Human Resources Assistant

Dunbia; Launceston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia in the UK, part of The Dawn Meats Group, is recruiting a Human Resources Assistant to support the HR team across recruitment, onboarding, disciplinary and grievance support, absence management and employee relations.

Standard hours are 8:30–17:00, Monday to Friday, with travel between two West Country sites about 30 minutes apart. The role reports to the Regional HR Manager and offers training, mentoring and a collaborative, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication in a professional setting.
• Strong integrity and professional conduct at all times.
• Resilient attitude with willingness to learn.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence in interactions with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of HR policies and processes (performance management, employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, absence management).
• Undertake projects assigned by HR during training.
• Assist full recruitment process including interviews, pre-employment checks and onboarding including site inductions.
• Support internal and external HR enquiries and respond to requests.
• Assist payroll with documentation and checks.
• Record HR data in internal systems and report KPIs.
• Engage daily with a multicultural workforce on site.
• Support site absence management processes.
• Notetake in formal meetings (disciplinary and grievance hearings).
• Assist with Occupational Health surveillance visits and other audits.

Skills

Organised with attention to detail

Effective communicator

Professional conduct

Resilient

Prioritise & multitask

Self-motivated

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in The Dawn Meats Group which is one of Europe’s leading meat processing companies and operates as Dunbia in the UK.

As a Human Resources Assistant, you will be supporting the existing HR team in all aspects of generalist HR including recruitment and onboarding, disciplinary and grievance support, absence management, employee relations and engagement and performance management.

We are looking for candidates who are motivated for a career within the HR sector and excited to be part of a dynamic team, working within a complex and ever-changing environment. The successful candidate will report to the Regional HR Manager. We will offer full training, support and mentoring so previous experience in HR is not essential but desirable. Standard hours would be 8.30 - 17.00 Monday to Friday. Salary £27,000 per annum.

This is a position based between two of our West Country sites, located approximately 30 minutes apart, so frequent travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the HR team to support the delivery of all people policies and processes (i.e, performance management, employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, absence management) in line with best practice and legislative requirements.
• Undertaking projects assigned by the department during the training process.
• Supporting the HR function with the full recruitment process including interview, pre-employment checks and onboarding including the delivery of site inductions.
• Supporting internal and external enquiries and requests relating to the HR function
• Supporting the payroll function through provision of relevant documents and checks
• Using internal data systems to record relevant HR data and accurately report HR Key Performance Indicators.
• Daily on-site interaction and employee engagement with a multi-cultural and diverse workforce.
• Supporting the business through the delivery of site absence management processes
• Notetaking in formal meetings including but not limited to disciplinary and grievance hearings.
• Help support, organize, and deliver onsite Occupational Health surveillance visits, ethical audits, and other such initiatives.

Qualifications

• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communicator, able to build trust and influence.
• Professional conduct with the ability to maintain a high level of confidence and integrity.
• Resilient with a keen and enthusiastic attitude to learning.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and stakeholders whilst adaptable to change.
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and as part of a wider team.
• Emotionally intelligent

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.