HR AssistantLocation: Brierley HillSalary up to £30k (Dependant on experience)Role Purpose:The primary function of this role would be to provide Human Resources administrative support. The role supports both the Head of HR and Senior HR Generalist with the day-to-day administration as well as supporting with the day to day running of the department. This role is ideal for a HR Administrator who has experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Main Role Duties:
- All aspects of general HR administration including T&A management and reporting, managing holidays, sickness absence monitoring etc.
- Management of the temporary workers, keeping a record of starters, leavers, and current temporary staff, providing the worked hours to the agency on a weekly basis, assisting with any pay queries and reconciling the agency invoices to ensure prompt payments to our supplier.
- Assist with the recruitment process, preparing offer packs, drafting up contracts, and saving the returned documents on personnel files.
- Lead the new starter induction for new hires ensuring all the necessary paperwork and systems are updated with the required information including the HR & TA system.
- Maintain the Occupational Health Surveillance, creation of health packs, organising appointments, keeping the OH tracker up to date and ensuring all employee health checks are current.
- Support the Senior HR Generalist in the maintenance with updates of employee and organisational information in the HR and Payroll system - including but not limited to changes in working hours, job roles, shift patterns, department changes etc.
- Update and maintain the information in the time & attendance system.
- Support the HR Team to deliver the required daily, weekly and monthly reporting requirements including headcount and key metrics.
- Management of the employee uniform process, including ordering, issuing, processing payments, lockers etc.
- Support the HR department team with any employee relations issues including organising investigation meetings, absence review meetings and any other relevant HR issues.
- Supporting the site Senior Leadership team with any general administration activities.
- Cover the HR office in the absence of the Senior HR Generalist and the Head of HR.
Person Specification / Required Skills:The successful candidate will be self-motivated and a self-starter, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and feel comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels within the business. Candidates must have a proactive and hands on approach to tasks alongside high levels of problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. You should be capable of working to your own initiatives, and competent in satisfying demanding deadlines.
- Part CIPD qualified would be advantageous, but not essential.
- Experience in a HR department is required.
- An ability to handle a busy and diverse workload.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Understands and adheres to the confidentiality requirements when handling employee issues and data.
- Excellent people skills
- Ability to meet deployment timetables and deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work within a close team but also work independently without requiring constant guidance.
- Good business acumen with an understanding of the impact HR can make in attaining wider business goals.
- Excellent analytic skills required for producing reports, metrics, and data.
Working Hours:Monday to Thursday : 08.00 am to 4.30 pmFridays : 08.00 am to 1.30 pm (Early finish)