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Ashley Kate HR & Finance are pleased to be working with a food manufacturing business to recruit for a People Advisor Lead, supporting 3 different sites within a large organisation.

This is a hands‑on HR, Recruitment and wellbeing focused role, ideal for a HR professional who thrives in fast paced environments and is confident leading HR activity across a sizeable workforce.

Location: Lichfield + Hybrid
Salary £34,200 + Bonus
Monday -Friday 37.5 hours per week
33 Days Holiday per year with the option to purchase up to 2 extra weeks

Role Responsibilities:

• Support hiring managers through the full recruitment process, from vacancy approval to offer stage.
• Proactively source candidates via networking, CV databases, headhunting and social media.
• Partner with HR on retention, wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Manage all recruitment administration, reporting and compliance activity.
• Lead onboarding and ensure effective new starter integration.
• Support HR communications, including bulletins and employee forums.
• Deliver recruitment activity across platforms such as LinkedIn and Facebook.
• Train and coach recruiters and managers on interviewing, supporting leadership development programmes.
• Build strong agency relationships, managing SLAs, PSLs and quality standards.
• Produce recruitment KPIs, manage audits, and ensure right‑to‑work, visa and interim compliance.
• Support wider HR initiatives and provide cover for the HR Manager and HR Advisor as required.
• Comply at all times with site rules and health and safety procedures.
• Act promptly to support colleagues or visitors in hazardous situations and escalate concerns to supervisors.
• Report accidents, near‑misses, hazards and improvement ideas.
• Participate in relevant risk assessments and support the implementation of safety measures.
• Contribute to incident investigations where required and support preventative actions.
• Engage in safety discussions and communications led by management, promoting safe working behaviours.

About you:

• Proven experience delivering recruitment in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment, ideally FMCG.
• Demonstrable involvement in retention, wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of HRIS systems, with the ability to act as a system expert.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise effectively and meet competing deadlines.
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Resilient and comfortable working under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborative team player who values sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Detail‑oriented with a creative, solutions‑focused approach to problem‑solving.

Please contact Laura on 0121 321 1000 or email CV

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