HR Administrator

HR Administrator - Maternity Cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HR Administrator to join our friendly HR Team at Furniture Village, based in Slough. This is a 12 month Fixed Term contract with the possibility of moving to a permanent role.

Main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for new starter documents, including Issuing of Contracts of employment and checking Right to Work documents.
• Working collaboratively with payroll to ensure that all HR paperwork required to process new starters/leavers and changes to employee records is accurate and is received in a timely manner.
• Issuing letters confirming changes in employees Terms & Conditions.
• Responsibility for managing employee files.
• Dealing with colleague enquiries over the telephone or email
• Conducting new starter calls and exit interviews
• Other Adhoc duties to support the wider HR team
  
  

Key Skills and Attributes we are looking for in our HR Administrator:

• Experience of working in a fast paced environment
• Understanding of the generalist employee lifecycle with great attention to detail.
• A basic understanding of Microsoft Systems (Word & Excel) and using HR and Payroll Systems
• Able to work to tight deadlines and multi task effectively
• Excellent verbal and written Communication skills
• Flexible in your approach, enthusiastic, organised and enjoy working as part of a team
  
  

Our business

Our first store opened its doors in Abingdon in 1989. Fast forward and today we have 56 stores across the UK, with more to follow. At Furniture Village, we don’t believe in the hard sell. We believe in understanding customers’ needs, lifestyle and budget, then helping them find the perfect pieces.

Our people

In the words of our founder and Executive Chairman Peter Harrison: “We employ nice people to sell nice furniture to nice customers”.

The key to our success? Our people. The heartbeat of our business. Infact, our people voted us ‘World Class’ to work for in 2023 where we placed Top 5 Large companies to work for in the UK!

Our recruitment

As a family business, it’s really important to us that everyone feels part of our family. We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome everyone. Ready for the next leap in your career?