HR Coordinator

HR & Health & Safety Coordinator — Newly Created Role (Engineering/Manufacturing) Company

Join a growing engineering manufacturer operating in a high-quality production environment and supplying a range of industries. This is a newly created role with genuine scope to develop and make it your own.

As HR & Health & Safety Coordinator, you’ll be the go-to person for HR administration and day-to-day employee queries, while coordinating Health & Safety activity to support legal and customer compliance. You’ll work closely with managers across the business and partner with an external Health & Safety consultant to help build a positive, proactive safety culture.

• Coordinate recruitment activity and support hiring managers
• Prepare contracts, offer letters and onboarding documentation
• Manage inductions; maintain employee records and HR systems
• Support managers with absence, disciplinary, grievance and capability processes
• Ensure policies and procedures are applied consistently and confidentially
• Track holiday, sickness and leave; produce HR reporting/MI
• Support payroll administration by providing accurate employee data
• Coordinate contractor risk assessments and support handbook activity

• Maintain training matrices and competency records
• Coordinate internal/external training, mandatory training and renewals
• Support apprenticeship/workforce development initiatives (where applicable)

• Coordinate the H&S management system and related documentation
• Liaise with the external H&S consultant to support legal/customer requirements
• Schedule and track risk assessment reviews, inspections and audits
• Maintain incident/near-miss records and track corrective actions
• Organise toolbox talks, inductions and safety briefings; support KPI reporting
• Support customer/regulatory visits and audits

• HR/People Coordinator/Office Manager experience (manufacturing/engineering/aerospace preferred)
• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 (desirable)

• Strong communication
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confident handling of confidential information
• Solid MS Office skills

Permanent role. Salary dependent on experience. Applicants must have current UK right to work.