HR Administrator in Lanark, South Lanarkshire

Escape Recruitment Services are recruiting for an established organisation based in Lanark who are looking to appoint an HR Administrator on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a varied HR administration role with a strong focus on recruitment, supporting the HR team across the full employee lifecycle. You'll be responsible for coordinating recruitment activity, maintaining accurate employee records and providing day-to-day HR administration support.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, screening CVs, arranging interviews and communicating with candidates.
• Maintain recruitment trackers and HR records, ensuring information is accurate and GDPR compliant.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts and new starter documentation.
• Manage the HR inbox and respond to employee queries.
• Support absence management, payroll administration and employee lifecycle processes.
• Administer new starters, leavers and training requirements on the HR system.
• Liaise with hiring managers, recruitment agencies, payroll and other internal departments.
• Support HR projects and employee engagement initiatives.

About You
We're looking for someone with previous HR or recruitment administration experience who is highly organised, detail-focused and confident managing a busy workload.

You'll have:

• Strong administration and organisational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills and a professional approach.
• A good understanding of recruitment and candidate management.
• The ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• A proactive, team-focused approach and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using an HR system would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.