HR And Payroll

HR & Payroll Specialist – up to £40,000

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a well‑established manufacturing business in Port Talbot to recruit a HR & Payroll Specialist. This is a hands‑on role combining end‑to‑end payroll delivery with broad generalist HR support for managers and employees across the site.

You’ll be the main point of contact for UK payroll and a key part of the local HR team, supporting day‑to‑day people matters as well as wider HR projects and process improvement. This role includes line management responsibility for an HR Advisor.

• Running end-to-end UK payroll on a weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly basis
• Ensuring salaries, overtime, statutory payments and deductions are processed accurately
• Managing workplace pensions, including auto‑enrolment
• Submitting RTI returns to HMRC in line with deadlines
• Processing starters, leavers, pay changes and contractual variations
• Dealing with payroll queries from employees in a professional and timely way
• Liaising with external payroll, audit and pension providers when required

• Providing a proactive, first‑line HR service to managers and employees
• Advising and coaching managers on employee relations matters, supporting informal resolution where appropriate
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries and providing practical, compliant advice in line with policies and current legislation
• Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, absence management, performance management, learning and development, pay and benefits, and employee relations, working closely with the Senior HR Advisor
• Reviewing HR processes and data to identify improvements and make recommendations to the management team
• Working closely with HR colleagues to drive consistency and good practice
• Ensuring appropriate controls are in place across key HR and payroll processes
• Supporting and delivering HR projects in line with agreed business priorities

• Previous experience in a combined HR and payroll role
• Degree level education or equivalent
• CIPP qualification (or working towards)
• CIPD Level 3 (or working towards Level
  5)
• Experience of managing auto‑enrolment pensions

• Salary of up to £40,000
• Full‑time (39 hours per week)
• Company Bonus scheme
• 25 days Holiday increased with length of service up to 30 days.
• Tech Loan Scheme
• Ikea Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Loan Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Flexitime
• Company Pension (3% ER Contribution) however Salary Sacrifice is available