HR Coordinator

HR & Health & Safety Coordinator - Newly Created Role (Engineering/Manufacturing)

Company
Join a growing engineering manufacturer operating in a high-quality production environment and supplying a range of industries. This is a newly created role with genuine scope to develop and make it your own.

Role overview
As HR & Health & Safety Coordinator, you'll be the go-to person for HR administration and day-to-day employee queries, while coordinating Health & Safety activity to support legal and customer compliance. You'll work closely with managers across the business and partner with an external Health & Safety consultant to help build a positive, proactive safety culture.

Key responsibilities

Human Resources

• Coordinate recruitment activity and support hiring managers

• Prepare contracts, offer letters and onboarding documentation

• Manage inductions; maintain employee records and HR systems

• Support managers with absence, disciplinary, grievance and capability processes

• Ensure policies and procedures are applied consistently and confidentially

• Track holiday, sickness and leave; produce HR reporting/MI

• Support payroll administration by providing accurate employee data

• Coordinate contractor risk assessments and support handbook activity

• Manage compliance questionnaires

Learning & Development

• Maintain training matrices and competency records

• Coordinate internal/external training, mandatory training and renewals

• Support apprenticeship/workforce development initiatives (where applicable)

Health & Safety coordination (non-technical)

• Coordinate the H&S management system and related documentation

• Liaise with the external H&S consultant to support legal/customer requirements

• Schedule and track risk assessment reviews, inspections and audits

• Maintain incident/near-miss records and track corrective actions

• Organise toolbox talks, inductions and safety briefings; support KPI reporting

• Support customer/regulatory visits and audits

Experience & qualifications

• HR/People Coordinator/Office Manager experience (manufacturing/engineering/aerospace preferred)

• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice

• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 (desirable)

Skills
Strong communication, excellent organisation and attention to detail, confident handling of confidential information, and solid MS Office skills.

Salary & contract details
Permanent role. Salary dependent on experience. Applicants must have current UK right to work.

About HR GO
HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applications.