HR Assistant

HR Assistant | Temporary | Wakefield
Hays HR are currently recruiting an HR Assistant to work for a manufacturing company in Wakefield. The successful candidate will provide payroll, recruitment, and general administration support within the HR Department.

Duties will include but not limited to:

General HR
To be the first point of contact for HR payroll and admin queries
To coordinate and prepare employment contracts, including the preparation of starter packs
To update, maintain and monitor the Starter/Leaver/Maternity Log
To produce relevant correspondence and documentation (e.g., Probationary, Promotion, Termination letters, etc)
Create and maintain employee records for all employees
Coordinate eye care vouchers
Undertake any reasonable tasks or duties assigned by the appropriate line manager
Payroll
To collate and input all payroll data and paperwork
To provide accurate and timely information to the payroll bureau
To check data provided by the payroll bureau and obtain final payroll sign off
To liaise with a payroll bureau as necessary
Recruitment
To liaise with recruiting managers to provide an effective and efficient recruitment service, including, advertising, processing of applications, administration, issue of job offers and contracts, medicals, and induction packs
To manage the HR Inbox for recruitment related activities and respond in a timely manner
Send out announcements
Arrange medical and medical reports as required
Applicants must have:

Proven experience of working in an HR/payroll/administrative role
Experience of working in a fast-paced HR environment

Strong IT skills
High level of accuracy and strong data entry skills
Ability to prioritise and monitor your own workload
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Superior customer service with high initiative – able to deliver an excellent customer experience
Commitment to continuous improvement
Ability to liaise and build rapport and engage with a wide range of contacts both internal and external
Strong problem solver
Must have a positive/can do attitude

What you need to do now
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