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HR & Recruitment Officer

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Position: HR & Recruitment Officer

Salary: £24,000 to £28,000/year DOE

Hours: Ordinarily 8.30am – 5.00pm, 40 hours per week.

Location: Barlaston, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Experience: Ideally 2 year’s HR and recruitment experience in a generalist role is desirable.

The role:

We are pleased to announce that we have an opportunity for an HR & Recruitment Officer to become an integral part of the Planterra group. The successful candidate will work in a standalone role but closely with the Managing Director and management team to ensure the smooth running of the HR function in its entirety for the companies.

As you progress within your role and gain more knowledge you will have the opportunity to grow within the company. This opportunity will increase in line with the growth of the company – which will be directly influenced by you – making the potential for growth limitless for the right candidate.

About you:

  • Efficient, systematic and well organised with a high attention to detail.
  • Previous experience within a similar standalone role, or the ability to work alone without admin support.
  • Used to dealing with volume recruitment when necessary.
  • Strive for quality – working to a high standard, showing attention to detail, showing care and thought in all you do and holding others to that same standard.
  • Lead by example.
  • Has the drive to see a project through from beginning to end with minimal input.
  • Comfortable with dealing with difficult conversations.
  • Passion to coach and develop the team and monitoring the performance of others.
  • Effective problem-solving skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others to achieve tasks with a ‘can do attitude’.
  • Interpersonal and relationship skills.
  • Have a positive attitude towards learning and developing new skills and abilities.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Looking to improve HR processes that are in place with regards to quality and efficiency, with the aim of continually developing the business.
  • Previous experience creating company policies and being involved with the company strategic decision-making process would be advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities and Duties:

The HR & Recruitment Officer will be ‘hands on’ in dealing with the entirety of the day to day operations of the HR function for both the office and onsite teams. It is the role of the HR & Recruitment Officer to lead the companies to success in terms of recruitment requirements, training and development and compliance.

The HR & Recruitment Officer will be responsible for the running of the HR function including all administrative processes. As this is a standalone role you will be hands on and the point of contact for all colleagues in relation to HR for a team currently comprising of 35 colleagues.

The role may also be required to focus on projects required to further the group, such as implementing a major organisational change or expansion. The type of tasks involved in this area of work will change depending upon the requirements of the business as it grows.

Responsibilities within the role include, but are not limited to:

  • Fully responsible for ensuring that recruitment is completed efficiently from identifying the position, advertising the vacancy to arranging and conducting the interviews to completing the offer process.
  • Completing the full induction process;
  • Co-ordinating and completing probationary reviews and staff appraisals as necessary;
  • Coaching, mentoring and developing individuals;
  • Organising and conducting where appropriate any training needs of teams or individuals;
  • Establishing and monitoring performance goals and the achievement of those, especially with the onsite team;
  • Personally completing all HR and administrative processes and recording information accurately;
  • Support with basic payroll collation and information;
  • Supporting the Operations Manager and Office Manager in the coordination and management of the office and onsite teams as required;
  • Implementing adhoc projects for various aspects of the group as required;
  • Actively taking part in strategy meetings as required by the Managing Director;
  • Identifying and assisting in the creation of or developing existing company policies and procedures when required and implementing fully;
  • Reviewing the running efficiency of the HR function and implementing improvement measures where appropriate;
  • Creating (with experience) and communicating risk assessments across the business as required;
  • End to end disciplinary process as required;
  • Reporting directly to the Managing Director;
  • Developing relationships with all colleagues to encourage an inclusive environment.

This list is not exhaustive, and your responsibilities may change to suit the needs of the business.

Successful candidates will receive:

  • Competitive salary,
  • Support and continued professional development,
  • Flexibility with hours as required,
  • Bonus scheme,
  • Onsite parking,
  • Bike to work scheme/Salary sacrifice scheme.

If you are interested in this position at Planterra Ltd, please submit your C.V. and application in writing to info@ planterra. co.uk

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