HR Admin Assistant

NRL Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL Recruitment is recruiting a HR Admin Assistant on a 5-month contract to join the client’s HR team in Sunderland. The role focuses on supporting the organisation and people, including payroll functions, and contributing to the development of a world-class Gigafactory within the EV market.

You’ll provide HR administration, support the HR team, maintain employee records, assist with onboarding, audits, occupational health liaison, workwear issuance, and payroll support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of administration experience.
• Previous experience of payroll processes.
• A relevant qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field is desirable but not essential.
• Proven communication and influencing skills are critical to the role.
• Efficient administration and organisational skills.
• Strong IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide an accurate and efficient general HR administration service.
• Deliver effective support to the HR team and the wider business, ensuring operational excellence across all aspects of the HR function.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records.
• Support employee engagement activities.
• Employee orientation/onboarding support.
• Track probationary periods and issue relevant letters.
• Provide support with internal and external audits.
• Liaise with Occupational Health and support with pre-employment medicals.
• Order and issue company workwear.
• Support on various HR projects and initiatives.
• Support on the Payroll provision.

Skills

Administration

Payroll know-how

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

HR/Business Admin qualification

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

We are looking to recruit a HR Admin Assistant on a 5 month contract to join our clients HR team.

In this role you will play a crucial role in supporting the expansion of their advanced manufacturing plant in Sunderland.

As a HR Admin Assistant, you will focus on providing support to the organisation and our people including the payroll function.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and operation of a world-class Gigafactory and be part of a significant industrial transformation within the electric vehicle marketplace.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an accurate and efficient general HR administration service.
• Deliver effective support to the HR team and the wider business, ensuring operational excellence across all aspects of the HR function.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records.
• Support employee engagement activities.
• Employee orientation/onboarding support.
• Track probationary periods and issue relevant letters.
• Provide support with internal and external audits.
• Liaise with Occupational Health and support with pre-employment medicals.
• Order and issue company workwear.
• Support on various HR projects and initiatives.
• Support on the Payroll provision.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in administration.
• Previous experience of payroll processes
• A relevant qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field is desirable but not essential.
• Proven communication and influencing skills are critical to the role.
• Efficient administration and organisational skills.
• Strong IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel etc.

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