People (HR) Assistant

Morrisons; Northwich; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

35% staff discount

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare benefits

Staff canteen

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a People Administrator / Assistant to support day-to-day HR operations at our site in the United Kingdom. You will handle a broad range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring accurate payroll, maintaining records, and delivering excellent service to colleagues.

Reporting to the People Advisor, you will become a subject matter expert on company HR policies, support line management with absence and grievances, and assist with recruitment while driving engagement across the site.

Qualifications

• No HR qualification required, though working towards one is welcomed.
• Experience advising and supporting colleagues with foundation level people queries.
• Proactive, customer-focused approach with the ability to work under pressure.
• Experience of implementing processes and using HR systems (MS Excel preferred).

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for foundation level site People queries.
• Provide HR expertise to site colleagues and managers as needed.
• Support payroll administration to ensure accurate pay for all colleagues.
• Maintain records and data in line with data protection laws.
• Assist with recruitment processes for the site as required.
• Develop communications and engage with unions, agencies and stakeholders.

Skills

Customer focus

Proactive

Pressure management

Excel

HR systems

Communication

Tools

HRIS systems

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.

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

More about our perks

• 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 (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