Part Time HR Assistant in Northampton)

Impact Recruitment Services; Northampton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Part Time HR Assistant based in Northampton. This hands-on role involves supporting HR management, advising on policies, and ensuring smooth operations. Ideal candidates will have HR administration experience, knowledge of payroll systems, and strong communication skills. There is flexibility to work from home after initial training. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including life insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Company pension

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar HR/business support role, ideally in an industrial environment.
• Health & safety awareness with strong administrative skills.
• Ability to solve problems proactively.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment across all departments.
• Manage onboarding and day 1 presentations.
• Review & update HR policies and procedures.

Skills

Working knowledge of payroll and benefits information

Effective organiser & time management

Proactive communicator

Education

Level 3 CIPD qualification

Tools

Kelio

SAP

Job description

Part Time HR Assistant

Northampton

Permanent

Salary: Up to £28,000 pro rata

Are you ready to take the next step in your HR career? This is a hands‑on role where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact and drive positive change across the business.

As HR Assistant, you'll play a key role supporting HR management, advising on policies and processes, and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations. Working within a close‑knit team, you'll provide end‑to‑end HR administration, review existing processes, and contribute to projects and audit compliance.

Key duties and responsibilities for the Part Time HR Assistant:

• Support recruitment across all departments, liaising with agencies & advertisers.
• Help create job descriptions, person specs, place adverts and coordinate the selection & induction process.
• Manage onboarding, day 1 presentations and compilation of new starter packs.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork submitted to payroll as required.
• Support in absence and T&A monitoring, coordinate return to work and liaise with external service providers on long‑term absence.
• Calculate and apply holiday entitlements.
• Support with investigations & performance‑related meetings, prepare documentation and schedule process steps.
• Review & update policies and procedures, staying up to date with legislation and workplace trend changes.
• Update & maintain internal system, preparation for audits and management reporting information.
• Ensure HS&E policies are adhered to, commit to implementation of ISO and continual improvement, and completion of 5s to required company standard.

Key experience and skills required for the Part Time HR Assistant:

• Working knowledge of payroll and benefits information.
• Previous experience in a similar HR/business support role, preferably within an industrial/plant‑based environment.
• Good working knowledge of systems such as Kelio & SAP and data management.
• Health & safety awareness, strong administration skills, effective organiser & time management.
• Proactive communicator with the ability to solve problems.
• Working knowledge of compensation & benefits processes, relevant systems and a level 3 CIPD qualification would be highly advantageous.

Additional details:

• Fully site‑based, part‑time hours (25-30) Monday to Friday across 5 days.
• Up to £15ph depending on experience.
• Flexibility to work from home following successful training & probation.
• Predominantly desk‑based role with some movement around site.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, with Xmas closure & summer shutdown
• Life insurance and company pension.

If you have the relevant experience we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please note, due to the high volumes of applications we receive daily, should you not be contacted within 72 hours, your application is unsuccessful.

Impact Recruitment are acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client.

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