Recruitment & HR Advisor

  • Birtwistles Food Group
  • Irlam, Manchester
  • Nov 28, 2025
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Are you an experienced Recruitment and HR Advisor looking for an exciting new challenge?


About the Role

Your responsibilities will include

The main purpose of this role is to support the HR function across the organization. You will manage recruitment campaigns, support onboarding and provide HR advise and guidance to staff and managers.

You will support in managing the recruitment cycle from requirement through to selection and onboarding to meet business needs.

The role is heavily focused on recruitment activities, including writing and posting adverts, arranging and conducting interviews and selection of candidates through to onboarding.

The post holder will support the business needs in relation to Human Resources by ensuring consistency of company strategy, objectives and initiatives in line with the overall business strategy.

Main Responsibilities

Support and manage the full range of HR Activities within the employee lifecycle

Create engaging job adverts and source candidates across multiple platforms.

Conduct daily candidate screening and organize and conduct interviews.

Manage onboarding administration and maintain HR Systems.

Liaise with Recruitment agencies and hiring managers.

Provide advice and guidance on a variety of Employee Relations issues and people related matters

Involvement in Disciplinary and Grievance matters, investigations and hearings

To ensure legal compliance and keep up to date with Company policies and procedures

Supporting the employee wellbeing and mental health process and initiatives

Support the leadership team in maintaining standards and a positive site culture

Cover for the HR Manager where required

Working hours are 08.00-16.00 Monday to Friday with flexibility where required.

Benefits
  • 20 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
  • Free car parking
  • Birthday vouchers
  • Employee of the Month bonus



Benefits
  • Staff sales
  • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free car parking
  • Birthday voucher

Requirements

To be successful in this role it is essential you are people focused and results driven and have previous experience in a Recruitment and HR Advisor role within a fast-paced manufacturing/FMCG environment. You will need to have good understanding of Employment Law and practice and the employee lifecycle, including demonstrable knowledge of ER Case management.

You will need to have experience of volume recruitment and managing end-to-end recruitment process and interviewing.

You will need to have excellent communication and listening skills and competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels within the company.

You should have experience of handling multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.

You will have good knowledge and experience of using HR Systems and databases and have excellent computer skills including use of spreadsheets.

You will need to be self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and develop a good understanding of the business, including engagement with colleagues on all levels in the factory.