Quick Staff UK is recruiting for an HR Assistant to join an established manufacturing business in the Tredegar area. This is a varied, hands-on HR role, working directly with the HR Manager and providing support across recruitment, employee relations, absence management, HR administration and the wider employee lifecycle.
*Please do not apply if you have no previous HR experience in a manufacturing organisation*
Hours of Work:
Monday to Thursday: 8:30am–5:00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break
Friday: 8:30am–2:30pm with no lunch break
The position is 37.5 hours per week and fully site-based, with an early finish every Friday.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as a first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries
- Supporting the HR Manager with employee relations matters
- Assisting with reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures
- Supporting maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave, flexible working and other HR processes
- Monitoring absence and supporting managers with the absence management process
- Maintaining accurate employee records and updating the HR system
- Producing information and reports for payroll, production and HR
- Supporting temporary and permanent recruitment, including advertising vacancies, CV screening, interviews and onboarding
- Supporting the complete employee lifecycle, from recruitment and induction through to leavers
- Assisting with training and development administration
- Supporting performance management processes
- Helping with employee engagement, health and wellbeing initiatives
- Providing additional HR administrative support as required
The role will also provide exposure to recruitment, employee relations, capability, absence and performance management, with the opportunity to gradually take ownership of HR processes. Job Description HR Assistant
Key Requirements:
- Working knowledge of current UK employment legislation
- Experience supporting employee relations administration
- Recruitment experience
- Experience with absence management and HR processes
- Exposure to performance management administration
- Strong HR administration and record-keeping skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail
- The ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Confidence using Microsoft Office
Quick Staff UK acts as a recruitment agency for this vacancy. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for this application. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. Due to high volumes, we only contact shortlisted candidates; if you have not heard from us within 7 days, your application has been unsuccessful this time. Thank you for your time and interest.
