People (HR) Assistant

Morrisons; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturing company in Harrogate is looking for a People Administrator to support HR operations. This role involves managing HR queries, payroll administration, and onboarding processes while ensuring a positive employee experience. Ideal candidates will demonstrate initiative and a customer-focused attitude. Benefits include flexible holidays, employee discounts, and opportunities for career progression. Join us in contributing to a successful and growing organization.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in supermarkets

Career progression

Subsidised staff canteen

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Experience supporting HR functions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage payroll administration accurately.
• Understanding of HR policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for HR queries.
• Provide administrative support to the HR team.
• Coordinate weekly HR audit checks.
• Support recruitment processes as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service focus

HR knowledge

Microsoft Excel skills

Ability to work under pressure

Proactive initiative

Job description

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 Advisor, 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

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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 (manufacturing 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 development
• Experience of implementing processes
• The ability to act on own initiative

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well‑being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons 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

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.