HR Team Leader

5 days ago


Rushden, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Kier Group Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year
Meet the recruiter
Tess Dawes
Benefits

Life assurance

Kier Rewards

Additional holiday purchase opportunities

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Enhanced family leave & policies

Share plan schemes

Free health & wellbeing services

Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance

HR Team Leader

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We're looking for a HR Team Leader to join our HR Shared Services team based in Rushden.

Location: Rushden – hybrid working available, with travel to the office required 1-2 days per week

Hours: 37.5 hours per week – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Please note we are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a HR Team Leader you'll be working within the HR Shared Services team, supporting them in delivering a high-quality employee lifecycle service.

Your day to day will include:

  • Coordinating daily tasks and ensuring work is completed within deadlines
  • Acting as an escalation point for complex queries and mentoring team members
  • Supporting the Team Manager with root cause analysis and continuous improvement
  • Monitoring performance against KPIs and producing reports to drive service enhancements
  • Providing accurate HR/pay-related administration using Oracle HR and other systems
  • Oversee a team of administrators, ensuring 121's, performance management, review and development conversations are carried out
What are we looking for?

This role of HR Team Leader is great for you if:

  • You have experience in high-volume HR administration, ideally in a Shared Service Centre
  • You have previous experience managing teams in a high volume HR administration environment
  • You're confident using Microsoft Office and HR systems (Oracle HR desirable)
  • You're organised, detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure
  • You're a strong communicator with a customer-focused approach
  • You're enthusiastic about creating a positive team culture and supporting others

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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  • HR Team Leader Job Description - January 2025

  • Location: Rushden

  • Vacancy ID: 8829
  • Background check: None
  • Flexible Working: Yes

    Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
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