HR Assistant/Talent Acquisition Partner

My client is seeking an HR Assistant/Talent Acquisition specialist for their manufacturing organisation based in South Ayrshire. This an exciting new role within the company. This position would ideally suit either a person with HR Assistant experience or someone with Talent Acquisition experience who would like to make a move into HR. The company offers great progression within this role in terms of training with progression towards CIPD qualifications.

Your role will include:

1. Employee Record Management: Maintain and update employee records in HR databases, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of information.
2. Onboarding & Offboarding: Coordinate the onboarding process for new hires, including document collection, orientation scheduling, and initial training setup. Manage offboarding tasks, including exit interviews and clearance.
3. Payroll & Benefits Support: Work towards assisting with payroll processing by verifying attendance, time-off, and other relevant data. Help administer employee benefits, answering employee questions and facilitating enrolments or changes.
4. HR Policy Implementation: Support in enforcing HR policies and procedures, providing guidance to employees on policy-related questions.
5. Recruitment Assistance: Support the recruitment process by posting job openings, scheduling interviews, and maintaining candidate communication as needed.
6. Leave & Attendance Management: Track and manage employee leave requests, attendance, and time-off records in line with company policies.
7. Employee Relations Support: Act as a point of contact for employee inquiries, helping to resolve routine issues or escalate as necessary.
8. HR Reporting & Data Analytics: Generate reports on HR metrics such as turnover, recruitment status, and attendance, supporting data-driven decision-making within the HR team.
9. General Administrative Support: Assist with general HR tasks, including event planning, maintaining HR documentation, filing, and other duties as assigned by the HR team.

You will be required to have:

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to foster strong relationships
• Excellent IT skills especially in Microsoft Office suite
• High attention to detail, excellent organisation skills

This is an exciting role for someone who has previous HR Assistant experience or someone with solid recruitment experience who would like to develop into an HR role. Please send CV asap for a confidential chat. Please note this is an onsite role Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm. Potential flexibility in start and finish time for the right candidate may be considered. Salary depending on experience.