Human Resources Officer

FRS Recruitment; Naas; Hybrid; EUR 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Hybrid work after probation

Job summary

FRS Recruitment is seeking an HR Officer in Naas, Ireland, to oversee recruitment, training and development, performance management, employee relations and benefits. The role covers payroll liaison, HR system maintenance and regular reporting, with a focus on timely HR administration.

The position requires a minimum of 3 years’ HR experience in a busy manufacturing environment, strong knowledge of employment legislation, and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in HR in a busy manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment and job offers across departments.
• Deliver new employee inductions and training compliance.
• Liaise with payroll on recruitment, promotions, and leavers.
• Maintain HR system data (absences, hires, leavers, payroll changes).
• Generate payroll, attendance, and KPI reports from HR data.
• Provide guidance to managers on HR issues and policy queries.
• Oversee weekly/monthly reporting including permit renewals and expiries.

Skills

HR experience

Employment law

Communication skills

HR policy guidance

Tools

HR System

Job description

Salary: €45,000 plus pension and healthcare contribution

Hybrid: 1 day remote working following probation

Purpose of the Role:

The HR officer plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the business by managing the workforce employee life cycle effectively. This includes Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Management, Employee relations, Employee Benefits and Well-being as well as general daily administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and advise management & staff on company policy queries and employee relations issues, complying with legislation and ensuring consistency across the organisation.
• Complete all administration tasks in a timely fashion.
• Lead bi weekly meetings with production managers.
• Manage grievance & disciplinary investigations as required.
• Working closely with hiring managers, manage recruitment processes end to end, from advertising posts through shortlisting of candidates, interviews, selection and job offers for all departments.
• Deliver new employee inductions & ensure that we are compliant from a training aspect.
• Liaise with payroll as required on any staff pay items linked to recruitment, internal promotions, leavers etc.
• Maintenance of the HR system (entering absence information, new hires, leavers, payroll changes, coding etc.)
• Extraction and analysis of data from the HR system as required, e.g. payroll reports, attendance reports, trend and KPI reports etc.
• Ensure HR administration and systems are maintained up to date in a timely and accurate manner.
• Undertake projects relating to a range of HR disciplines as assigned by the HR Manager.
• Guide managers on issues related to employees.
• Manage all weekly & monthly reporting including monitoring all permit renewals & expiries.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years experience working in HR essential. Officer/Executive level in a busy Food Manufacturing operational environment.
• Knowledge and experience in a fast paced and varied HR role requiring the person to take charge of many issues as they occur.
• Confident and conscientious with an ability to effectively communicate & present to all levels in an organization.
• Ability to successfully learn, apply new skills and drive effectiveness within HR.
• Excellent knowledge of employment legislation
• Have the ability to adapt to a generalised HR role dealing with all elements of the department such as Recruitment, L&D, Employee relations & Employee wellness.