HR Assistant

Job title: HR Assistant

Reports to: HR & Training Manager

Hours: Full-Time

Location: South West Headquarters - Bristol

About us

Power Electrics is a proud family company, dedicated to innovation, excellence, and customer service. We have grown from a small yard in 1963 to operating out of several locations across the country, and now with a fleet of over 2,500 generators. We continue to offer a specialist, single-source solution for diesel generator Hire, Service, and Parts.

Our employees are our greatest asset, and their dedication and enthusiasm have helped us to become so successful. Power Electrics are committed to providing a workplace that encourages growth and personal development for all employees. We recognise the value of our employees and the contribution they make.

By investing in new research and technology, we’re providing our customers with reliable power that is increasingly sustainable and environmentally friendly. It’s certainly an interesting time to be working within the power generation industry.

What is the job?

Power Electrics is the largest generator specialist in the South, providing standby and emergency power to meet the demands of a wide variety of applications and sectors.

We are looking for a proactive and organised HR Assistant to provide administrative support to our HR team.

What will you be doing in this role

• Manage the recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, liaising with agencies, logging applications using the recruitment planner, preparing recruitment files for interviewing managers etc. Liaising with recruiting managers at all depots to arrange interviews and booking of interview rooms.
• Conducting HR inductions for new employees and right to work checks.
• Recording of staff holidays on a daily basis.
• Set up and maintain HR & Training records for all employees (manual and electronic) ensuring all records are complete and all information held is up to date.
• Produce and issue training certificates as needed.
• Production and distribution of weekly timesheets to Line Managers in relevant departments.
• Support the HR team on any other ad hoc matters relating to the HR Department.
• Provide Reception Cover.
• Comply with the Company Health & Safety Policy, including carrying out general housekeeping to ensure work areas are kept tidy.
• Comply with all aspects of the company quality, environmental management, H&S and energy management standards (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001: 2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001:2018) and occupational health and safety management best practice, proactively contributing to the company’s continuous improvement programme.

Skills and requirement

• Possess a strong understanding of HR procedures.
• Proficient in the use of IT, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other bespoke HR IS databases.
• Good organisational and communication skills. 
• Have the ability to be proactive and work under your own initiative; working as part of a small team is essential to the smooth running of the HR and Training function.
• Discretion and confidentiality are key attributes for this position.

What we offer:

We offer great benefits to all of our staff:

23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – increasing with length of service

Competitive salary

Excellent development and progression opportunities

Company pension scheme

Private medical scheme

Life assurance scheme - with access to more healthcare support and counselling services to help protect employees’ financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing

Our philosophy:

At Power Electrics, we welcome a variety of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. We ensure that all management decisions made regarding employment are done with fairness and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are solely committed to adhering to the principles of equal and inclusive employment.

Due to the nature of our work, DBS checks are required, and any offer is dependent on satisfactory references being obtained.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.

If you do not hear from us within two working weeks, then your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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