Food management jobs in SunderlandCreate job alerts

HR Advisor – Food Manufacturing Sunderland | £30,000 | Site-Based If you’re looking for an HR role where you can genuinely make an impact — not just push paper and chase signatures — this could be a good fit. You’ll be working closely with a proactive HR Business Partner and site leadership team, supporting around 250 people in a busy food manufacturing environment. It’s hands-on, varied, and fast-moving — the kind of place where no two days are the same, and that’s exactly what you like about HR. What you’ll be doing: • Managing low-to-mid-level ER cases — absence management, investigations, disciplinaries — the real people stuff., • Supporting recruitment and onboarding: interviews, offer letters, right-to-work checks, inductions, and everything in between., • Keeping HR data clean and accurate across systems like SuccessFactors and Kronos (because numbers that don’t add up drive you mad)., • Handling payroll changes, queries, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for month-end., • Supporting training coordination and tracking compliance., • Getting involved in engagement activities — surveys, comms, events — the bits that make work a bit more human. What we’re looking for: • You’ll already have experience in HR — ideally 1–3 years in a generalist role., • Confident handling day-to-day HR queries and lower-level ER issues., • Working towards your CIPD Level 5 (or already have it)., • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment — manufacturing experience would be a big plus., • Great with people, detail, and deadlines — in that order. What’s in it for you: • A visible, hands-on role in a growing manufacturing business., • Lots of variety and responsibility — this isn’t a box-ticking HR job., • The chance to develop alongside a supportive HR team who’ll actually help you progress.