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Our Craft Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra‑premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.
Our Blend Of Benefits
* Salary £31500-£39500
* 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
* Save for retirement and invest in your future – pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
* Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
* Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
* 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
* Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop
* Embrace work-life harmony with 50:50 hybrid working, 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year
Embrace Excellence
Following an internal promotion within the UK HR team, we have a rare and exciting opportunity to recruit a HR Assistant on a fixed term basis to join our UK team for a period of 12 months reporting to the Head of HR, Global Supply Chain.
Make an Impact
* Partner with internal customers and resourcing to support recruitment for junior – mid level management roles
* Manage and facilitate the scheduling of the local HR Induction process
* Support the HR Advisors & HR Managers with employee relation (ER) activities
* Support the Head of HR with the Well‑being and DE&I agendas
* Manage the annual long service and retirement process
* Provide administrative support to our Diversity and Inclusion Manager
* Proactively support with HR policy development and administration
* Ensure all data required for payroll is processed accurately and on time, working closely with Payroll / Reward, line managers and HR Peers
* Act as first point of contact for all Modern Family Leave, maternity/paternity, Carer Leave and Parental leave requests
* Work in close collaboration with Line Managers and HR team with the administration & resolution of flexible working requests
* Provide administration support to the Global Learning and Development Agenda
* Support the Heads of HR with metrics from our HR Dashboard
Your Talent And Skills
To be successful in of this role you will be educated to degree level within HR or a related field, or have equivalent experience. You will have up to date knowledge of employment law with previous experience commensurate to this level of role within a busy HR department. Ideally you will be CIPD Qualified to Associate level or willing to work towards this. You will have the confidence and gravitas to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders cross‑functionally with the ability to plan and prioritise short and longer term workload. You will have a passion for Generalist HR and be IT literate with strong experience of utilising HR technology.
Applications close 28th October 2025 at midnight
A Place For Everyone
We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.
Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick‑Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Human Resources
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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