HR Data & People Operations Coordinator

Wabtec; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec, based in Burton upon Trent, is seeking an HR People & Operations Coordinator to provide HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle. The role includes maintaining HRIS, generating reports, and developing dashboards for KPI insights.

Applicants should have experience as an HR Administrator/Coordinator, maintain confidential records, and be comfortable with HR data analysis. On-site role with standard hours.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Administrator, HR Coordinator or similar HR support role.
• Maintaining HR systems and employee records.
• Producing reports and analysing data.
• Working with confidential information.
• Creating HR dashboards and management information reports. (Desirable)
• Using Power BI or other business reporting tools. (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Manage full employee lifecycles (starters, changes, leavers) and employment contracts/offers.
• Maintain GDPR-compliant employee records, files, absence, and holiday data.
• Support onboarding, inductions, probation reviews, and HR inbox queries.
• Assist HR Managers with employee relations and meeting documentation.
• Update and maintain HRIS, databases, reporting lines, and headcount data.
• Audit employee data regularly to ensure accuracy and produce workforce reports.
• Build and maintain HR dashboards (Excel, Power BI, HRIS) for weekly/monthly KPIs.
• Monitor key metrics (headcount, turnover, absence, recruitment, diversity, training, retention).
• Analyse data to spot trends and support workforce planning.
• Ensure HR processes follow employment law, company policy, and GDPR.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and support internal/external audits with accurate records.

Skills

HR administration

Data analysis

Confidential data handling

Reporting & dashboards

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Wabtec, based in Burton upon Trent, is seeking an HR People & Operations Coordinator to provide HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle. The role includes maintaining HRIS, generating reports, and developing dashboards for KPI insights.

Applicants should have experience as an HR Administrator/Coordinator, maintain confidential records, and be comfortable with HR data analysis. On-site role with standard hours.