People (HR) Assistant

Morrisons; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% discount in Morrisons supermarkets

Additional 10% discount for friend/fam

Generous holiday entitlement

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons in Bridgwater is hiring a People Administrator / Assistant on a 6 Month FTC to support day-to-day HR operations. You will handle payroll accuracy, maintain records, run ad-hoc HR analytics and help with recruitment, ensuring policy compliance and timely employee pay.

You don't need full HR qualifications to apply; we value a proactive approach, strong Excel skills and a customer-focused mindset to help site colleagues and managers navigate HR queries.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administrative tasks and payroll support.
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
• Ability to advise and support colleagues and managers on basic queries.
• Proactive approach to development and continuous improvement.
• Strong IT skills with emphasis on Excel and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for site People queries.
• Provide HR expertise to site colleagues and managers as needed.
• Provide administrative support to the HR team.
• Ensure payroll data is accurate and colleagues are paid on time.
• Maintain records and data in line with data protection laws.
• Produce ad-hoc HR analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate weekly HR audit checks.
• Support the recruitment process for the site.
• Become SME on company HR policies and ensure compliance.
• Support line management with absence, disciplinary and grievance issues.
• Develop proactive communications across the site.
• Build relationships with unions, agency suppliers, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Support and drive colleague engagement on site.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Customer focus

HR systems exposure

Excel skills

HR policies knowledge

Continuous development

Process implementation

Initiative

Tools

Excel

Job description

6 Month FTC

More about the role

As a People Administrator / Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our human resources department. You will be responsible for a wide range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring smooth and efficient HR processes, and providing excellent customer service to our employees. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about HR and wants to contribute to the success of a growing organisation.

Reporting to the People Specialist, you will:

• Be the first point of contact for foundation level site People queries
• Offer HR expertise to site colleagues and managers as necessary
• Provide administrative support to the HR team
• Ensure payroll administration is accurate and all colleagues get paid correctly and on time
• Maintain records, files and spreadsheets in line with data protection legislation
• Keep ad-hoc analysis and reporting on HR issues up to date
• Coordinate weekly HR audit checks
• Support the recruitment process for the site as required
• Become a subject matter expert on company HR policies, ensuring the site remains fully compliant at all times.
• Support, coach and challenge line management with absence, disciplinary and grievance issues
• Develop engaging, proactive communications across the site
• Build positive and effective relationships with unions, agency suppliers, colleagues and stakeholders
• Support and drive colleague engagement on site

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement

• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us

• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here

• Subsidised staff canteen

• Free parking

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP

• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

• Optional payroll charity donations

• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

The good news is you don't need to be fully HR qualified to apply for this role (although we'd love for you to be working towards one). But we do look for:

• The ability to work in a fast paced People environment (logistics experience would be good, but isn't essential)
• A proactive, positive approach to work with a true customer focus
• The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlinesExposure to HR Systems
• Excellent all-round IT skills (especially Microsoft Excel)
• Experience of advising and supporting colleagues and managers with foundation level people queries
• An understanding of HR policies and practices
• Proactive approach to own continuous development
• Experience of implementing processes
• The ability to act on own initiative