People Associate: HR Generalist (Entry-Level)

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

Greencore Newark site is hiring a People Associate to support the local HR team with entry-level generalist HR duties and first-line advice to colleagues and managers. You will handle routine HR administration, data integrity checks, and coordination of recruitment activities in a fast-paced production environment.

Based in Newark, you will work four days in the office and one day from home, aligning to a 5-day workweek with Monday to Friday hours, as part of a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Ability to work to strict timescales in a busy environment.
• Strong systems skills and ability to coach others.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation.
• High attention to detail and data analysis.
• Clear communication across formats and audiences.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach.
• Able to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administration support to the HR Team, including Organisation Design projects, PO issuance, and low-level data audits in MyHR.
• Coordinate internal communications and announcements for the Business Unit.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and recognition schemes.
• Assist Talent Acquisition and managers with volume recruitment and onboarding.
• Manage Right to Work processes and renewal checks.
• Support HRBPs and managers during meetings and document notes as required.
• Update KPIs and reporting to identify trends for management action.

Skills

Resilience

Systems literacy

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Learning agility

Tools

MyHR

Qliksense

Job description

Greencore Newark site is hiring a People Associate to support the local HR team with entry-level generalist HR duties and first-line advice to colleagues and managers. You will handle routine HR administration, data integrity checks, and coordination of recruitment activities in a fast-paced production environment.

Based in Newark, you will work four days in the office and one day from home, aligning to a 5-day workweek with Monday to Friday hours, as part of a permanent contract.