HR Officer

Colas Rail UK; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the railroad industry seeks an HR Officer to deliver a high-quality HR service. The position involves managing HR administration, providing support for recruitment, and handling employee-related queries within a dynamic work environment. Candidates should have relevant HR qualifications and experience, strong communication skills, and a proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

26 days Annual Leave

Industry leading Life Assurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme

Pension Scheme

Eye Care Vouchers

Long Service Award

Season Ticket Loan

Qualifications

• Experience as a HR Assistant or Coordinator in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service skills and attention to detail.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal HR processes including contract preparation and onboarding.
• Provide HR advice and support for queries across the business.
• Administer HR systems and maintain employee records.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Education

Relevant HR qualification or demonstrable experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

HR Systems

Job description

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Purpose of the Role

To provide a high-quality, cost-effective HR service within Colas Rail. To ensure the effective operation of internal administration and recruitment processes, and to provide first line support for HR related queries across the business.

The role requires confidentiality, flexibility, dedication, and commitment, and includes inputting data into numerous HR Systems, key performance indicator reporting, and first point of contact responsibilities for recruitment, onboarding, and HR related queries

Person Specification

The jobholder will have demonstrable experience as a HR Assistant or Coordinator and used to operating in a fast-paced environment. Strong customer service and Microsoft word/excel skills with attention to detail and ability to learn quickly is also required, with a willingness to travel on occasion to sites across the UK where needed.

Qualifications/Experience

• Relevant HR qualification or demonstrable experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise work, and achieve deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Team player with an ability to work on own initiative
• Customer focused
• Highly proficient user of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
• Experience of using HR systems
• Basic understanding of HR practices and employment/recruitment legislation
• Experience of working as part of a team in a client-focused environment to meet challenging deadlines in a volume orientated resourcing/recruiting environment
  
  

Key Responsibilities

HR Administration

• Ensure effective delivery of all internal HR administration processes including contract preparation, contractual changes, processing BPSS checks, new starters, probation periods, transfers, MFA triggers, terminations, inductions, and HR data management.
• Provide first-line assistance with HR queries from employees via dedicated phone line and inbox. Ensuring matters are dealt with to a high standard.
• Prepare and analyse HR data as required including monthly board reporting, absence management and salary survey completion.
• Produce and issue contracts of employment and offer letters, ensure that eligibility documentation is provided, and copies retained.
• Administer and update the HR systems maintain employee records.
• Support the company's attendance management procedure via proactive management of sickness, i.e: chasing of certificates, ensuring that relevant paperwork is retained, monitoring long term sickness, referrals to Occupational Health etc.
• Involvement in HR projects as required including TUPE processes, employee engagement, policy & procedure review and organisational design/ changes.
• Provide administration support for wider HR team as requested.
• Manage the probation review process
• Process leavers and ensure the HR system is updated, and relevant documentation is sent to the employee.
  
  

Recruitment

• Assisting the recruitment team and arranging of interviews both face to face and via teams.
• As you will expect the organisation may change and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
• Any other reasonable duties as required
  
  

Employee Relations

• Provide HR advice and guidance to the business regarding all HR queries, including support on sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, maternity and paternity, recruitment, flexible working and payroll administration.
• To support the Head of HR/ HR Manager with all aspects of employee relations e.g. disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence including occupational health referrals, performance, managing attendance, flexible working requests.
  
  

HR Systems

• Providing a centre of HRIS expertise and support network to the company’s staff around the UK.
• Create and provide reports to the wider HR team on our HRIS such as headcount reports and other ad hoc reports as requested.
• Research and resolve any system access issues or errors in process, escalating to the global systems team as necessary.
• Assist with HRIS projects/initiatives as needed.
• As you will expect the organisation may change and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
• Any other reasonable duties as required.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• 26 days Annual Leave
• Industry leading Life Assurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Long Service Award
• Season Ticket Loan

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Railroad Equipment Manufacturing

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