HR Administrator (10 Month Fixed Term Contract)

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Greenford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Retail discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is recruiting an HR Administrator (10 month FTC) for our Greenford site to support the HR team with a wide range of administrative tasks across the employee lifecycle.

You will coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and employee records, ensuring GDPR-compliant processes and a smooth experience for staff and managers. In this busy role you will handle confidential information with discretion, maintain HR systems, and act as a first point of contact for HR queries.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience, ideally within HR
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence using HR systems
• Experience handling confidential information with discretion

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the HR team, ensuring processes run smoothly and efficiently
• Maintain accurate employee records and documentation, including right-to-work checks, contracts, and HR system updates in line with GDPR
• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, from offer preparation to onboarding and induction
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, while supporting compliance, health & safety, and note-taking for HR meetings
• Manage key employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, leavers processing, and supporting wellbeing and engagement initiatives

Skills

Administrative experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Discretion with confidential info

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Are you highly organised with a passion for HR and people processes? Looking to play a key role across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment to onboarding? Ready to make an impact by supporting a busy HR team and delivering a great employee experience?

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a HR Administrator (10 month FTC) to join our Greenford team, supporting our customer, Waitrose. You will support the smooth day-to-day operation of the HR function by managing a wide range of administrative tasks and providing timely support on HR-related matters. This role plays a key part in delivering a consistent, efficient, and people-focused HR service. It is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys supporting others, and takes pride in maintaining accuracy and confidentiality in their work.

This is a full-time, 10 month fixed term contract, working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 predominately, but there is a requirement to be flexible on occasion as the site runs from 06:00 to 23:00, 7 days a week.

Pay, benefits and more

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £27,000, and 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts.

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the HR team, ensuring processes run smoothly and efficiently
• Maintain accurate employee records and documentation, including right-to-work checks, contracts, and HR system updates in line with GDPR
• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, from offer preparation to onboarding and induction
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, while supporting compliance, health & safety, and note-taking for HR meetings
• Manage key employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, leavers processing, and supporting wellbeing and engagement initiatives

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Previous administrative experience, ideally within HR
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence using HR systems
• Experience handling confidential information with discretion

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.