HR Assistant (undergraduate placement) - Carlisle, UK

Pirelli & C. S.p.A.; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Discount vouchers

Eye health benefits

Company events

Job summary

Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd is seeking an HR Assistant (undergraduate placement) in Carlisle for a 12-month placement. You will gain hands-on experience across recruitment, employee relations, learning & development, HR administration and workforce planning.

The role involves providing comprehensive administrative support, assisting with recruitment and early careers, maintaining HR data, and contributing to HR projects in a fast-paced environment. Right to work in the UK required.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in HR, Business Management, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Discretion with confidential information and sensitive employee matters.
• Ability to build relationships with staff and managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding and records management.
• Support recruitment and early careers initiatives, including coordinating interviews and inductions.
• Assist with absence management, reporting and HR case administration.
• Coordinate learning, development and wellbeing activities.
• Maintain HR systems and confidentiality of employee data.
• Contribute to HR projects and events, supporting people-focused initiatives.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Degree in HR/Business/Psychology

Tools

MS Office

Job description

HR Assistant (undergraduate placement) - Carlisle, UK

Pirelli is an international group with a global brand presence and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance tyres. Pirelli are also leaders in various forms of motorsport such as Formula 1 and the World Superbike. We supply tyres to many of the world’s major Motor brands such as Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche, Range Rover, Lamborghini, Bentley and Aston Martin to name a few. Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd is the company responsible for all of the Pirelli Tyre related operations in the UK. For more information, please visit www.pirelli.co.uk.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Human Resources Placement Student to join our HR team for a 12-month placement.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience across all aspects of Human Resources, including recruitment, employee relations, learning and development, employee engagement, HR administration, and workforce planning.

The successful candidate will support the HR team in delivering a professional and people‑focused HR service while developing practical skills and knowledge in a fast‑paced business environment.

Main duties include:

• Provide comprehensive administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, personnel record management, employee communications, and responding to day‑to‑day HR queries.
• Support employee relations and absence management activities by maintaining absence records, producing reports, coordinating formal meetings, and assisting with case administration in line with company policies and procedures.
• Assist with recruitment and early careers initiatives, including advertising vacancies, coordinating interviews, supporting candidate communication, facilitating work experience programmes, and delivering new starter inductions.
• Support learning, development, and wellbeing activities through the coordination of training programmes, Occupational Health referrals, medical appointments, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate HR systems and documentation, ensuring employee data, records, and reports are updated and managed in accordance with company processes and confidentiality requirements.
• Contribute to HR and company projects, events, and departmental operations and assisting with the delivery of people‑focused initiatives.

Key Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the placement, the successful candidate will have gained practical experience in:

• Recruitment and talent acquisition.
• Employee relations and HR case management.
• HR systems and data management.
• Learning and development coordination.
• Employment legislation and HR best practice.
• HR reporting, analytics, and project management.
• Stakeholder management and business partnership skills.

This placement offers an excellent foundation for a future career in Human Resources and will provide broad exposure to the full employee lifecycle within a dynamic business environment.

As we consider the HR Assistant to be an integral part of the team we require the following:

Essential:

• Currently studying towards a degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Organisational and administrative skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• Professional approach to confidential information and sensitive employee matters.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with employees and managers.

Desirable:

• Previous administrative or customer service or office experience.

Our Benefits:

• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank hols)
• Pension scheme
• Employee discount scheme and discounted tyre vouchers
• Regular company events and prize draws
• Eye Test and Flu Vaccinations reimbursements
• Christmas savings club

The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

Applications close 31.12.2026.