Senior Contract Consultant

The Adecco Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Adecco Group is seeking a Senior Contract Consultant to support the client site in Reading. This hybrid role combines on-site work with occasional remote tasks, and involves managing staffing, payroll, and related HR processes.

You will partner with the client and Adecco Operations Manager to plan recruitment, onboarding, shift scheduling, and project planning for site activities while maintaining strong employee relations and KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• Experience in shift management, HR, industrial recruitment, employee relations and payroll processing.
• Onsite focus with option for hybrid work and site visits as required.

Responsibilities

• Headcount and pool management to meet client demand.
• Oversee attendance, absences, holidays and employee relations conversations.
• Weekly allocation of shifts and management of temporary staffing needs.
• Oversee payroll processes, daily attendance reporting and associate queries.
• Schedule site tours and inductions for future activity.
• Track site KPIs and support outsourced contracts.

Skills

Shift management

HR

Industrial recruitment

Employee relations

Payroll processing

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

About the role

VACANCY: Senior Contract Consultant

LOCATION: Onsite at client facility (Reading)

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid

In this pivotal role, you will provide dual support for the site’s temporary staffing requirements and outsourced contracts. Primarily working directly alongside our client and the Adecco Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for recruitment planning, onboarding, shift management, employee relations, payroll and project planning for the site promotional activities.

What you’ll be doing

• Headcount / Pool management to ensure availability of employees to satisfy client requests
• Managing attendance, absence, holidays and employee relations conversations
• Weekly allocation of shifts and management of any other temporary requirements at the site
• Managing payroll processes, daily attendance reporting and associate queries
• Scheduling site tours and inductions as necessary to support future planned activity
• Tracking and compilation of site KPI’s and support for outsourced contract

About you

Experience in shift management, HR, industrial recruitment, employee relations and payroll processing. This is predominantly an onsite role, but hybrid working is also an option. Flexibility to visit site as required is essential as is the ability to maintain site KPI’s and trackers.

Why choose us?

This is a unique client where we have a blend of traditional recruitment services and outsourced operations. If you are interested in joining an operation that is already established but still developing, we would love to hear from you.

A journey to bring out the best in you

Closing date: Friday 2nd October

Posting date: 22-09-2026