HR Assistant

MCS Group; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Early finish on a Friday

In-house training and career dev

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a leading manufacturing organisation to recruit an HR Assistant to join its growing team. This role supports the HR Manager and team across the employee lifecycle, focusing on payroll coordination, onboarding, and HR systems.

The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year HR experience, with exposure to HR activities and systems. CIPD Level 3 is desirable. Enjoy a structured development path, with in-house training and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• 1 year HR experience or more is required.
• Experience supporting HR activities.
• Experience using an HR system.
• Experience working in manufacturing or similar industry.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification or working towards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on day-to-day people-related queries with managers and employees.
• Own key stages of the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• Maintain and develop the accuracy of HR systems and data.
• Support the delivery of payroll operations.
• Produce and analyse HR reports to inform decisions.
• Contribute to wider HR initiatives including engagement and wellbeing.
• Ensure HR practices comply with employment laws, internal policies and GDPR.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll coordination

Onboarding

HR systems

Manufacturing experience

Education

CIPD Level 3 (desirable/working towards)

Tools

HR software

Job description

HR Assistant

MCS Group is partnering with a leading manufacturing organisation to recruit an HR Assistant to join its growing team.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR administrator or someone looking to further develop their career within HR, joining an expanding business. You would be working closely with the HR Manager and the wider HR team providing support across the employee lifecycle, with particular responsibility for payroll coordination, onboarding and HR systems.

You will play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day HR operations, taking ownership of a variety of responsibilities, including:

• Working closely with managers and employees to provide guidance on day-to-day people-related queries
• Taking ownership of key stages of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and induction through to employee changes, probation and offboarding.
• Maintaining and developing the accuracy of HR system.
• Support the delivery of payroll operations.
• Produce and analyse HR reports.
• Contributing to wider HR initiatives, including employee engagement and wellbeing.
• Ensure HR practices remain compliant with relevant employment legislation, internal policies and GDPR requirements.

The Person

The ideal candidate needs to have:

• Minimum of 1 year HR experience
• Experience supporting HR activities
• Experience of using an HR system
• Experience working in manufacturing or similar industry
• CIPD Level 3 qualification or working towards is desirable

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 30 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• Health Cash Plan
• Early finish on a Friday
• Full in-house training and career development opportunities

If you have a disability which means you require assistance at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us directly to discuss. MCS Group is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.