HR Officer

HR Officer - Naas, Co. Kildare

Permanent full time

Salary: €45,000 plus pension and healthcare contribution

Hybrid: 1 day remote working following probation

Purpose of the Role:

The HR officer plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the business by managing the workforce employee life cycle effectively. This includes Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Management, Employee relations, Employee Benefits and Well-being as well as general daily administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and advise management & staff on company policy queries and employee relations issues, complying with legislation and ensuring consistency across the organisation.
• Complete all administration tasks in a timely fashion.
• Lead bi weekly meetings with production managers.
• Manage grievance & disciplinary investigations as required.
• Working closely with hiring managers, manage recruitment processes end to end, from advertising posts through shortlisting of candidates, interviews, selection and job offers for all departments.
• Deliver new employee inductions & ensure that we are compliant from a training aspect.
• Liaise with payroll as required on any staff pay items linked to recruitment, internal promotions, leavers etc.
• Maintenance of the HR system (entering absence information, new hires, leavers, payroll changes, coding etc.)
• Extraction and analysis of data from the HR system as required, e.g. payroll reports, attendance reports, trend and KPI reports etc.
• Ensure HR administration and systems are maintained up to date in a timely and accurate manner.
• Undertake projects relating to a range of HR disciplines as assigned by the HR Manager.
• Guide managers on issues related to employees.
• Manage all weekly & monthly reporting including monitoring all permit renewals & expiries.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years experience working in HR essential. Officer/Executive level in a busy Food Manufacturing operational environment.
• Knowledge and experience in a fast paced and varied HR role requiring the person to take charge of many issues as they occur.
• Confident and conscientious with an ability to effectively communicate & present to all levels in an organization.
• Ability to successfully learn, apply new skills and drive effectiveness within HR.
• Excellent knowledge of employment legislation
• Have the ability to adapt to a generalised HR role dealing with all elements of the department such as Recruitment, L&D, Employee relations & Employee wellness.