CDE Group
HR Graduate / Talent Administrator Expected to Travel to Cookstown/Monkstown 2 days a week

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Location: CDE Global Cookstown Location
Are you passionate about people and ready to launch your HR career? CDE, a global leader in engineering solutions for the circular economy, is seeking a proactive and enthusiastic HR Graduate / Talent Administrator to join our dynamic Talent team. This is an exceptional opportunity for an early-career professional to gain hands-on experience and support our employees and managers across a wide range of people processes.
At CDE, we are creating our best world, a ton at a time, by transforming waste into valuable resources. For over 30 years, we have pioneered industry-leading wet processing solutions, completing over 2,000 global projects. You will be part of a purpose-driven company that is minimising environmental impact and empowering customers worldwide.
In this varied role, you will provide crucial HR support throughout the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations and engagement. You will also take a lead on coordinating our training and development activities, helping our people to grow and reach their full potential. If you have a genuine passion for people and a strong desire to build a successful career in HR, we want to hear from you.
About The Role
As an HR Graduate / Talent Administrator, you'll dive into the heart of our People function, gaining invaluable exposure across the full spectrum of HR. Your day-to-day will be a dynamic mix of generalist HR responsibilities and a specialist focus on Learning & Development. You will be the primary coordinator for all training activities, manage our Learning Management System (LMS), and support the annual Personal Development Review (PDR) process.
This role is a fantastic launchpad for your career. Working alongside experienced professionals, you will develop a broad skill set in recruitment, employee relations, and engagement, contributing to projects that enhance the employee experience. You'll play a key part in building a skilled, engaged, and future-ready workforce, with clear pathways for growth within our global Talent team.
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Skills Needed
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- Improvement
- Financial
- Technology
- Managerial / Operational
- Manufacturing / Production
- Servicing
About The Company
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
Company Culture
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.


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Required Criteria
- Degree qualified, or working towards a qualification, in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Management or a related discipline.
- Previous experience in an administrative, customer service, recruitment, training or HR support role.
- A strong interest in developing a career in Human Resources and Talent Development.
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage professionally with employees, managers and external providers.
- Highly organised, accurate and able to manage confidential information with discretion.
- Confident using Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn HR systems and digital tools.
- Ability to travel between sites as required.
- Right to work in the UK.
Desired Criteria
- CIPD Level 3 qualification, or a willingness to work towards it.
- Experience using HR systems, applicant tracking systems (ATS), or learning management systems (LMS).
- Previous experience in a manufacturing, engineering, or multi-site environment.
Closing Date
Wednesday 26th August, 2026
Contract Type
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