HR Assistant: Global HR, Training & Compliance Support

Northland Controls; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 20,842 - 22,331; Full time

Job summary

Northland Controls in Letchworth, UK, is seeking an HR Assistant to support our global HR team. The role focuses on administrative HR duties, documentation, and data management across HR, Training, and Safety functions.

You will help coordinate recruitment, onboarding, training, and compliance activities while maintaining confidential employee records and supporting cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of administrative experience, preferably in HR or office admin.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to handle confidential information professionally.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English; German a plus.
• Experience with Paycom HRIS or ATS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day HR administrative activities: document preparation, maintenance, organization with confidentiality.
• Maintain employee records and HR data within HRIS (Paycom) and spreadsheets.
• Monitor HR inbox, respond to inquiries, follow up on requests.
• Coordinate recruitment: interview scheduling, onboarding docs, orientation logistics.
• Support employee referrals and recruiting administration.
• Coordinate training: enrollments, course registrations, PO tracking, training history.
• Maintain certifications, compliance docs, and training histories.
• Assist safety initiatives: incident logs, corrective actions, training completion, reporting.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Discretion

Microsoft Office

Independent work

Team collaboration

English fluency

German language (plus)

Tools

Paycom

Job description

Northland Controls in Letchworth, UK, is seeking an HR Assistant to support our global HR team. The role focuses on administrative HR duties, documentation, and data management across HR, Training, and Safety functions.

You will help coordinate recruitment, onboarding, training, and compliance activities while maintaining confidential employee records and supporting cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.