HR Operations Specialist – Time (maternity cover)

Bosch Group; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading heating brand as an HR Operations Specialist in Worcester. You'll ensure smooth payroll operations across Bosch UK & Ireland, manage time-related entries, and collaborate with various teams. This role offers hybrid working options, a competitive salary, and numerous benefits including a performance bonus and enhanced pension contributions.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

25 days annual leave

Company Performance Bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on Bosch products

Health & well-being support

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail and proactive approach to improvement.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage time management processes and payroll operations.
• Collaborate with HR Shared Function and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Proactive Approach

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Company Description

We’re the nation’s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people’s homes, lives, and futures.

From boilers, hybrids and heat pumps to solar thermal and smart controls, we’re givingour customers plenty of choice. With cutting-edge tech and research, we’re right in the thick of the drive for a better future of home heating.

It’s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause – delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.

As an organisation of more than 1,600 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work – we’re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.

If that sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you.

Come and work #LikeABosch at Worcester Bosch.

Job Description

We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our HR Servicesteam as aHR Operations Specialist – Time!

Be at the heart of our organisation, taking responsibility for the smooth and efficient operation of Time Management and Payroll across Bosch UK & Ireland. We oversee 19 payrolls, encompassing 4,300 associates across various divisions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness are always met.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the time management process from data input and calculation through to delivery, collaborating with multiple internal clients and adhering to diverse deadlines.
• Overseeing all time-related entries for the HCGB business, encompassing annualised hours, production hours, overtime processing, absence management, and creating comprehensive reports.
• Providing time management support to other Bosch UK businesses, including carrying out detective controls to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborating with the wider HR Shared Function, working closely with the Shared Service Hub in Budapest and establishing strong relationships with local UK colleagues.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives, identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline and automate processes.

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Qualifications

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Exceptional Attention to Detail: A meticulous approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Proactive Approach to Improvement: A passion for identifying opportunities and the initiative to drive them forward.
• Excellent Communication & Interpersonal Skills: The ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to Thrive Under Pressure: Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and maintain focus during busy periods.

Our ideal candidate should have:

• Excel experience with strong numeracy skills
• Ability to work as part of a wider Shared Service Function with international teams
• Experience using SAP or similar Payroll systems

Additional Information

Deadline for Applications: 30.05.2025 - Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time so we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Expected Start Date: 01.07.2025 - Please note that this date is advisory and can be flexible within reason.

Working Hours: 39 hours per week – standard working pattern of 08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 16:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunch break

Working with us comes with the following benefits:

• Hybrid working options available
• 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for your first year)
• Eligibility for our Company Performance Bonus (up to £2,000 gross per annum)
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Access to the Perkbox and My Benefits platforms giving access to discounts, group income protection and death in service benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP
• Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
• Subsidised onsite café and canteen
• Health & well-being support including: over 200 trained mental health first aid champions
• Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
• Volunteering days
• Policy to support growing families
• Access to self-service training platform containing over 200 Bosch approved programmes
• Networking opportunities across Bosch UK including a mentoring programme
• And more!