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JOB TITLE: HR Co-Ordinator
JOB LOCATION:
Just outside Peterborough - own transport essential
JOB SALARY:
Between £30000 and £33000 depending on your previous experience & qualifications
JOB TYPE:
Maternity Cover contract
JOB DURATION:
12-14 months depending on start date
JOB HOURS:
8.45-5 Mon to Thurs, 8.45-3.45 Friday with 30 mins for lunch - 37.5 hours per week
JOB WORKING ARRANGEMENT:
Ideally 100% on site but possibly some flex to work from home max 1 day per week on occasion
Your new company
A well-established manufacturing business with an international footprint is seeking an HR Coordinator to join their team on a maternity cover contract based just outside Peterborough. Part of a larger global group, the organisation designs and manufactures specialist products, supplying customers across the UK and beyond. The business has built a reputation for innovation, quality and continuous improvement, while maintaining a people-focused culture where employees are encouraged to contribute ideas, develop their skills and make a genuine impact.
Your new role
Your job, as HR Coordinator, will be to act as a key point of contact for managers, supervisors and employees across the site. This is a broad generalist HR role offering exposure to the full employee life cycle within a busy manufacturing environment.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting employee relations matters
- Managing attendance and personnel records
- Coordinating recruitment and onboarding activities
- Assisting with payroll administration and maintaining HR systems
- Supporting training and development initiatives
- Employee engagement activities
- Performance review processes
- Providing HR reporting and analysis to support business decisions
The job has a varied workload and the opportunity to work closely with operational teams, helping to ensure HR remains a trusted and visible presence across the business.
What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for an experienced HR professional with previous generalist HR experience, ideally gained within a manufacturing, production, engineering or industrial environment. You will be confident supporting managers with employee relations matters and comfortable balancing operational HR responsibilities with administrative detail.
You will need:
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisational ability
- A proactive approach to problem-solving
- Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office
- A CIPD qualification or membership would be advantageous but not a deal-breaker
- Comfortable working across different areas of the business and building credibility with stakeholders at all levels


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What you'll get in return
- Salary in the region of £30,000-£33,000 depending on experience
- Maternity cover contract
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Healthcare benefits
- Christmas shutdown
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- The chance to join a collaborative manufacturing business where your contribution will be recognised and valued
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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