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Our client are an established, industry leading manufacturing business in the Cramlington area currently looking to recruit a HR Officer on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
Overall Purpose:
- To assist the HR Director in managing, developing and implementing employment policies and procedures for all employees.
Key Duties:
- To assist in the recruitment of staff, advising on medium and methods, participating in the selection process and ensuring full employment checks are conducted.
- To manage employee induction programmes and deliver sections of the induction programme as required.
- To ensure that company policies and procedures are applied accurately and with fairness across the company to meet legislative requirements.
- To provide advice and direction to line management.
- To control sickness/absence levels through the maintenance and reporting from records. Analyse and monitor for any trends, and provide the HR Director with accurate statistics highlighting any problem areas and proposed actions.
- To assist in the introduction of Power BI as a reporting tool.
To support and guide line managers in absence management practices, utilising the disciplinary procedures as appropriate.
- To manage and maintain the T&A system and the Personnel Management system.
- To ensure accurate HR administration and record systems are maintained in order to provide a reference basis for decision making on employee development, remuneration and manpower planning.
- To take accurate minutes at Union meetings, annual pay reviews, and disciplinary hearings.
- To support the department's GDPR projects.
- To support community events (university and school career fayres).
- Involvement in strategic HR projects.
- Participation in health and wellbeing campaigns.
Key Requirements:
- Educated to degree level and ideally with a post graduate qualification in Human Resource Management. Relevant experience will also be considered.
- A sound knowledge of HR policies and procedures is essential, together with a good knowledge of employment law.
- At least 2 years' experience within an HR department, ideally manufacturing.
- A high level of organisational and planning is required, along with established IT skills in order to maintain and develop the HR systems.
The Package:
- 38,000 per annum.
- Mon-Thurs 9AM-5PM, Fri 9AM-3PM.
- Company pension scheme.
- Free on site parking.
- Subsidised canteen.
- 25 days holiday entitlement plus 2 fixed Company days at Christmas.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- EAP.
