HR Specialist

Job Location

LONDON PLANT-W THURROCK

Job Description

P&G is a leading company in the manufacture of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) making some of the world’s best loved brands like Gillette, Fairy and Oral-B. Here at our London Plant in West Thurrock we are looking for a proactive and highly organised HR Specialist to support the smooth delivery of HR operations, employee engagement initiatives, and site-wide events. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a dynamic manufacturing site, supporting both day-to-day HR processes and the delivery of memorable events that shape our culture and employee experience.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and wants to grow their HR career by gaining exposure to multiple areas including HR systems, payroll coordination, internal communications, and executive support.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Process employee lifecycle changes in the company HR systems, including promotions, transfers, leaves of absence, and terminations, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
2. Provide first-line support to line managers and employees on the HR and workforce management system processes.
3. Process payroll-related updates by ensuring data accuracy in HR and time & attendance systems, managing employee changes impacting pay.
4. Plan and deliver high-quality internal and external events, including site visits, off-site events and site-wide engagements. This includes managing all logistics such as venues, catering, transportation, scheduling, etc. and liaising with external suppliers and venues.
5. Provide administrative support to the Organization Leader by managing calendar scheduling, arranging key stakeholder meetings, and ensuring visibility and preparation for leadership interactions.
6. Lead the creation and distribution of the monthly Site newsletter and other employee communications, ensuring consistent messaging aligned with site culture and business updates.
7. Actively contribute to the planning and execution of community engagement initiatives, including charity partnerships, volunteering activities, and fundraising campaigns as well as supporting the delivery of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) initiatives.

What We Offer You:

1. Empowering Culture: You will collaborate on impactful projects within a supportive environment where the company values are always embraced and expressed, and diversity is celebrated.
2. Competitive Salary & Benefits: P&G take a Total Rewards approach meaning on top of your competitive salary you can expect a whole range of benefits including: Double Matched Pension Scheme; Private Medical Insurance; P&G Contributed Share Programme; 25 Days' Holiday, and your own ‘Flex4Me’ fund where you can allocate a portion of your benefits package to the areas that matter most to you.
3. Dynamic and respectful work environment: This role is based in our London Plant in West Thurrock which offers free parking, an on-site gym and a discounted canteen.
4. Continuous coaching: you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a multifaceted HR role with exposure to operational and strategic responsibilities.

Job Qualifications

1. Previous experience in an administrative or HR support role.
2. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines alongside high attention to detail and accuracy in data handling.
3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
4. Clear and confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
5. Experience managing events or coordinating meetings/logistics.
6. Experience using Workday and/or time & attendance systems such as TWFM is desirable.
7. Prior experience working in a manufacturing or operational environment is also desired.

At P&G #weseeequal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000128871

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Experienced Professionals (Job Segmentation)

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