People Administrator

Callen Lenz; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension Scheme via Royal London

Private Health Insurance via Bupa

Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary

Income protection policy

Share Incentive Plan

1 paid volunteering day per year

Job summary

Callen-Lenz in Salisbury, Wiltshire, is seeking a detail‑driven People Administrator to join the People Team. You will support the monthly UK payroll process and assist with the administration of the company’s benefits offering, helping deliver a positive and consistent employee experience.

With strong numerical and analytical skills, you will handle payroll data with accuracy, maintain HR records, respond to queries, and help ensure compliance with GDPR and UK employment law across the full

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Experience handling payroll, benefits, and GDPR compliance.
• Proactive with good stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the accurate administration of monthly UK payroll.
• Respond to payroll and employee benefits queries.
• Maintain accurate payroll and HR records.
• Support the administration of workplace pension schemes.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and data confidentiality across processes.
• Assist with month-end and year-end payroll activities.
• Provide general HR support as needed.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel

Data handling

Confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 3 (desirable)

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

People Administrator

Vacancy Reference: CLA- 437

Position: Full-time

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer-focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Innovation
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence

Why Work for Us

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan
• Green Car Scheme
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Bupa
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

About the role

Sitting as a key part of the People Team you will support the monthly payroll process and assist with the administration of the company’s benefits offering.

With a keen eye for detail, you will help ensure payroll activities run smoothly and in line with legal, regulatory and internal policies. You will also respond to general HR queries, employee payroll and benefits queries all whilst helping to deliver a positive and consistent employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Support in the accurate administration of monthly UK payroll accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with UK tax regulations and employment law.
• Updating and maintain information within both our HR and Payroll software solutions.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records in compliance with HMRC and company requirements.
• Act as the first point of contact for payroll and employee benefit queries, ensuring a high-quality service experience and escalating queries appropriately where required.
• Working with our Senior Advisor to look after the administration of workplace pension schemes, ensuring compliance with The Pensions Regulator.
• Support in the admin of our full suite of employee benefits including pensions, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, and salary sacrifice schemes.
• Support month-end and year-end processes.
• Responding in a timely manner to general hr queries through various inboxes.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and company policies.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Health & Safety

• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner.
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.

Qualifications

• Working towards or a desire to complete CIPD on CIPP level 3 is desirable but not essential.

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and numerical skills, confident in working with data.
• Proactive, approachable, confident with good interpersonal skills enabling you to speak to and deal with all stakeholders
• Confident user of Excel
• Strong organisational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Able to manage sensitive information whilst maintaining a high level of confidentiality

Desirable:

• A basic knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pension auto enrolment
• Experience using payroll and or HR systems

Personal Attributes

• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK.
• Ability to commit to occasional national and international travel.
• A full valid UK driving license.
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK.

Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.