Human Resources Administrative Assistant

Our client, a successful pharma equipment processing solutions provider, operating across the UK & Ireland, with offices in Salfords/ Redhill and Ireland has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as an HR and Admin Supervisor & Administrator.

You will be part of a close knit team and you will manage key HR, administration and payroll administration tasks, supporting managers and directors with people processes and helping to deliver a professional and proactive HR function.

This is a full time onsite role with an opportunity to work from home one day a fortnight.

This opportunity offers great progression as the business continues to grow.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing the finance-related elements of HR administration, including payroll and expenses processing support.
• Supporting the management team in rolling out HR plans and initiatives.
• Attending and minute taking in meetings.
• Assisting with Board-level tasks, such as salary benchmarking and reporting.
• Coordinating training and development schedules.
• Supporting the recruitment lifecycle – writing job descriptions, onboarding, and conducting exit interviews.
• Covering payroll administration during absences (full training will be provided).
• Providing general HR administrative support.

You will have the opportunity to travel quarterly to their Ireland office (2–4 nights per trip).

About you:

• You will have worked in an HR administrative or HR support /operations role and you will have some UK payroll knowledge.
• Sound understanding of HR best practice and basic employment laws would be beneficial in this role.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and experience using HR software (ideally Breathe HR).
• You will be self-motivated and able to conduct work on a confidential basis.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to travel quarterly to Ireland will be needed.

This is a rare opportunity to join an SME that is on a strong growth trajectory and which provides a great platform to develop your HR career in a supportive environment.