HR Officer

We are currently supporting a Leighton Buzzard based company with the recruitment of a HR Officer. Our client are the market leaders in their sector, and they are recruiting for this role due to company expansion and growth.

Please note, this role is FULLY office based, with NO remote or hybrid working. All candidates MUST have previous experience within HR.

For successful applicants, a basic disclosure criminal record check will be completed, as per our clients recruitment process.

Working Hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

Duties:

• You will be the key contact for dealing with all HR related matters as first line triage, as well as supporting the Recruitment function when necessary.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise your work load.
• Ideally, hold a CIPD level 3 qualification.

Key responsibilities:

• Employee relations, act as 1st line support for all enquiries that will include absence, onboarding, welfare, grievance and disciplinary matters relevant to the role.
• Absence management, support for all enquiries that will include absence, onboarding, welfare, grievance and disciplinary matters relevant to the role.
• HR process compliance and all associated administration constructing letters, invites for the employee cycle.
• Support and collate investigation materials.
• Manage and triage correspondence via email or letter.
• Act as 1st line support to colleagues via telephone for HR related calls.

Key Skills/Experience/Requirements:

• Previous HR generalist administration and experience of working in a fast-moving business environment is essential.
• Relevant educational experience/qualifications, e.g.CIPD level 3, working knowledge of HR system ADP would be advantageous but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills - written and oral.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good listening skills, tactful and courteous.
• Team player mentality, able to build effective working relationships, appreciating the need for maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure, work to targets and deliver results.
• Good working knowledge of IT packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Benefits:

• 28 days’ holiday (including bank holidays) building to 33 days (including bank holidays) in the sixth full holiday year.
• Company pension.
• Career progression routes.
• Free on-site parking.
• Easy access to local amenities.