HR Assistant - York - 11 Month Fixed Term Contract

Join to apply for the HR Assistant role at Portakabin. Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? Portakabin are looking for a HR Assistant to join our HR team based at our Head office in York. As our new HR Assistant you will provide effective HR administration across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring accurate data, timely processes and professional support for employees, managers and the HR team.

Role Details

• Annual salary up to £25,000 - £27,000 dependent on skills and experience.
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT.
• Contract type: 11 Months Fixed term Contract.
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate employee data, ensuring timely entry and verification in HR systems.
• Provide administrative support for key HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, attendance, contract changes and terminations.
• Prepare employment documents such as offer letters and contracts.
• Support employees and managers with HR system queries, password resets and onboarding assistance.
• Liaise with payroll to ensure pay-related changes are processed accurately and on time.
• Respond to general HR queries promptly, escalating where appropriate.
• Identify and suggest opportunities for continuous process and system improvement.
• Ensure all work complies with HR policies, procedures and data protection requirements.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit.
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!).
• Learning & development opportunities and resources.
• Opportunity for career progression.
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Experience in HR administration or a similar administrative role.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• Experience of accurate data input and record-keeping.
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures and processes.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, even under pressure.

Even if you do not match all of our ideal criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance. Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team.