HR Assistant – Lords Group Trading Lords Group Trading have a great opportunity for an experienced HR Assistant to join the team in our Merchanting Division.
Being people-centric, you will enjoy working as part of a team and enjoy being able to provide practical HR advice and administrative support to our colleagues.
You will be an outgoing and friendly person who shares in our belief that everyone should have a fair chance to discover who they are and who they can become.
Salary: circa £28k depending on experience Hours: 35 hour week Location: Hybrid – 3 days a week in our office at Moulton Park, Northampton Responsibilities include: Managing the starters and leavers administration process Issuing changes to contracts, ensuring they have been signed and returned Ensuring all colleague data is up to date and relevant documents have been issued and uploaded to Cascade (HRIS) Ensuring colleagues' files are up to date and documents filed accordingly Preparing probation invitation letters and probation extensions letters Issuing information to colleagues regarding any relevant changes i.e.
pension auto enrolment, HR law Support the arranging of training, venue bookings, travel etc as required Running weekly and ad-hoc reports for managers e.g.
overtime, sick absence, starters, leavers Support the arranging of interviews as required Support line managers with sickness absence Requesting references and liaising with line manager Payroll preparation before submission deadline; entering new starters, processing changes and chasing managers for overtime approvals.
What we are looking for: Previous experience in a HR role, with an understanding of the HR function of a business CIPD qualified is beneficial High attention to detail Proficiency in MS Office Familiarity with HR software would be beneficial Excellent communication and organisational skills, dealing with confidential and at times sensitive information.
Lords was founded over 35 years ago as a family business and has grown to a business operating from 48 sites with a combined turnover of more than £450m – a much bigger family!
We are principally focused on the growing repairs, maintenance and improvement market.
Our main clients are local tradesmen, hardware stores, plumbing and heating merchants and construction companies, that use Lords' deep product knowledge to source and procure a wide variety of building products.
Lords Group is an equal opportunity employer that recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion.
Our workplace is for everyone - the more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking.
So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background and come and join the Lords family.