Site HR Assistant: People Ops & Recruitment

Dunbia; Launceston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia in the UK, part of The Dawn Meats Group, is recruiting a Human Resources Assistant to support the HR team across recruitment, onboarding, disciplinary and grievance support, absence management and employee relations.

Standard hours are 8:30–17:00, Monday to Friday, with travel between two West Country sites about 30 minutes apart. The role reports to the Regional HR Manager and offers training, mentoring and a collaborative, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication in a professional setting.
• Strong integrity and professional conduct at all times.
• Resilient attitude with willingness to learn.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence in interactions with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of HR policies and processes (performance management, employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, absence management).
• Undertake projects assigned by HR during training.
• Assist full recruitment process including interviews, pre-employment checks and onboarding including site inductions.
• Support internal and external HR enquiries and respond to requests.
• Assist payroll with documentation and checks.
• Record HR data in internal systems and report KPIs.
• Engage daily with a multicultural workforce on site.
• Support site absence management processes.
• Notetake in formal meetings (disciplinary and grievance hearings).
• Assist with Occupational Health surveillance visits and other audits.

Skills

Organised with attention to detail

Effective communicator

Professional conduct

Resilient

Prioritise & multitask

Self-motivated

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Dunbia in the UK, part of The Dawn Meats Group, is recruiting a Human Resources Assistant to support the HR team across recruitment, onboarding, disciplinary and grievance support, absence management and employee relations.

Standard hours are 8:30–17:00, Monday to Friday, with travel between two West Country sites about 30 minutes apart. The role reports to the Regional HR Manager and offers training, mentoring and a collaborative, dynamic environment.