HR Administrator

We are seeking an HR Administrator to join our client, a successful fast-paced SME at their Woolpit site near Bury St Edmunds. This is a permanent, employed position working 40 hours per week from the office in Woolpit. 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday with 30 minutes daily for lunch.

The Company

Our client is a privately owned, well-established commercial business operating in a fast-paced industry. They have a workforce of around 150 employees spread across a handful of sites in the UK and are continuing to grow. They have a friendly, professional culture and are a supportive employer who treat everyone equally.

The Job

Reporting to the HR Manager, this newly created role will be working in a small HR department of three. You will act as the approachable first port-of-call for the company’s employees and provide administrative support to the HR department including the HR Manager and HR Advisor. Using the company’s new HR system and helping to streamline HR Administration, your duties and responsibilities will involve:

* Manage onboarding processes

* Provide support to employees in various HR-related topics

* Assist in updating company policies and legal compliance

* Assist with the recruitment process

* Maintain employee files and records in electronic format using our HR platform

* Prepare and amend where necessary/directed HR documents, e.g., employment contracts, policies, etc

* Assist with exit interviews

* Assist with updating/maintaining company policies and compliance

* Assist with organising employee performance reviews including minute/note-taking

* Note-taking as required for any HR-related areas, including operations and sales meetings

* Report on absence management

* Holiday approval

* Assist with return-to-work meetings

* Engage in obtaining references for potential employees when required

* Carry out DBS checks

* Reporting on HR metrics e.g., staff turnover, absence, late, training modules, etc

* Involved in employee health & wellbeing MHFA

* Update group beneficiary forms from all employees

* Assist with all HR-related matters

* Assist with maternity/paternity/parental leave

* Promote employee benefits platform to improve employee engagement

* Driving licence checks when required

* GDPR compliance, update, review & amend accordingly

* Update First Aid training

* Assist with payroll administration

Requirements

This role requires an approachable, professional person who can conduct their work to high standards including surrounding confidentiality. You will be a reliable, IT-savvy Administrator who enjoys working in a varied role and has exceptional people skills.

We are seeking a candidate who has either CIPD Level 3, and solid office-based administrative experience or a candidate with no formal HR-related qualifications, but who has a good amount of experience working in a HR Administration/Assistant role recently.

It is important that the successful candidate has a calm nature, enjoys being reactive and proactive in their work and is an excellent listener. Due to the company’s location, it is essential that candidates wishing to apply have their own mode of transport and live within a reasonably commutable distance of the site already.

In Return

Our client is offering a competitive salary (details available on request), plus the chance for long-term progression and professional development in a growing business. There is also a good benefits package available. Holiday allowance is statutory entitlement of 28 days inclusive of bank holidays, but increases with service up to an additional 5 days over 10 years.

How to Apply

Please apply to Kate Howes through our website or alternatively, via CV Library.

We aim to respond with specific feedback to every applicant via email within 14 days. However, as we are a small two-person independent agency, if we are extremely busy this may take longer. If you would like feedback sooner, then feel free to contact us via email and we will come back to you ASAP.

About Horizon

Horizon Search and Selection Ltd is owned and run by Gemma and Kate from our private offices in Bury St Edmunds. We’ve been in business for 13 years but have a combined 30(ish!) years’ recruitment experience between us. We’re friendly recruitment folks and love what we do. Here, we are acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client, the employer. We act as the ‘introducers’, so if you are successful, you will be directly employed by our client. We never share your details with anyone (including our client) without your consent. Any questions? Get in touch!

GDPR

Please note that all applications and enquiries are treated in the strictest of confidence. As part of our GDPR compliance, your CV and contact details will not be held by us for longer than 30 days unless written consent to do so is requested and obtained. Your CV and contact details will never be shared by us with a 3rd party unless specific consent has been obtained to do so. For more information on our privacy policies and how we comply to the GDPR then please visit our website and click on our privacy policy at the bottom of the page.

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