HR Operations Specialist

HMT LLC; Achter Lindt; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term 1 year contract with a view

Competitive remuneration

Travel allowance

Office-based role

High-end equipment (laptop & mobile)

Employee Assistance Program

Up to 28 days holiday

Job summary

HMT is seeking an HR Operations Specialist to support HR activities across multiple countries, including the Netherlands. You will work with the Senior HR Manager to ensure legal compliance, foster an inclusive culture, and contribute to a cohesive international team.

The role involves payroll administration, recruitment coordination, employee relations, compensation & benefits support, training coordination, and policy updates.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal abilities across cultures.
• Candidate should be accountable, discreet with confidential matters, and results-oriented.
• Fluent in Dutch and English due to international operations.
• Prior HR experience, preferably in international HR functions.
• Knowledge of Dutch HR legislation and international employment laws is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office; familiarity with ADP payroll is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll data administration and liaise with external payroll provider.
• Coordinate international recruitment and onboarding, ensuring local law compliance.
• Manage employee relations, sickness processes, and contract renewals.
• Support compensation and benefits while mapping regional market competitiveness.
• Assist in training and development activities and performance review cycles.
• Update HR policies to reflect local laws and global standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Dutch & English proficiency

Accountable & discreet

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

MS Office suite

Education

HBO/WO in Human Resources

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

ADP payroll

MS Excel

Job description

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HR Operations Specialist

Human Resources Full Time Professional Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, NL

HR Operations Specialist

About HMT

HMT was founded in 1978 with the objective of providing better technology to the aboveground storage tank market. HMT’s founders created products which not only solved the emissions problems of the day but also eliminated the operational issues created by the existing floating roof and seal technologies.

The Role

As an HR Operations Specialist at HMT you will play a crucial role in supporting human resources activities and further business growth, across multiple countries and cultures like the Netherlands, UK, Turkey, Bahrain, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia and more. You will be reporting to and working closely with the Senior HR Manager to ensure compliance with local employment laws, a positive work environment, an inclusive culture, and a cohesive international team.

This is a highly diverse HR role which guarantees great potential for personal and professional growth and global exposure to local HR practices and employment laws. If you are passionate about an international HR career, learning new markets and driving change, impacting an organization, and being part of a collaborative and innovative international team, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

The Job

The HR Operations Specialist will perform a variety of tasks like:

• Payroll: Administer and upload payroll data to external payroll provider and monitor completion of pay cycle
• Recruitment and Staffing: coordinate international sourcing and recruitment efforts ensuring compliance with local hiring regulations, connect with agencies, extend offers, manage onboarding and off boarding processes, reporting.
• Employee Relations: Manage sickness process, promote a positive workplace culture, organize personnel events, write company announcements, prepare/renew contracts, and more.
• Compensation and Benefits: Monitor current international compensation and benefits programs and support in development of new ones, map markets to ensure fairness and competitiveness across various regions.
• Training and Development: Support with engagement survey and performance review cycle, coordinate external training activities.
• Policy Development: Update HR policies and procedures that align with local laws and global company standards where needed, ensuring consistency and fairness.

We are looking for

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to navigate cultural differences and build relationships with employees at all levels
• Ideal candidate is accountable, results-oriented, discreet with confidential matters and has strong work ethics
• HBO or WO education in Human Resources, master’s degree is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken command of Dutch and English, due to the international nature of the company
• Prior HR experience, experience within an international HR function is a plus
• Knowledge of Dutch HR legislation, knowledge of extra international employment laws is an advantage
• Strong follow up and organizational skills, attention to detail and curiosity-by- nature to research cases down to the last detail and work towards their resolution
• Great command of MSOffice suite, knowledge of ADP payroll system is a plus.
• Living and eligible to work in the Netherlands, able to commute 5 days a week to our Zwijndrecht office)

We Offer

• Full -Time, Office based role
• Fixed Term 1 year contract for the first year with the goal of extension
• Opportunity to work for the global leader of above ground fuel storage industry and start with/develop your international career further
• Learning journey of international labor laws, regulations, and HR best practices.
• Competitive remuneration
• High-end equipment (laptop and mobile)
• Competitive pension scheme
• Travel allowance
• Up to 28 days holiday
• Employee Assistance Program, including 3 professional counseling sessions per year and more

Are you excited about joining a highly diverse international team and the prospect of contributing to an industry-leader in emissions-mitigation equipment for aboveground storage tanks?