Job Description

HR Assistant

Shepshed, Full-time

12 Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Salary - £26,500

Fancy joining our awesome HR team? We have an opportunity for an experienced HR Assistant to join our UK HR Team. We are a close knit team that supports one another and fosters collaboration to help each other grow and develop. We have tons of projects and work streams to get your teeth into allowing for great exposure to the business.

They are the European market leader in the feed industry and plays a vital part in the value chain of food production. Our main challenge is how to feed a growing population in a sustainable way.

We are therefore continuously looking for talent with the ambition to work with us For the Future of Farming. Our culture is open and friendly, professional and business-like, creative and entrepreneurial. If you are looking for an opportunity to progress your career and work for an innovative and fast moving organisation then they may just be the employer for you.

The HR Assistant will work within the HR Admin and Payroll team and support the wider HR team to provide dedicated first line HR administration support to the business, ensuring a service approach is at the core of what we do as a team.

The Assistant will specifically be responsible for some key aspects of the HR Agenda, such as Pension, Medical cover, Life assurance, Payroll cover for Payroll Administrator, and other business wide items. Some employment law knowledge will be required as this role will review and develop UK wide policies.

You will hold overall responsibility for all administration involved in the employee life cycle, to ensure appropriate records, correspondence, and other documentation is created and stored in accordance with legal requirements and best practice.

The role will be the project lead when liaising with external providers, by taking a lead role in the annual contract negotiations with Pension and Insurance providers relating to medical and life assurance cover.

Working closely with the HR Business Partners, you will champion, develop and deliver a refreshed programme to effectively implement Workday in the UK, ensuring the successful roll out of training and developing of all employees within the business, including new starters. The role will liaise with the FF NL Shared service team, on all aspects of Workday reporting and up keep.

You will develop the HR key performance indicators and providing appropriate data for other business teams on analysis.

Somebody who can pick up new things at pace
Experience working within a busy HR team
Experience of providing administrative support
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Proficient in note-taking
Confident and comfortable delivering systems training
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally
Capable of working flexibly and collaboratively with minimal oversight with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
Ability to problem solve and handle ambiguous situations
Strong interpersonal skills, self motivated, with a solutions focus approach
Ability to learn a new HRIS system
Previous experience of Workday system desirable
Highly collaborative, with a strong desire to support, enable, and coach others
Strong attention to detail, Word/Powerpoint and Excel need to be at an advanced level.
Strong sense of urgency, with demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritise multiple activities
High integrity with proven ability to handle extremely sensitive and confidential information
Demonstrated track record of being a self-starter, with the initiative and perseverance to deliver results

Degree educated or equivalent CIPD qualified with relevant CPD.

£26,500 for 12 month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity cover)