The Menu Partners is a diverse food business supplying hotels, pubs and restaurants up and down the UK with whole, prepared or cooked food. Within our group of businesses, we also have Absolute Taste, a leading event catering company, Absolute Taste Inflight, our Private Jet catering business along with two farm shops, a pub and so much more.

The Menu Partners and Absolute Taste, two distinct business both at the cutting edge of their sectors, building future business via great people, operating at some of the biggest and greatest events on the planet, prepared to challenge the status quo, building new cultures and operating procedures that will meet the future business needs, attracting the best, supporting everybody, open minded, not afraid of change, prepared to go that extra mile for our customers etc.

We have the exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced and quickly expanding company as HR & Recruitment Administrator based at our headquarters in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Responsibilities:

• Administering Offer Letters, contracts and on-boarding documents
• Supporting the Recruitment Manager with advertising, managing applications and setting up Teams and face-to-face interviews for Hiring Managers
• Assisting in managing of CVs and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Coordinate and facilitate inductions for new joiners
• Updating Payroll and training systems with new starters, leavers and job title changes
• Supporting the Payroll Manager with ad-hoc system updates
• Ability to cover payroll activities on an ad hoc basis such as holiday and sickness cover
• Administering change of terms letters for employees
• Administering Leavers letters and Conducting Exit Interviews
• Supporting with Employee relation matters and taking minutes
• Undertaking ad hoc projects in line with company objectives
• Ensuring effective application of company policy across the business
• Completing Maternity risk assessments
• Managing Parental leave processes (maternity, paternity, SPL) and issue correct documentation
• Act as the first point of contact for HR related queries
• Keeping HR databases up to date
• Supporting the L&D with implementation of the L&D programmes and workshops
• Bringing efficient administrative assistance to the HR department and delivering HR services to the highest possible standard
• Ensuring the appropriate handling and security of employee personnel, sensitive and confidential information, upholding discretion at all times and ensuring that employee data is processed in line with relevant regulatory requirement
• Maintain good relations with all relevant external organisations and stakeholders
• Any other appropriate activities as determined by line management from time-to-time
• Represent the company at local job fairs and college days

Personal Attributes / Key Skills:

Minimum of 1-year HR experience desirable, but not essential.

• Keen to start a career in HR
• High level of organisation skills
• Detail orientated and an eye for detail
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Strategic vision and confident sharing ideas
• Willing to help others
• Ability to use own initiative and have a ‘pro-active’ approach
• Someone that wants to learn and have fun!
• Highly organised and have an ability to prioritise workload

The Role:

• Role is office based (Bicester) and will be the hours of 8.30-5.00
• 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

This job description is intended to illustrate the main duties and responsibilities of this position. It is not intended to be exhaustive and you are advised that the duties and responsibilities may change from time to time.

The job description may be altered to reflect the business needs of the Company