People (HR) Assistant

Morrisons; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Staff discount

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare / wellbeing benefits

Employee perks platform

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is hiring a People Administrator / Assistant to support daily HR operations and payroll for site colleagues. You will be the first point of contact for foundation level People queries and provide administrative HR support to the team, helping payroll accuracy and data governance.

You will report to the People Specialist, helping with recruitment, policy compliance, and proactive communications across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering HR administration and payroll support.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and IT skills.
• Experience advising colleagues and managers on HR policies.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Excel

HR systems

Communication

Proactive attitude

Job description

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.

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 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 deadlines
• Exposure 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 developmentExperience of implementing processes
• The ability to act on own initiative