HR and Payroll Administrator in Manchester

Do you share our passion for renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future? Nordex has an exciting opportunity for the role of People and Culture & Payroll Administrator based at our UK Head Office in Manchester.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Didsbury, Manchester

Hours: The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week which include a 3pm finish on Fridays.

How can you make a difference? As the People & Culture & Payroll Administrator at Nordex, you will support the delivery of day-to-day P&C and payroll activities across the UK & Ireland. The role ensures that employee information, processes, and payroll-related tasks are managed accurately and efficiently, while providing a reliable first point of contact for our employees and managers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary contact for payroll queries including liaising with our payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely processing and resolution of queries.
• Monitor system generated timesheets to ensure approval within agreed deadlines.
• Support our employees with system related queries including access issues.
• Perform pension upload activities.
• Administrative tasks which include producing contracts of employment, changes to terms and conditions and maintaining accurate employee records.
• Maintain external systems including our benefits platform and right to work and reference systems.
• Triage any queries that come into shared mailboxes.
• Support the Recruitment Specialist with screening, shortlisting and interview coordination.
• Co-ordinate onboarding requirements for new starters including scheduling medicals.
• Produce and distribute regular reports including absence, holiday, and other ad-hoc P&C reports as required.
• Support with compliance activities as and when required.

What are we looking for? The successful candidate will be an experienced HR Administrator, who is highly proficient in working in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and has experience of working with HR systems including data management and report generation. You will have strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and have a high attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and quality. This role requires a candidate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Hands-on approach with a proactive mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
• Use initiative, prioritise tasks, work under pressure, and meet strict deadlines.
• Good time management skills.
• Understanding of how P&C processes support the wider business.
• Experience working in an international, medium-size organisation (desirable).
• General understanding of employment law and payroll processes (desirable).

Other essential skills and behaviours:

• A proactive can-do attitude.
• Discretion as this role is going to be working with sensitive and confidential data.
• Use initiative, prioritise tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Good time management skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• A good understanding of employment law would also be desirable.

What we can offer you?

• Time Off: Our teams receive 33 days annual leave including bank holidays. After two years continual service you will be entitled to an additional day of holiday per annum (Maximum 5 days). Plus an extra day off for your birthday. We also offer the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of additional annual leave every year.
• Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions), Bike2Work Scheme, Paid eye tests & contribution towards glasses, Company sick pay scheme, Option to purchase private healthcare.
• Volunteering: All employees can use 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community.
• Family friendly Policies: Include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave; compassionate leave, and life insurance.
• Memberships: Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.

Recruitment Process: The closing date for this role is Friday 10th July 2026, however the role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response. The first stage of the recruitment process requires you to submit your CV via the Apply Now button. The recruitment team will then review your application and be in touch to confirm if you have been successful in reaching the next stage of the process.

Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion: Here at Nordex we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by. Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders, all whilst protecting the environment. Join the TEAMNORDEX and shape the future of energy with us.