HR Administrator in London

Location : Herne Hill, London (Hybrid)

Salary: 28,000

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm (1-hour lunch break)

Contract Type: Full-time, 12-month FTC

About us
At Rondanini, we are passionate about creating exceptional food. While our roots are proudly Italian, our reach now goes far beyond – offering a diverse and innovative range of products tailored to today\’s ever-evolving tastes. As part of the wider Vita Food Group, we develop, produce and deliver high-quality food to retailers, restaurants and foodservice customers across the UK and beyond.

We are now looking for a highly organised and detail-focused HR Administrator to join our HR team and support the delivery of a high-quality, responsive HR service across the Group.

About the role
As HR Administrator, you will provide accurate, timely, and efficient HR administration and coordination, forming the backbone of our operational HR delivery. You will be responsible for maintaining employee records and HR systems, supporting onboarding and recruitment administration, and ensuring processes are delivered consistently and to a high standard.

Working closely with the Senior HR Business Partner, HR Advisor, and Payroll, you will help ensure that all HR functions are supported by strong administrative foundations.

What You\’ll Be Doing
HR Administration and Records Management

Maintaining accurate, up-to-date employee records and documentation

Ensuring personnel files are complete, consistent, and audit-ready

Recruitment Administration and Coordination

Supporting recruitment processes from advert to offer

Coordinating interviews, paperwork, and candidate communications

Onboarding, Induction and Training Administration

Coordinating onboarding and induction processes for new starters

Supporting training administration and maintaining accurate records

HR Systems and Data Updates

Updating HR systems and trackers with accurate and timely data

Supporting reporting through clean, well-maintained HR information

First Point of Contact for Basic HR Queries

Acting as a first point of contact for routine HR queries and requests

Logging and escalating queries appropriately where needed

Engagement and Operational Support

Supporting HR initiatives, engagement activity, and site coordination

Providing general administrative support to the HR team

What You\’ll Bring
This role is ideal for an experienced HR Administrator or someone with a strong background in administration, people operations, or office administration. You will bring proven experience in maintaining accurate records, supporting recruitment, onboarding, payroll processes, and working with HR systems or databases.

You\’ll Need

Experience in HR administration, people operations, or a similar administrative role

Understanding of HR processes and the employee lifecycle

Experience maintaining accurate records, HR systems, and administrative trackers

Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, and training processes

Experience or familiarity with payroll processes and systems is desirable

Comfortable working with HR systems, databases, and spreadsheets

Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Well‐organised with the ability to manage competing priorities

Clear and professional written and verbal communication

Confidence using HR systems, spreadsheets, and document templates

Ability to follow processes consistently while meeting deadlines

Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information

What Will Help You Thrive

Reliable, responsive, and service‐focused mindset

Calm and professional when responding to queries

Proactive in identifying issues and escalating appropriately

Collaborative and supportive, comfortable working behind the scenes

Open to feedback and continuous improvement

Pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work

Positive, proactive attitude with a focus on helping others succeed

What We Offer

Career Development: We provide opportunities for growth and learning.

Annual Leave: 23 Days + Bank Holidays (rising to 25 days with length of service)

Wellness day: Take 1 wellness day every year on us

Onsite Gym: Enjoy our free to use head office gym

Discounts: Get 15% off trade prices at our sister company, Salvo 1968, and access to exclusive offers on companyshopgroup.co.uk.

Health & Wellbeing Support: Access to mental health, legal, and financial advice via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Cycle to Work Scheme: Save on your commute with our green initiative.

Product Tasting: Regular opportunities to sample our delicious products!

Team Socials: Join us for annual Christmas and summer parties, plus quarterly team gatherings.

Enhanced Family Leave: up to 6 months fully paid maternity / adoption leave and up to 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave, paid leave for fertility treatment for both partners. (based on length of service)

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