HR & Administration Specialist (m/w/d) France

XCMG Europe GmbH; Dijon; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Professional development opportunities

Flat hierarchies

Modern working environment

Collegial corporate culture

Job summary

XCMG Europe GmbH is seeking an HR & Administration Specialist (m/w/d) France to provide operational HR support from onboarding to offboarding and to ensure smooth, legally compliant HR administration.

You will coordinate payroll with internal and external partners, handle visa, residence and work permit matters for international staff, and maintain data quality in HR systems, while closely collaborating with our Headquarter and external authorities.

Qualifications

• Initial experience in HR support and HR administration.
• Experience handling visa and labor law issues in an international environment is advantageous.
• Structured, independent and solution‑oriented approach.
• Strong service orientation, discretion and excellent communication skills.
• Very good written and spoken French and English are strictly required.

Responsibilities

• Operational HR support from onboarding to offboarding.
• Ensure smooth and legally compliant HR administration (contracts, certificates, master data).
• Independent execution and support of payroll accounting with internal and external partners.
• Processing and coordination of visa, residence, and work permit matters for international employees.
• Documentation of HR processes and maintaining data quality in HR systems.
• Close cooperation with HQ as well as external authorities and service providers.

Skills

HR support experience

French & English proficiency

Job description

Welcome to one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction machinery. We develop state-of-the-art excavators, cranes, earthmoving equipment, lifting platforms, and road construction machinery for our customers in the construction, mining, and energy industries.

XCMG offers you the opportunity to advance your professional career and apply your skills and know-how in a future-oriented, intercultural environment. Together, we are driving investment and innovation toward new horizons.

To support our continued growth, we are looking for a:

HR & Administration Specialist (m/w/d) France

Your mission

• Responsibility for the operational HR support from onboarding to offboarding.
• Ensuring smooth and legally compliant HR administration (contracts, certificates, master data maintenance).
• Independent execution and support of payroll accounting in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Processing and coordination of visa, residence, and work permit matters for international employees.
• Documentation of all relevant HR processes as well as ensuring data quality in HR systems.
• Close cooperation with our Headquarter as well as external authorities and service providers.

Your profile

• Initial experience in HR support, HR administration
• Experience in handling visa and labor law issues in an international environment is an advantage.
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working.
• Strong service orientation, discretion, and excellent communication skills.
• Very good written and spoken France and English skills are strictly required

Why us?

• Exciting tasks in an international, growing company.
• Diverse professional development and continuing education opportunities in HR.
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths.
• Modern working environment with a collegial and open corporate culture.
• International environment with creative freedom and personal responsibility.