Be part of our journey As a global leader in speciality chemicals and FTSE100 company, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever growing market place. We have an excellent opportunity for a Human Resources Administrator to support our UK HR and Recruitment team at Cowick Hall. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Human Resources Administrator or someone with a desire to begin a career in HR. In this role, you will develop the essential skills to provide administration support for the full recruitment and employee life cycle. This will include being the first point of contact for candidates, placing adverts, and coordinating arrangements for interviews and assessment events. You will prepare employment terms and conditions for existing and new employees and ensure the relevant employee checks are completed and employment files are up to date. You will liaise with employees and managers across the UK on various recruitment and employment queries. You will also support us in maintaining our HR database and ensuring data integrity. Benefits Package: The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including: Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays) Private medical insurance Free lunch in on-site restaurant Access to share plans Cycle to work scheme Car leasing scheme Retail platform benefits Free car parking on Croda sites Our ideal person As a business, its really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you. Essentials: The desire to pursue a career in HR and demonstrate enthusiasm for learning all aspects of the employee life cycle Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of developing good working relationships with both internal and external contacts Attention to detail is essential as is the ability to prioritise your own workload to ensure key deadlines are met Good planning and organisation skills are required, as is the need to be adaptable to changing business requirements Excellent written communication skills Fully competent with all Microsoft Office applications Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in English and Maths at grade C or above Confidentiality and the ability to project a professional image are vital Desirables: Recruitment and/or HR systems experience Administration or Microsoft based qualifications Experience of working in an administrative role in a fast-paced environment