HR Officer (6-8 month fixed term contact)

Summary: The HR Officer role is a temporary position covering maternity leave for a market-leading company. The position involves managing various HR functions, including employee relations, absence management, and staff training. The ideal candidate will have prior HR experience, particularly in a manufacturing environment, and will be responsible for supporting the overall HR administration. This role offers an opportunity to work with a growing employer committed to compliance and employee development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dealing with disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Handling maternity and paternity leave, flexible working requests etc.
• Provide advice on the requirement of a coherent approach to dealing with short- and long-term absence.
• Assisting with training and development of staff.
• General administration.
• Preparation of HR paperwork.
• Induction of new employees.
• Involved with annual appraisal process.
• Assist in ad-hoc projects and initiatives.

Key Skills:

• Must have previous HR experience ideally from a manufacturing background.
• Proven experience with complex employee relation issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent I.T. Skills-Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.
• Ideally hold a CIPD qualification.

Salary (Rate): £40,000 yearly

City: Cramlington

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: HR