At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.
Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.
Title: People Services Assistant
Function: HR
Location: Bolton
Salary: Competitive
Are you an experienced administrator and looking for a new and exciting challenge?
The Recipe We're looking for an experienced candidate to join the team and deliver outstanding employee experiences through transactional and administrative services, in line with service expectations, ensuring our people feel supported and valued.
The Role
Administrative and Transactional Service: Provide administrative and transactional support throughout the employee lifecycle (e.g., references, first aid and fire warden payments, company cars administration, leavers, overpayments, probation extensions), and the upload of documents to employee files
First point of contact: Handle people related queries via portal, phone, email, or post.
Onboarding Process: Manage the onboarding process from Offer Approval to Day 1, including offer letter and contract generation, pre-boarding checks, managing pending hires, and assisting with new starter queries.
Attendance Management Support: Provide administrative support for the Attendance Management process, including handling Notifications of Absences, Fit Notes, and Attendance Counselling.
Ad-Hoc People Requirements: Support additional people requirements as needed in addition to core responsibilities as part of the broader People Team to ensure effective business operation and People Services delivery. Essential Ingredients
Ability to manage a diverse workload, with high-level administrative and coordination skills.
General knowledge of all aspects of a People function, with expertise in handling first-line enquiries relating to policies and processes.
Strong customer service skills.
Proficient in People Team Systems, with the ability to engage with technical specialists.
Strong communication skills to engage with diverse teams culturally and geographically.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration at all levels.
Initiative to identify new opportunities and challenge established practices.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
Good business awareness/knowledge.
Collaborative approach with excellent relationship-building skills.
Curious and willing to learn new skills. Extra Dough At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
Award winning pension scheme
Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do