HR Administrator

Mary Rush Care Ltd; Skipton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Robertshaw's Farm Shops Ltd is seeking an organised HR Administrator to join the team and support HR and payroll administration across three sites in Bradford and Skipton. You will handle day-to-day HR tasks, onboarding, absence management and payroll data, while maintaining confidential records and compliant processes.

This role also involves assisting with recruitment activities, internal communications, and ensuring policies are applied consistently.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR administration role, with a good understanding of HR processes and procedures.
• Experience or working knowledge of payroll administration.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Good numerical skills and the ability to work accurately with employee and payroll data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and meet deadlines.
• A proactive, flexible approach with the confidence to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day HR administrative support across the business.
• Assist with recruitment activities, including preparing job adverts, coordinating interviews and communicating with candidates.
• Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, including preparing contracts and relevant documentation.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, ensuring HR systems are kept up to date.
• Support managers with absence management, performance management, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Administer and maintain our time and attendance system (Workforce).
• Build positive working relationships with employees and managers across all sites.
• Support the implementation and administration of HR policies and procedures in line with current employment legislation and best practice.
• Liaise with departmental managers to ensure employee working hours, holiday records, new starters, leavers and other payroll information are submitted accurately and on time.
• Check and verify payroll information before it is submitted for processing across the group companies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with relevant requirements.
• Assist with resolving payroll queries and discrepancies where required.
• Support the Finance Team Leader with internal team communications.
• Help ensure internal communications are clear, consistent and professional across the business.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll administration

Recruitment

Record keeping

Communication

Microsoft Office

Job description

21 Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UD, UNITED KINGDOM

Robertshaw's Farm Shops Ltd is a successful, family-run business operating across three sites in Bradford and Skipton.

We are looking for an organised, approachable and experienced HR Administrator to join our team and support the smooth running of our day-to-day HR and payroll administration.

Working closely with our Finance Team Leader and departmental managers, you will play an important role in supporting our employees, maintaining accurate HR records and ensuring our people processes run efficiently across the business.

This is a varied, hands‑on role that would suit someone who enjoys working with people, has excellent attention to detail and is confident managing a range of administrative responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

HR Administration & Employee Support

Provide day‑to‑day HR administrative support across the business.

Assist with recruitment activities, including preparing job adverts, coordinating interviews and communicating with candidates.

Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, including preparing contracts and relevant documentation.

Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, ensuring HR systems are kept up to date.

Support managers with absence management, performance management, disciplinary and grievance processes.

Administer and maintain our time and attendance system (Workforce).

Build positive working relationships with employees and managers across all sites.

Support the implementation and administration of HR policies and procedures in line with current employment legislation and best practice.

Payroll Administration

Liaise with departmental managers to ensure employee working hours, holiday records, new starters, leavers and other payroll information are submitted accurately and on time.

Check and verify payroll information before it is submitted for processing across the group companies.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with relevant requirements.

Assist with resolving payroll queries and discrepancies where required.

Internal Communications

Support the Finance Team Leader with internal team communications.

Help ensure internal communications are clear, consistent and professional across the business.

About You

We are looking for someone who is approachable, reliable and highly organised, with a professional attitude and the ability to work confidently with employees and managers at all levels.

Previous experience in an HR administration role, with a good understanding of HR processes and procedures.

Experience or working knowledge of payroll administration.

Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.

Good numerical skills and the ability to work accurately with employee and payroll data.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

Ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and meet deadlines.

A proactive, flexible approach with the confidence to work independently and as part of a team.

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.

Travel Requirements

This role involves working across our three sites in Bradford and Skipton. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for business travel are essential.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to become part of an established, family‑run business where you will work closely with managers and employees across the organisation.

You will enjoy a varied role, with the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of our HR processes and support the people who make our business successful.

Location: Bradford & Skipton, West Yorkshire
Job Type: Permanent, Full‑Time

Screening Questions

• Do you have experience in a similar role?
• Describe your customer service experience