HR Administrator (Maternity Cover)

Company Description

Foray Motor Group is the South West's award-winning Ford-only dealer group, with dealerships and service centres in Salisbury, Poole, Yeovil, Taunton, Andover, Shaftesbury, Bridgwater, Dorchester and Southampton. The 9 location group, with an annual turnover in excess of £150m, employs circa 400 people, in a wide variety of job roles, and has excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated and talented people. Whether you're a salesperson, a vehicle technician or in customer service, we would like to hear from you. And, if you haven't yet built-up experience in these areas, we have apprenticeships and training programmes to help you get settled in. At Foray we place great emphasis on developing our staff to equip you with the right skills and tools to succeed at everything you do.

Position

Salary: £13,200 - £17,200.00 (based on NMW, dependant on hours worked)

Location: Edwards Ford, Salisbury

Contract: Part-time | Fixed Term Contract (up to 12 months)

Hours: Between 20 - 26 hours per week | Monday - Friday | Flexible working hours/days, within our core business hours 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Benefits: Foray Rewards (including discount shopping from a range of retailers) | 24/7 wellbeing support | 24/7 1-2-1 Counselling support | Cycle to Work Scheme | 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), rising to 34 days with length of service | Long Service Awards | Workplace Discount for your own vehicle and immediate family

Are you an organised and people-focused administrator looking for your next opportunity within a supportive and progressive business?

At Foray Motor Group, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for an HR Administrator to join our HR & Payroll Team on a fixed-term basis of up to 12 months to provide maternity cover.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a team whose vision is:

"To attract, retain and develop high calibre candidates, creating a thriving work environment where employees are engaged, and managers are developed and feel confident to drive business success through our people."

Working from our Salisbury Head Office, you'll play a key role in supporting employees and managers across the business, ensuring a smooth and positive experience throughout the employee lifecycle.

We offer flexibility around working days and hours, with 20-25 hours per week available within our standard office hours of 9.00am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Exclusive employee discounts and wellbeing portal
• Length of service recognition awards
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Flexible part-time working arrangements
• A supportive and collaborative team environment

About the Role

As HR Administrator, you'll provide comprehensive administrative support across all areas of HR, helping to ensure our processes run efficiently while delivering excellent service to employees and managers.

You'll be involved in a wide variety of activities including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, reporting, training administration and supporting key HR initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting and coordinating the onboarding process for new starters.

Preparing offers of employment, contracts and associated documentation.

Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems.

Processing employee changes and leavers.

Responding to day-to-day HR queries and providing guidance in line with company policies and procedures.

Supporting recruitment activities, including arranging interviews, liaising with candidates and coordinating pre-employment checks.

Producing reports and management information from HR systems.

Assisting with HR audits and periodic administration activities.

Supporting managers with probation reviews, appraisals and employee development processes.

Assisting with company training initiatives and events.

Supporting continuous improvement projects within the HR & Payroll Team.

Building positive working relationships with employees and managers across the business.

Ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and employment legislation requirements.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll be:

An experienced administrator with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

A confident communicator who enjoys supporting and helping others.

Professional, approachable and able to build strong working relationships.

Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines.

Experienced using Microsoft Office and computer-based systems.

Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Self-motivated with a proactive and positive approach.

Adaptable and willing to support a variety of HR activities as business needs require.

Previous HR administration experience would be advantageous, although we would also welcome applications from candidates with strong administrative experience who are looking to develop a career within Human Resources.

If you're looking for a varied and rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the employee experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Other information

Foray Motor Group is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Please consider the following when making your application:

- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive sufficient volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early

- We are not able to offer sponsorship for people living outside the UK

- If you need any support throughout the application or interview process, please make a member of our team or the Hiring Manager aware

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates. If we require agency assistance we will contact agencies directly. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

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