HR Associate

5 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
- Additional Job Description
- AWE are currently recruiting for a HR Associate to work in the HR function within the Talent Onboarding team. This is a 18 month fixed term contract.- This is an ideal entry level role for someone with a strong administration background with an interest in gaining experience within a HR role.- This role will be to provide efficient and accurate administrative HR services, working to agreed service levels and delivering excellent customer service.- Location - Reading / Basingstoke area- Salary - Up to £22,350 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)- As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:
- Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
- Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle.
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
- A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
- Life Assurance
- Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
- Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
- A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
- You will be required to:
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player
- Maintain workload and case trackers to enable the reporting of service performance and identification of improvements
- Ensure local work instructions are followed to maintain process compliance (with regard to legal, regulatory and internal requirements) and quality
- Ensure HR related documentation (hard copy and electronic) is appropriately handled, managed and retained in compliance with data privacy regulations, including supporting the archiving process
- Ensure the HR Information System is accurately updated and transactions are processed in a timely fashion
- To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:
- Good standard of general education, with proven literacy and numeracy
- Customer service skills
- Excellent telephone manner
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint or a large ERP system
- Experience of working in a service orientated team delivering transactional / administrative tasks
- CIPD Level 3 would be desirable but by no means essential
- This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.- #LI-SW
- #LI-Hybrid


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