Job Description

Office Support / HR Administrator

Do you love variety and thrive juggling a demanding workload, providing high level administrative support? If so and you have a strong work ethic, exceptional organisation skills and experience within HR administration, then this role provides an ideal opportunity for your professional expertise to be put to great use, where you’ll be much appreciated for your quality results.

Who will I be working with?

Our client is a highly reputable manufacturing company, with significant experience delivering high quality, tailored solutions for a wide range of customers worldwide. The firm is one of the UK’s leading building materials suppliers, delivering lead sheet and a wide range of ancillary products to builders’ merchants nationwide. In addition, they are also the UK’s leading specialist in lead engineering. The company designs, manufactures and installs radiation shielding and other products in the nuclear, medical and other markets.

So, what will the role of Office / HR Administrator entail?

Reporting to the HR Manager, as Office / HR Administrator you’ll take a hands on approach to supporting the Managing Director, HR Manager and Financial Director with a wide variety of administrative tasks. Duties will include although not be limited to;

• Organising business travel arrangements for the Managing Director and other colleagues
• Answering calls and taking messages for senior managers and greeting visitors
• Overseeing bookings for meeting rooms and providing refreshments
• Filing, photocopying, scanning documents
• Maintaining stationery and processing inbound post
• Administering purchase orders
• Assisting the HR Manager with administrative tasks for recruitment projects
• Updating the induction pack, ensuring availability for new starters
• Ensuring probationary reviews are carried out
• Maintaining the training and staff holiday database
• Monitoring absence and reporting
• Attending disciplinary hearings and taking notes
• Assisting the HR Manger with project work
• Assisting with Occupational Health referrals

What will I need to be considered for this Office / HR Administrator vacancy?

• Proven experience working within HR administration
• Flexibility towards tasks with the ability to work effectively using own initiative
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Enthusiasm and a proactive approach to work
• Superb communication skills with a helpful manner
• IT literacy, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Word and Excel
• Accurate and timely data entry and typing skills
• High level of literacy and numeracy

What will I receive in return?

Salary: £18,000 to £20,000 pro rata, level dependent on experience

Hours of Work: 23 hours per week; Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 3:30pm, Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm. However there is flexibility to agree alternative start and finish times, and working over 4 days Monday to Thursday will also be considered.

Contract Type: Fixed term 3 month rolling contract. Potential for the contract to be extended or become permanent based on performance and company needs, although not guaranteed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities