HR Administrator

Northwich / Knutsford
Circa £27,000 + Great Benefits

Are you a great administrator, organised with excellent attention to detail and capable of managing a busy, varied workload?

Since 1871, our client has been delivering turnkey solutions to their customers.

From home removals and storage to office relocations and facilities management.

Their continued success has been built on a strong foundation 150 years in the making.

In order to deliver a first-class, department-wide HR administration and support service for this well-established, yet growing business, a highly organised, multi-tasker is required to join our client's supportive and ambitious team as they continue to expand their commercial footprint across the UK.



Reporting to and working closely with the HR Business Partner, the successful HR Administrator will draw upon their previous experience in a similar, fast-paced, environment to successfully prioritise an evolving workload.

Applications are welcomed equally from individuals both with and without previous, hands-on HR experience, with the most important requirement of the role being the ability to successfully complete each given task to an agreed standard.

Applicants can be based in either of our client's Knutsford or Northwich sites.



Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day HR admin & recruitment needs for several business units within the wider organisation, as well as get involved in working on a range of HR projects and initiatives.

• Manage all HR admin including offers, contracts, on-boarding, exit and in-life changes


• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records in the HR system


• Conduct right to work, pre-employment, background, and security checks


• Place job adverts on job boards and with agency partners and undertake initial shortlisting

• Agree role requirements and selection process with hiring manager, organise interviews & notify unsuccessful applicants


• Assist with the smooth induction of new starters - including the completion of new starter forms


• Communicate details of new starters to colleagues to ensure facilities and IT equipment are available for day one


• Explain and enrol new starters in end of probation company benefits (PMI, Life Assurance and Pension Scheme)


• Carry out end of month check-in with new starters & managers

• Manage monthly payroll reporting, ensuring the submission is accurate & on time


• Set up and administer employee benefits including carrying out maternity interviews and maintaining contact with colleagues while off on maternity leave

Skills & Experience

• Confident, approachable, and passionate about providing a great HR service


• Previous admin experience in either a HR, payroll or recruitment admin role in a fast-paced, multi-site environment


• Highly organised and able to prioritise own workload


• Used to meeting deadlines and getting back to people in a timely manner

• Confident communicating


• Has a keen eye for detail and takes responsibility for ensuring information which is shared is accurate and tells a clear story


• Confident user of MS Office packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook


• Confident user of HR system ideally Cezanne


• Flexible, team player


• Driving licence and vehicle


• Able to visit other company sites across the UK once or twice monthly

This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, organised HR Administrator to join a friendly, successful team in a support focussed role with an attractively broad remit.

A competitive remuneration and benefits package is on offer, including 23 days holiday, medical cash plan and life insurance policy.

Apply now!