HR Administrator in Bristol

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented HR Administrator to join our growing manufacturing business. The role will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the HR Manager across the employee lifecycle, whilst also supporting end-to-end payroll processing for both salaried and hourly paid employees in the UK and the US. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is highly organised, confidential, and comfortable working in a fast-paced SME environment.

HR Administration:

• Support the HR Manager with day-to-day HR administration across the UK and US workforce acting as a trusted administrative partner.
• Support line managers through the early stages of recruitment, including finalising job descriptions, posting vacancies, and managing candidate applications via the recruitment system.
• Administer new starter and leaver processes, including contracts, right to work checks, onboarding, and exit documentation both for UK and US entities.
• Maintain accurate employee records in line with GDPR and data protection requirements.
• Support absence management administration, including sickness and holiday tracking.
• Assist with benefits administration and pension scheme communications.
• Coordinate training records and support performance review administration.
• Provide administrative support for employee relations processes as required.
• Support HR initiatives including the employee lifecycle, engagement and pulse surveys and policy development and implementation.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation and standardisation across UK and US HR operations.
• Assist with HR reporting and metrics.

Payroll Administration:

• Process accurate and timely monthly payroll for UK employees, including salaried and hourly paid staff.
• Process payroll inputs for US employees, liaising with external payroll providers as required.
• Review and prepare timesheet reports for the purpose of processing payroll.
• Ensure correct calculation of overtime, shift premiums, bonuses, statutory payments, and deductions.
• Ensure compliance with UK PAYE, NI, pensions including auto enrolment and other statutory requirements.
• Maintain payroll records and ensure data accuracy across HR and payroll systems supporting payroll audits.
• Respond to employee payroll queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Prepare payroll reports and reconciliation for finance and management.
• Support year-end activities including P60s, P11Ds, and audits.

Key Skills & Competences

Essential:

• Proven experience in payroll administration, including hourly and salaried payroll.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Experience supporting HR administration activities.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Confident handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and HR/payroll systems.
• Strong communication skills with employees at all levels.
• Reliable, proactive, and solution focused.

Desirable:

• Exposure to US payroll processing and employment administration.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or SME environment.
• CIPP qualification or working towards it.
• Knowledge of pension auto-enrolment systems.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a small team.
• Adaptable, and willing to support across HR and payroll as business needs evolve.

What's in it for you:

• Salary – competitive
• Bonus – Performance related bonus scheme
• Pension - 9% employer contribution with an optional employee contribution
• Annual Leave – 25 days, plus statutory holidays
• Working Hours – Shift work
• Lunch – Free lunch and breakfast provided onsite alongside snacks

Who we are:

DEEP is an international design and engineering company on a mission to make humans aquatic. We are doing this by advancing ocean exploration through the development of new technologies that will enable humans to live and work in underwater environments for longer periods of time. 95% of the ocean is unexplored. Countless discoveries are waiting to be made, and knowledge gained, that will benefit our planet and all of humanity. The challenge is access, and that’s where DEEP comes in. We are building subsea human habitats to enable research at depth and increase our understanding of the ocean, so we can help protect it.

DEEP Manufacturing:

DEEP Manufacturing, based in Avonmouth (Bristol) offers advanced manufacturing capabilities and expertise in large-format metal additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping and material testing. Our advanced manufacturing facilities include a state-of-the-art robotics suite, offering 3D printing services and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) capabilities which means we can deliver manufacturing projects in less time and at lower costs compared to traditional manufacturing processes.

Working at DEEP:

We are a team of highly experienced engineering, operations and safety experts, with a funding model that allows us the freedom to think long term and pursue our mission without traditional restraints. We want to drive progress at the forefront of deep-sea innovation and discovery to become stewards of the ocean and reshape our relationship with our planet.

As an organization with multi-generational objectives and ambitious goals, the values we bring to work every day are critical:

• Be Curious – Find a better way and ask why not? Answers are easy, questions are hard – ask original questions and be a curiosity catalyst!
• Be Exceptional – It will take the most intelligent, talented and creative people on the planet working together to achieve DEEP's mission. Get it done, be relentless in your pursuit of excellence, and demand excellence from everyone.
• Be Fearless – No one has done this on the scale we’re doing it before. Impossible things must be done for the first time. We are the team pushing boundaries!
• Be Good – Cultivate passion and thrive together. Be safe, take intelligent risks, but never compromise the safety of the team – ever!

At DEEP, we celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusion and strongly believe that the best innovations come from diverse perspectives. We invite applicants from all backgrounds to join us in creating technology that makes a meaningful impact on humanity, our oceans and planet.