HR Advisor

Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow
Working Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week
Work Pattern: Hybrid (Flexibility required to work on-site up to 5 days per week as needed)
Contract Type: 9 - 12 month contract
Salary: £46,000 PA (dependent on skills and experience)

Job Overview:
We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team at Scotstoun, supporting a complex, large-scale organisation operating in a fast-paced, unionised environment. This is a hands-on generalist role where you’ll play a key part in delivering HR services across the full employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on organisational change, workforce planning, and supporting key projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience within engineering, manufacturing, or similarly structured environments, and bring a confident, proactive approach to working with managers, trade unions, and wider HR teams.

Key Responsibilities:
Provide professional HR advice and support to managers across a broad range of employee relations and people matters.

Support and guide managers through restructuring, organisational design, and change management activities.

Partner with the business on large-scale transformation projects, including future workforce design and planning.

Ensure documentation and process compliance, including accurate drafting and review of change-related letters, business cases, and formal communications.

Manage complex employee relations issues in collaboration with stakeholders and trade union representatives.

Act as a trusted advisor on HR policies, procedures, and employment law, ensuring best practice and consistency.

Support continuous improvement across HR operations, including process redesign and documentation management.

Contribute to talent and succession planning, organisational effectiveness, and employee engagement initiatives.

Liaise with trade unions to maintain constructive relationships and support collective processes.

Essential Skills & Experience:
Proven HR generalist experience in a unionised and fast-paced environment.

Background in manufacturing, engineering, defence, or similarly structured industries.

Strong working knowledge of organisational design, restructures, and change management.

Experience supporting or leading on large-scale projects and transformation initiatives.

Strong documentation and administrative management skills.

Confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels, including trade union representatives.

Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

Excellent communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills.

Able to manage competing priorities under pressure with a solutions-focused approach.

Qualifications:

CIPD qualification
Familiarity with HR or business support systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms)