HR & Payroll Officer

**About the Company**:
Valtris is a global leader in specialty chemical additives and precursors, offering innovative solutions and products to customers around the world. With strong technical expertise and best-in-class formulation capabilities, we develop products that provide essential performance properties to plastics, coatings, adhesives and sealants, pharmaceuticals, flavor and fragrance, and personal care products.

To serve its customers’ needs, Valtris has manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and India, along with sales and technical support presence in other regions of the globe.

**About the role**:
The vacancy is for a HR & Payroll Officer in the HR Department at our Eccles Site in Manchester, UK. The purpose of the role is to provide a comprehensive HR and Payroll service to Valtris’ Eu Performance Additives (PA) and Functional Additives (FA) Business’ based out of the Eccles Site, along with general support to the Eu HR Director, the Eccles Operations Manager and his Management Team.

Key accountabilities of the role include:

- Processing monthly payroll for Employees based at Eccles using ADP i-HCM. Carry out tax year end reporting and maintenance of HMRC Government Gateway for starters and leavers.
- For our continental based employees, liaise with payroll providers in Italy, China, Belgium and the Netherlands to action our people’s payroll.
- Liaise with the Company’s workplace pension provider to ensure the efficient running of the scheme, responding to requests for information from pension provider, other Departments and Employee’s as able to do so.
- Liaise with the providers of other employee benefits, such as employee insurance policies, childcare vouchers etc ensuring the smooth running of the schemes and providing information to enable annual updates of policies and costs
- Work closely with the Finance Department to ensure that payroll information is actioned and submitted accurately and in a timely manner
- Using ADP i-HCM to maintain and update electronic personnel record systems containing all employment-related information including absence, holidays, starters and leavers.
- To draft all letters or contracts for new starters and changes to employee T&C’s
- Provide advice on Company policies and procedures within scope of knowledge
- Maintain time recording spreadsheets for a number of Departments within the company and produce monthly summaries on Headcount, sickness absence, time in work etc for management reporting
- Organise training courses and seminars for employees at all levels within the UK organisation
- Liaise with the service providers to oversee various employee related contracts, e.g. workwear, car fleet management, mobile phones
- Liaise with the Company’s Occupational Health provider to organise health surveillance for our employees and manage other welfare related items such as provision safety glasses, physio appointment bookings and follow up
- Manage the starters and leavers processes. Carry out site inductions and issue new security badges etc for new starters as required
- To provide general administration support to the Eccles Operations Manager / Eu HR Director as required.

About you:

- Educated to O-level or equivalent, with passes in Maths and English essential
- 3-5 years practical HR experience ideally proven with level 3 CIPD accreditation as a minimum, with level 5 desirable
- HR & Payroll systems is essential and prior working knowledge of ADP iHCM is highly desirable
- Prior experience working with trade unions is desirable
- Highly computer literate with good all round Microsoft Office skills, but especially Excel
- Good communication skills and the ability to prioritise simultaneous and competing workloads with demonstrable experience of performing under pressure.
- Able to operate autonomously, whilst still being a good team player working alongside other key site management personnel
- A flexible attitude - the position is based on a 35-hour week, Monday to Friday, but with occasional requirements to work outside of these hours to progress maintenance and project work inside a 24/7 chemical operation.
- Strong technical acumen and awareness of own capabilities to engage with external service providers

**Pay & Benefits**

The Company offers a competitive salary, with starting salary dependent on experience. In addition, we offer:

- Contributory Group Personal Pension Scheme
- 26 holidays per annum in addition to 8 statutory holidays.
- Profit-related bonus scheme
- Death in Service Insurance
- Income Protection Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free on-site parking, including some electronic charge points for EV cars - free to use for employees

As well as using our website recruitment system, interested applicants can also send a full CV to Garry Walton in the HR Department at Valtris Specialty Chemicals, details below: