ABOUT US

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.
From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.
Were proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable People Advisor to join our People team. In this generalist role, you will provide expert guidance on a range of people matters and support the full employee lifecycle.
This role will require the flexibility to work approximately one late shift (up to 10:00pm) once a week in order to support our Night Operation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provide timely advice on all aspects of employee relations including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and flexible working.
• Support and coach managers through employment relations cases, ensuring compliance with internal policies, employment legislation and best practice.
• Attend ER meetings to provide advice and note-taking support.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding for Operational roles including posting adverts, screening CVs and supporting with interviews.
• Support the delivery of HR projects, including policy reviews, diversity and inclusion initiatives and wellbeing programmes.
• Provide ongoing coaching and advice to line managers on best practices in People matters to support their development and confidence in managing their teams.
• Collate KPI data on a monthly basis to enable trending and analysis i.e., starters, leavers, absence levels, appraisals, engagement action completion.
• Complete people-related administration tasks including the processing of new starters, leavers and change to terms; ensuring all administration tasks are completed in line with Payroll timelines.
• Process people related data in our HR Management System (HRMS) in accordance with GDPR compliance.
• Research benchmarking data for Operational roles to inform remuneration decisions.