T&A Wages Associate (Fixed Term)

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Employee discount

Share save scheme

Wellbeing resources

Enhanced parental leave

Menopause policies

Job summary

Greencore, following its merger with Bakkavor, is seeking a Payroll Administrator on a 5-month fixed-term contract based in the Spalding area. The role combines two days in the office with two days working from home.

You will ensure weekly paid colleagues are paid accurately through the group payroll system, handling input, certificates, sickness details and related data in a timely manner. A strong eye for detail and GDPR-compliant practices are essential.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Maths and English (4/C) or equivalent.
• Experience in office administration, preferably in wages/finance.
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail; able to identify errors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain weekly payroll files for input and reconciliation.
• Process documents (Sick/Doctors notes) and record pay details in HR systems.
• Run daily imports, maintain T&A user accounts, and support payroll system tasks.
• Process changes to staff records, new starters and leavers, and issue access cards if needed.
• Prepare payroll reports (WTD and ad-hoc) for customer needs.
• Respond to wage-related queries promptly and professionally.
• Provide first-line support to site T&A operators and HR teams.
• Promote self-service and guide managers to policies and resources.

Skills

Excel

Office admin

Attention to detail

GDPR

Problem solving

Teamwork

Job description

Shift hours 7.5 hours, 4 days per week - Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri

5 month-FTC

Hybrid working - 2 days in office (Spalding) 2 days WFH

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing

To ensure weekly paid colleagues are paid correctly in accordance with accurate recording and processing of weekly pay within the group payroll system.

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and maintain the weekly payroll files for DID input including input sheets, pending activities and reconciliation within set deadlines.
• Process self-certificates and Doctors notes to accurately pay and record Company Sick Pay and enter sickness details and shift patterns onto the MYHR system within set timescales.
• Run daily import from MYHR and maintain T&A user accounts, liaise with appropriate parties regarding the maintenance of the T&A system.
• Process any temporary upgrades, discrepancies, queries, allowances, new starters, leavers and changes to T&C's including evidencing each appropriately.
• Add new starter details to the T&A system and issue new and replacement swipe cards as required (if applicable).
• Prepare weekly payroll reports including the WTD and any other ad-hoc reports in accordance with customer needs.
• Resolve any wages related queries in an effective and timely manner including family friendly.
• Provide first line advice / support for site-based T&A operators, local HR teams, and employees.
• Encourage self-service, wherever possible, and sign -post customers to policies, procedures and supporting resources including Line Manager toolkits, Process Maps and Behavioural Guides. Be a subject matter expert on the HR SharePoint pages, supporting managers to find documents that they need

What we're looking for

• Min 4 GCSE's with Maths and English minimum of C / 4 or equivalent
• Proven experience of office administration, preferably in a wages or finance department
• Accuracy/thoroughness, attention to detail and the ability to identify errors and/or omissions
• Proactive, organised, and sound analytical/problem solving skills
• Ability to handle confidential information discretely, professionally and appropriately in line with GDPR regulations
• Remain calm and ability to work under pressure
• Strong team working skills focusing on sharing best practice and supporting colleagues
• Good working knowledge of Excel

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

At Greencore, we value individuality and believe our diverse teams are key to our success. You'll be supported with continuous development opportunities and the chance to grow your career within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

We reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the specified closing date.