HR Advisor
Barcelona, ES, 08014
“Innovative solutions for sustainable and affordable beverages, food and essentials” – we have a clear vision at Krones. For this purpose, we supply state-of-the-art technology to our customers worldwide.
As a regional subsidiary based in Barcelona and Madrid, it is our commitment to be as close as possible to our customers in Spain and Portugal and to provide them with the best possible service. With our team of about 90 employees, we have made it our mission to provide our customers with outstanding support – throughout the entire Krones portfolio. This way we ensure the highest level of productivity and quality on a permanent basis.
Interested? Then join our team because: we can achieve more together!
Let's create impact beyond tomorrow What awaits you
- Act as the primary HR contact for managers and employees, providing advice and guidance on a broad range of HR matters.
- Manage all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, employee engagement, and offboarding.
- Support managers with employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, and capability issues.
- Ensure HR policies, procedures, contracts, and documentation are compliant and up to date.
- Manage monthly payroll processes through an external payroll provider, ensuring accurate and timely submission of employee data, salary changes, absences, bonuses, and benefits information.
- Act as the liaison between the business and external payroll provider, resolving payroll queries and ensuring statutory compliance.
- Maintain accurate employee records and HR data in line with GDPR requirements.
- Coordinate recruitment activities and partner with managers to attract and retain talent.
- Support training and development initiatives to enhance employee capability and performance.
- Monitor changes in employment legislation and implement necessary updates to policies and practices.
- Produce HR reports and key people metrics to support business decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement of HR processes and contribute to organisational growth and change initiatives.
Your Profile You contribute
- Proven experience in a standalone HR Advisor, HR Generalist, or HR Business Partner role.
- Strong knowledge of Spanish employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience managing payroll inputs and working closely with an outsourced payroll provider.
- Demonstrable employee relations experience, with the confidence to advise managers on a range of people matters.
- Experience supporting recruitment and talent acquisition activities.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with stakeholders at all levels.
- Commercially aware with a practical and solution-focused approach.
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of discretion when handling confidential information.
- Relevant HR qualification (e.g. CIPD or equivalent) desirable.
- Fluent Spanish and English, both written and spoken.