At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
Job DescriptionWe are looking for an Employee Relations (ER) Advisor to join our team. This role is focused on building positive working relationships, supporting managers and ensuring we remain compliant with employment legislation, while working closely with stakeholders across our UK sites.
This is a hybrid role, with three days per week based at one of our sites. Due to business and team needs, regular travel across our UK sites will also be required.
The role’s primary focus will be on promoting a positive working relationships, resolving conflict and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations, partnering with stakeholders across the UK business. Working closely with the HRBP's to provide effective and timely response to the UK management teams and key stakeholders.
This role also plays a key role in identifying and mitigating risk to the organisation. This role will involve a high degree of remote support, therefore the ability to communicate, coach and influence using a variety of channels is essential.
Qualifications- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent collaboration skills incl. the capacity to tell people what they need to hear
- Business acumen to connect data with business reality
- Adaptability to operate at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Deep understanding of HR Policies and practice
- Ability to conduct thorough and objective investigations, maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
- Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
- Strong organisational skills to manage multiple cases and prioritise work effectively.
- Proven experience in Employee Relations, handling employee relations matters within a business.
- In depth knowledge of employment laws, regulations and our own HR policies and procedures
- Understanding of conflict resolution methods and mediation skills
- Experience of using HRIS systems
- CIPD Level 5 or demonstrable experience within the role
What we offer you in return
- Excellent Career Opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more
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What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
