Hr Specialist

Netafim; Rapallo; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company welfare

Meal vouchers

Continuous training

Travel expenses reimbursed

Job summary

Orbia Advance Corporation in Italy seeks an HR Administrator to manage the employee lifecycle, payroll coordination with external providers, and compliance across European entities.

You will support recruitment, onboarding, and training, and assist with performance and salary review cycles in collaboration with the HRBP. This permanent, full‑time role offers an international environment and travel to Bologna and Faenza.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in economics, law, humanities or psychology.
• Fluent Italian and good English; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the employee administrative lifecycle: hiring, contracts, extensions, terminations and notifications (UniLav).
• Coordinate monthly payroll with external provider and ensure accurate inputs; review outputs for discrepancies.
• Apply national collective labour agreements and company agreements in HR administration.
• Handle sickness, injuries, parental leave, statutory leave and holidays; administer welfare, meal vouchers and benefits.
• Act as contact for INPS, INAIL, Employment Centre and pension/health funds; support statutory reporting.
• Prepare headcount, labour cost, absenteeism and overtime reports.
• Support recruitment: job postings, CV screening and interview scheduling.
• Guide onboarding and offboarding; coordinate mandatory training and track hours; support performance & salary review cycles.

Skills

Fluent Italian

Good command of English

Education

Degree in Economics, Law, Humanities or Psychology, or high-school diploma with equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Orbia:

Orbia Advance Corporation is a Purpose‑led company with big aspirations. We are out to advance life around the world while maximising value to our shareholders, customers and employees. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, and materials. Orbia Advance Corporation has five business groups which offer innovative solutions across multiple industries including building and infrastructure, data communications, chemicals and more. In 2018, Orbia Advance Corporation bought a majority stake in Israeli-based Netafim, the world’s leader in drip irrigation, and is helping the world ‘grow more with less’ as it helps to solve food and water scarcity. Orbia Advance Corporation has operations in 41 countries with more than 22,000 employees.

We started as a producer of commodities and have evolved to become a provider of innovative solutions that address the global issues of rapid urbanisation, water and food scarcity, and a growing and aging population. We’re already a global leader in Polymers, Fluor, Building & Infrastructure, Datacom, and Precision Irrigation. We have embarked on a CEO‑led transformation, as part of our journey to become a truly purpose‑led, future fit company.

Key Responsibilities:

Personnel administration

• Manage the employee administrative lifecycle: hiring, contract changes, extensions, terminations and mandatory notifications (UniLav)
• Coordinate the monthly payroll process with the external payroll provider, ensuring accurate and timely submission of attendance, absences, overtime, travel expenses and other payroll inputs.
• Review payroll outputs and labour cost data, investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions with the external provider.
• Ensure the accurate application of relevant national collective labour agreements (CCNL) and company agreements in day‑to‑day HR administration, supporting consistency across the two legal entities.
• Handle sickness, workplace injuries (including INAIL reports), parental leave, statutory leave and holidays
• Administer company welfare, meal vouchers and benefits
• Act as the contact for INPS, INAIL, the Employment Centre and supplementary pension and health funds
• Support compliance with statutory HR reporting and employment obligations, including mandatory disability employment reporting and periodic reports.
• Prepare reports on headcount, labour cost, absenteeism and overtime

Human resources management

• Support recruitment: job postings, CV screening, interview scheduling
• Guide employees through onboarding and offboarding
• Coordinate mandatory training (health & safety, privacy) and track training hours
• Support the performance review and salary review cycles in collaboration with the HRBP.
• Provide first‑line HR support to employees and managers on employment‑related, administrative and organisational matters.

Requirements:

Degree in Economics, Law, Humanities or Psychology, or high‑school diploma with equivalent experience

• 2–4 years of HR experience, with hands‑on experience in Italian personnel administration and payroll coordination, either in‑house or within a labour consultancy firm.
• Good knowledge of Italian employment administration
• Experience with payroll/attendance systems together with strong Excel skills
• Fluent Italian and a good command of English
• Availability for regular travel to Bologna and Faenza
• Driving licence (B) and own car

Our Offer:

Permanent, full‑time contract

Company welfare, meal vouchers and continuous training

Travel expenses reimbursed according to company policy

An international environment, with an HR team across several European countries

A varied role offering growth in both personnel administration and HR processes

Our Global brands: Dura‑Line, Koura Global, Vestolit, Netafim, Alphagary, Wavin.

They offer a broad range of value‑added solutions and finished products that contribute to customers’ success and ultimate improve the quality of life for people around the world. Along its commitment to good citizenship, Orbia Advance Corporation delivers Total Value to customers, employees and investors worldwide, every day