HR Administrator

Escape; New Lanark; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape Recruitment Services is seeking an HR Administrator for a full-time, permanent role based in Lanark. The role focuses on recruitment support, maintaining employee records and daily HR administration across the employee lifecycle.

You will coordinate end-to-end recruitment, manage HR records, prepare documentation and handle routine queries, ensuring GDPR compliance and accurate data management.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR or recruitment administration.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and discretion.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience using an HR system is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment process: advertising vacancies, screening CVs, arranging interviews, and communicating with candidates.
• Maintain recruitment trackers and HR records, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts and new starter documentation.
• Manage the HR inbox and respond to employee queries.
• Support absence management, payroll administration and lifecycle processes.
• Administer new starters, leavers and training requirements on the HR system.
• Liaise with hiring managers, recruitment agencies, payroll and other internal departments.
• Support HR projects and employee engagement initiatives.

Skills

Administration

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Communication

Recruitment knowledge

Confidentiality

HR system experience

Teamwork

Tools

HR system

Job description

Escape Recruitment Services are recruiting for an established organisation based in Lanark who are looking to appoint an HR Administrator on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a varied HR administration role with a strong focus on recruitment, supporting the HR team across the full employee lifecycle. You'll be responsible for coordinating recruitment activity, maintaining accurate employee records and providing day-to-day HR administration support.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, screening CVs, arranging interviews and communicating with candidates.
• Maintain recruitment trackers and HR records, ensuring information is accurate and GDPR compliant.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts and new starter documentation.
• Manage the HR inbox and respond to employee queries.
• Support absence management, payroll administration and employee lifecycle processes.
• Administer new starters, leavers and training requirements on the HR system.
• Liaise with hiring managers, recruitment agencies, payroll and other internal departments.
• Support HR projects and employee engagement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for someone with previous HR or recruitment administration experience who is highly organised, detail-focused and confident managing a busy workload.

You’ll have:

• Strong administration and organisational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills and a professional approach.
• A good understanding of recruitment and candidate management.
• The ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• A proactive, team-focused approach and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using an HR system would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.