About Us
Britvic is a leading manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks, serving billions of consumers worldwide. Our company has been home to iconic brands for over 100 years and has a strong commitment to innovation and growth.
We believe in creating conditions for our people to thrive and grow. With an international supply chain and network of partners, we export to over 100 countries, offering opportunities for our people and businesses to expand globally.
Job Overview
This role will be part of the People Team at Britvic, providing professional and pragmatic HR support and advice to line managers and leaders across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The successful candidate will ensure consistency, fairness, and compliance with employment laws in the region.
The role involves handling sensitive, confidential, and challenging employment matters, promoting positive wellbeing and resilience among employees. Additionally, you will support various HR and reward processes, including facilitating company policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
* Absence Management: Monitor absence patterns, support managers with action plans, coach on occupational health referrals, drive unsatisfactory attendance management, and facilitate Income Protection Scheme claims.
* Case Management: Provide employee relations advice to managers on disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters, supporting investigations, hearings, appeals, and welfare meetings.
* Relationship Building: Develop effective relationships with managers and employees, instilling trust and confidence. Coach managers through procedures and assist in building their capability.
* Administration: Ensure all case management administration is captured, in accordance with GDPR, policies, and legislation, supporting and coaching managers.
* Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Collaborate with the ER Team to monitor case data, make recommendations for continuous improvement, build manager capability, and drive performance.
* Policy Implementation: Take a proactive approach to implementing and ensuring compliance with people-related policies, building knowledge across management teams.
* Continuous Improvement: Assess processes and identify opportunities for improvement, implementing cost-saving initiatives and efficiencies.
* Reward Management: Work closely with the Reward Team on implementing and improving the company vehicle policy for Ireland, managing contract suppliers, and ensuring KPIs and SLAs are aligned.
* Training and Development: Determine, develop, and deliver training interventions to build manager capability in people management activities.
* Support Business Partnering: Work closely with the HRBP to support cyclical HR processes and life-cycle events that drive employee engagement, wellbeing, and compliance.
Requirements
* Excellent administration, attention to detail, and record-keeping abilities.
* Experience in dealing with disputes, absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, and workplace investigations.
* Excellent communication and organizational skills.
* Understanding of employment legislation (ROI and NI).
* Understanding of industrial relations and employee relations framework.
* Understanding of HR reward practices.
* Strong letter writing ability and proficiency in software packages.
Qualifications
* Experience working in an HR function of at least 2-5 years.
* Degree or equivalent in HR-related discipline necessary.