Job Title: Human Resources & Training
Location: Loughton, Essex
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full time
Higgins Group PLC is one of the largest family-owned construction companies in South East England. It was formed as the parent company of the Higgins Group of Companies in 1989.
Key Requirements:
- Experience working in a highly confidential environment
- Trained in Human Resources administration
- Intermediate to Advanced level of Excel & Word
- Database skills
- Clear, concise communication (verbal/written)
- High level of organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment
- Team Player
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Human Resources
Recruitment
- Administer and manage all aspects of recruitment life cycle, working closely with relevant Heads of Department/Directors.
- Produce job adverts and upload to relevant online job board / HR noticeboard / Higgins Hub
- Liaise with Agencies and process invoices
- On-boarding/new employee induction
- Organise and manage DBS checks
Change of Circumstances/Leaver Documents /Healthcare / Pension
- Write to employees to confirm changes to terms and conditions and update database
- Input changes to Healthcare/Pension Scheme on database
Sickness
- Maintain sickness records of employees, ensuring relevant documentation is received
- Liaise with Occupational Health Nurse as and when required by booking appointments for employees and completing referral forms
Maternity/Paternity
- Issue relevant letters to employees at trigger points
Temporary Staff
- Arrange booking of temporary staff and process invoices from agencies
Reports
- Produce Management Reports as and when required
- Assist Payroll with Gender Pay Gap Reporting
- Issue monthly change of address and Pensionable Age Reports to Payroll
Letters/Meetings:
- Construct and type letters as required
- Attend meetings and take notes as and when required (Grievance/Disciplinary/Appeal Meetings, monthly HR Review meetings etc.)
HR database
- Input of days/hours worked for employees
- Keep database up to date with any changes to employees terms and conditions
- Administer any configuration and security needs (ie add new working patterns, locations, etc.)
- Maintain and build new requirements in the system e.g. workflows etc.
Appraisals – Probationary
- Monitor probation periods and produce letters for employees’ upon receipt of their completed review forms.
General HR
- Listen to staff issues and, where appropriate, give advice
- When necessary, discuss appropriate response/advice to be given, with Director or HR
- Monitor/manage incentive payments
- Regularly review and update policies and procedures
- Work closely with payroll to ensure all relevant documentation is processed on time.
- Undertake any other general HR duty as and when requested to do so
Training & Development
Courses & Qualifications
- Book courses and arrange catering where necessary
- Maintain all training matrices and schedules, ensuring expiry dates are monitored
- Update training and qualification records on iTrent
- Ensure all eligible employees have a CSCS Card, arrange where necessary
- Complete payment authorisations
Budgets & Grants
- Prior to budget meetings in April, circulate ‘Budget pack’ to each HoD
- Attend Budget meetings and input requirements for each department onto the T&D Budget Plan
- Submit claims through the CITB portal for any eligible courses.
- Maintain a monthly record of Grants received against the annual grant budget
- Complete all Construction Skills Grant Application forms with supporting documents and submit
Appraisals – Annual
- Send Appraisal email to Construction Directors/Head of Departments
- Collate and maintain record of completed appraisals
- Input the employee’s training needs onto HR database
Management Trainees
- Maintain and update Management Trainees listing.
- Liaise with new/current trainees and relevant universities/colleges to ensure they are put on correct qualification.
- Issue sponsorship letters as and when required
- Inform CITB of any new trainees to ensure grant payments are received
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