People Associate

Greencore Group

Hatfield

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 30,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contribution

Life insurance

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group is seeking a People Associate at our Hatfield site to provide essential HR administration support to the local People team and to contribute to employee engagement initiatives.

You will help plan and deliver HR activities, manage records, assist with onboarding, absence monitoring, and HR reporting, while building experience across generalist HR work in a fast-paced environment. This role is site-based with regional responsibilities.

Qualifications

Some experience in an HR, people, or administrative role, ideally within a fast-paced environment.
A genuine interest in developing a career in HR, with a desire to gain broad generalist experience.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
High attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling data and confidential information.
Confident using HR systems and Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to adapt style for different audiences and formats.
Resilient and calm under pressure, with a positive and professional approach.
Analytical mindset, comfortable reviewing data and producing clear, accurate information.
Proactive and pragmatic, with the confidence to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Curious, open to learning, and willing to challenge ways of working constructively.
High levels of integrity and professionalism, with a strong understanding of confidentiality.
People-focused, inclusive, and aligned with values that promote respect, engagement, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day HR administrative support, including maintaining employee records, preparing HR documentation, ownership of shared email box, note taking during hearings.
Placing procurement orders and supporting onboarding to ensure a positive employee experience.
Support generalist HR activities such as right to work monitoring and processing, absence monitoring and reporting, time and attendance reporting.
Support the coordination of learning and development activities as well supporting.
Assist with HR reporting, audits, and documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and employment legislation.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve HR processes and contribute ideas to enhance engagement and overall employee experience.

Skills

HR administration

Organisational skills

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Independent & team working

Job description

People Associate

Location:Hatfield

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of Work:Monday-Friday, 08.30 – 17.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 19 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

This role is based at our Hatfield site, with regional responsibility for providing remote HR support across the Logistics South network ( 11 depots and above 800 colleagues)

What you’ll be doing

In this dynamic and engaging role as a People Associate, you will provide essential HR administration support to the local People team while also taking an active role in employee engagement initiatives. You will help plan and deliver employee relations activities ( invite letters, low risk level outcome letters, reporting), right to work,engagement activities, wellbeing initiatives, training coordination, and small HR projects and events, directly contributing to a positive employee experience across the business.

This role combines hands-on HR administration with interpersonal engagement, giving you the opportunity to build a strong foundation in HR while making a real impact on the team and company culture.

Role Accountabilities:

Provide day-to-day HR administrative support, including maintaining employee records, preparing HR documentation, ownership of shared email box, note taking during hearings,
placing procurement orders and supporting onboarding to ensure a positive employee experience.
Support generalist HR activities such as right to work monitoring and processing, absence monitoring and reporting, time and attendance reporting,
Support the coordination learning and development activities as well supporting
Assist with HR reporting, audits, and documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and employment legislation.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve HR processes and contribute ideas to enhance engagement and overall employee experience.

What we’re looking for

Some experience in an HR, people, or administrative role, ideally within a fast-paced environment.
A genuine interest in developing a career in HR, with a desire to gain broad generalist experience.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
High attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling data and confidential information.
Confident using HR systems and Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to adapt style for different audiences and formats.
Resilient and calm under pressure, with a positive and professional approach.
Analytical mindset, comfortable reviewing data and producing clear, accurate information.
Proactive and pragmatic, with the confidence to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Curious, open to learning, and willing to challenge ways of working constructively.
High levels of integrity and professionalism, with a strong understanding of confidentiality.
People-focused, inclusive, and aligned with values that promote respect, engagement, and teamwork.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

What you’ll get in return