn ideas into action. This is an exciting time to join as we modernise our systems and ways of working. You'll have the chance to take ownership, contribute to change, and make a real impact on both our people, business and identify and implement opportunities to enhance HR processes and ways of working within your business area.

Why Join Us? Work for one of the UK's largest food manufacturers with a proud legacy - from launching the UK's first ready meals to driving modern innovation. Be part of a team that values integrity, respect, and continuous improvement.

Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment where your voice matters. Enjoy a competitive salary, opportunities for real career development and a benefits package that includes: Up to 35 days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid, offering confidential support services 365 days a year Company Pension Scheme Boparan Restaurant Group Discount Cycle2Work Scheme poultry01