HR Apprentice

16 hours ago

Slough UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom John Crane Full time

About Us -

Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.


John Crane is part of Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.


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Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Apprentice to join the HR Team reporting to the HR Manager for UK & Ireland. As a HR Apprentice you will be learning the theory behind core areas of HR while gaining a CIPD Level 3 Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will enable you to learn how HR supports an organisation and the culture of the business, while developing a deep understanding of how your role supports colleagues and our business goals. You will also be supporting with administrative support to help coordinate a wide variety of HR activities, full training will be provided for you to learn about our whole lifecycle from recruitment and on-boarding, employee engagement and employee relations.


You will also be given time to work toward your Level 3 HR qualification with the training provider BPP. The learning for this apprenticeship will be via online teaching, coaching, face to face workshops as well as training from our HR team at John Crane.


This role is based from our headquarters within Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours.


John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.


Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to)


Administrative Support

  • Recruitment administration (raising requisitions, new hire forms and ensuring successful onboarding)
  • Monitor Background Screening process, escalate discrepancies and conduct right to work checks for all new hires
  • Coordinate weekly new starter site inductions and carry out HR system demos for new starters, follow up with new joiner engagement check ins


Employee Records and Data Management

  • Liaise with People Operations colleagues to ensure activities are completed and data integrity is maintained
  • Run monthly metrics reports including starters and leavers
  • Support quarterly audits including running reports, data checking and escalating to the HR Generalists when needed
  • Supporting employee relations matter including drafting invite letters, attending meetings and taking minutes where necessary


Employee Relations

  • Supporting employee relations matters including drafting invite letters, attending meetings and taking minutes where necessary.
  • Serve as a point of contact for employee inquiries regarding HR policies, procedures, and benefits.
  • Absence management – tracking of long term absence and pro-actively supporting managers with short term absence management
  • Support the implementation of employee engagement initiatives and activities.


Employee Engagement

  • Support employee engagement activities including delivery of My Say action plan items and participate in the employee engagement network.
  • Site engagement / Key Awareness / DEI – support site engagement activities (watch parties) / DEI activities


Learning & Development

  • Training Delivery – such as Team Leader training, Respect and Ethics training for shop floor


The Individual

  • Hold 5 GCSE’s to include grade 4 or above for Maths & English
  • Ideally hold A-Levels, T-Level or a BTEC
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Great attention to detail


Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.


At no time during the hiring process will John Crane, Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers – John Crane) or LinkedIn.

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