Employee Relations Advisor

• Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Summary

The Employee Relations Advisor will play a crucial role in fostering a positive work environment within our unionised manufacturing facility. This position involves managing employee relations, addressing grievances, and ensuring compliance with UK labour laws and union agreements. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of UK labour relations, and the ability to navigate complex workplace dynamics.

The role will be key to also driving attendance, making sure managers are equipped to handle absence for all reasons and implementing strategies to improve our sickness absence metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, grievance handling, and disciplinary actions.
• Union Liaison: Work closely with union representatives to maintain a collaborative relationship and address union-related employee relation concerns.
• Policy Implementation: Ensure company policies and procedures are consistently applied and comply with UK labour laws and union agreements.
• Training and Development: Conduct training sessions for managers and employees on labour relations, conflict resolution, and company policies.
• Investigations: Lead investigations into employee complaints and workplace incidents, ensuring thorough documentation and fair resolution.
• Reporting: Prepare reports on employee relations activities, trends, and outcomes for senior management.

Qualifications

• Education: Ideally CIPD Level5 or above.
• Experience: Demonstrable experience in delivering employee relations in a unionised manufacturing environment.
• Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge: In-depth understanding of UK labour laws, union agreements, and best practices in employee relations.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Open Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at [email protected] and one of the team will be in contact to help you.