HR Assistant

HR Assistant - Mid Ulster

Are you an organised and people-focused HR Assistant or graduate, looking to grow your career within a dynamic and supportive business?

We're recruiting for an HR Assistant to join our client's team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to support all aspects of the employee lifecycle within a well-established organisation, helping to recruit, retain, and support employees while contributing to a positive workplace culture and employer brand.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Full-time, permanent opportunity
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Exposure to all areas of HR within a fast-paced organisation
• On-site parking available

The Role

As HR Assistant, you'll provide day-to-day support to the HR team across recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, attendance management, and HR administration. You'll play a key role in delivering a positive employee experience while ensuring HR processes are managed efficiently and in line with company procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with recruitment and selection activities including creating job descriptions, advertising vacancies, managing applications, shortlisting candidates, arranging interviews, and collecting monitoring information for Fair Employment returns
• Coordinate onboarding for new employees including issuing employment offers, conducting inductions, completing right to work checks, and creating personnel files
• Ensure all new starters complete relevant Health & Safety inductions and training, issuing uniforms and equipment where required
• Support employee wellbeing initiatives and assist with organising and promoting company events
• Engage with schools and colleges to help promote the company employer brand and attend careers events
• Assist with implementing HR policies and procedures and ensure employee handbooks remain up to date
• Monitor employee timekeeping and attendance records, escalating issues where appropriate
• Provide administrative and operational HR support to line managers across the business
• Maintain accurate HR records and documentation in line with company procedures and compliance requirements

The ideal candidate

• Previous experience in an HR role
• CIPD or relevant qualification (or working towards)
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational and record-keeping skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Tara Duffy (HR Recruitment Specialist, MCS Group) at 02896935489 or t.duffy@mcsgroup.jobs.

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

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