HR Assistant

GXO Logistics; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Benefits platform with retail perks

Job summary

GXO is hiring an HR Assistant to join our Stoke-on-Trent site on the Sainsbury's contract. You will partner with line managers, delivering timely HR support while helping shape the site HR strategy.

This is a full-time, permanent, site-based role, working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00. We offer a salary up to £28,000, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a company pension, life assurance and access to our benefits platform including retail discounts.

Qualifications

• Must have worked in HR Administration/Assistant or similar roles.
• Working knowledge of employment law.
• Payroll experience to support with basic queries.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships quickly.
• Ability to use in-house IT systems with training.

Responsibilities

• Apply people policies and processes, ensuring integrity of local people practices.
• Develop effective relationships with managers and HR colleagues.
• Support site engagement and promote annual surveys and outcomes.
• Assist the HR Manager with performance reviews and initiatives.
• Resolve first-line HR and pay queries, including annualised hours.
• Support site absence management and welfare/occupational health referrals.

Skills

HR admin experience

Employment law

Payroll experience

Communication skills

In-house IT systems

MS Office

CIPD Level 3

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your HR career? Do you want to make a difference to those around you? Are you wanting to join a business that will support your learning & development?

Here at GXO, we are looking for an HR Assistant to join our team in Stoke-on-Trent working on our Sainsbury's contract. You'll be a trusted partner to line managers, providing timely, practical and comprehensive HR support while helping to shape and deliver the site's HR strategy-both now and for the future.

This is a full-time, permanent, site-based position, working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £28,000.00, and 25 days annual leave (plus 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:

• Applying people policies and processes, ensuring the integrity of local people practices within the site/contract
• Develop effective relationships at all levels to establish yourself as a valued member of the HR team in which managers look to for advice
• Supporting the site engagement - acting as a champion for the sites and promoting the annual surveys, participation and communication of outcomes
• Supporting the HR Manager with tasks related to performance reviews and company initiatives
• First line query resolution of HR and pay queries, including queries relating to annualised hours
• Support with site absence management including the active management of welfare meetings and occupational health referrals

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Must have worked in HR Administration/Assistant or similar roles previously
• Working knowledge of employment law
• Payroll experience to support with basic queries
• Strong communication skills and a natural ability to build relationships quickly
• Ability to use in house IT Systems in accordance with training provided.
• Excellent IT skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• CIPD Level 3 qualified desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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.