Area Stoke on Trent Job type Permanent Salary Competitive Salary Hours Part time hours, ideally 20 hours over 5 days per week Reference DE25983 Date added Tuesday, 10th Jun 2025
Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a part-time opportunity in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment? A well-established and highly respected global organisation is seeking a proactive and organised HR Officer to support their busy HR function on a permanent part-time basis.
This role offers the chance to make a real difference in a hands-on, operational HR setting, working closely with management and employees across the business. You’ll play a key role in driving engagement, ensuring compliance, and delivering professional HR support across multiple business areas. Whilst the majority of this role is at a HR Officer level, they have advised that their team all supports with a range of their own administrative tasks to support HR and the wider business if needed.
Key Responsibilities are as follows.
* Champion a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, and alignment with company values and code of conduct.
* Serve as the first point of contact for HR-related queries, delivering accurate advice and guidance to managers and employees in line with company policies and UK employment legislation.
* Support end-to-end recruitment activities for both permanent and temporary roles, including coordination with agencies and processing of timesheets.
* Oversee general HR administration including maintaining employee records, tracking absence data, reporting on KPIs, and managing onboarding and induction processes.
* Coordinate and support employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, and absence management processes.
* Liaise with external providers such as recruitment agencies, training partners, occupational health services, and uniform suppliers.
* Ensure a safe working environment by supporting the application of relevant health, safety, and environmental standards.
* Maintain and update HR systems and internal databases, including personnel and training records.
* Organise and attend probation reviews and welfare meetings.
* Assist in preparing for internal and external audits.
* Support internal communications and staff engagement initiatives.
* Manage workwear orders and distribution, ensuring accurate record-keeping and budget control.
* Raise purchase orders and coordinate with suppliers as needed.
Skills and Experience
* A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an HR Officer or similar role, preferably within a manufacturing or fast-paced operational environment.
* Solid understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices.
* Experience using HRIS systems.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive information confidentially and professionally.
* Confident communicator with the ability to work independently and build strong relationships across all levels of the business.
* Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we’re able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you’re not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
Competitive salary based on experience
Ref DE26589
First advertised: Tuesday, 10th Jun 2025
£28,000
Ref DE26593
First advertised: Tuesday, 10th Jun 2025
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