HR Officer

£30k per annum

Monday - Friday / General Office Hours

Wrexham

Our client based in the Wrexham area is currently looking for a strategic HR officer to support the delivery of a comprehensive and professional HR service across the business. The role focuses on employee relations, HR administration, recruitment support, policy implementation, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company procedures. The successful applicant would report directly to the General Manager. This is a new role and duties may change/expand accordingly.

Performance Objectives

Employee Relations

• Support managers with day-to-day employee relations matters, including absence management, performance issues, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Attend investigation, disciplinary and grievance meetings as required, taking notes and providing HR guidance.
• Ensure all employee relations cases are managed fairly, consistently and in line with company policies and employment law.
• Support on Employee Engagement team & lead Mental Health Awareness initiatives.

HR Administration

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Prepare HR documentation including contracts, offer letters, change letters and leavers paperwork.
• Support payroll by providing accurate data relating to starters, leavers, contractual changes and absence.

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Support recruitment campaigns, including advertising roles, shortlisting and coordinating interviews.
• Issue offer letters and contracts of employment.
• Coordinate onboarding activities, including right-to-work checks, site visits, inductions and probation reviews.

Policy & Compliance

• Support the implementation and consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Ensure HR practices are compliant with UK employment legislation.
• Assist with audits, reporting and ad-hoc HR projects as required.
• Other duties / support of Management Team as required.

HR Systems & Reporting

• Maintain HR systems and trackers, ensuring data accuracy.
• Produce HR reports and metrics such as absence, turnover and headcount.
• Support continuous improvement of HR processes and documentation.

Person Specification

• Candidates should have 3-5 years’ experience working in HR.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification minimum plus an up-to-date working knowledge of employment legislation.
• The candidate should demonstrate excellent organisation communication and interpersonal skills.
• They should be able to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team and prioritise workloads and conclude tasks.
• There will be a strong element of reporting and gathering information to support operations.
• The candidate will have advanced excel skills.

Benefits

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to shape and lead the company’s entire HR function.
• Hybrid working model (onsite 2-3 days per week).
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A role with direct impact on the company’s growth and success.

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