Generalist HR Officer

HR Officer

Location: Birmingham, B6
Occasional days at Head Office City Centre / Bennetts Hill
Salary: £27,500 £ 35,000 DOE
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm (37.5 hours)
Type: Full-Time Permanent Office-Based

We are recruiting a capable and confident HR Officer to primarily support our warehouse operations while also contributing across the wider business when required.

This is a genuine HR Generalist role offering broad operational exposure across onboarding, employee relations, compliance, payroll support, reporting, training coordination and policy management.

The business is continuing to grow, and with that growth comes genuine opportunity. As the HR function evolves, there is significant scope for career progression, including the potential for future HR leadership responsibility as the team expands.

The HR Manager works part-time, so this HR Officer role requires someone who can take ownership of the day-to-day HR function. You will act as the operational HR presence on site, supporting managers, ensuring compliance and maintaining effective HR processes.

If you are an ambitious HR Officer looking to build your generalist experience within a growing organisation where you can genuinely progress, this is an excellent opportunity.

As HR Officer, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing onboarding processes and ensuring new starters are correctly set up on rotas

• Advising employees and managers on employment law and company policies

• Supporting managers with HR guidance and day-to-day HR administration

• Handling low-level employee relations matters, including verbal warnings

• Ensuring Right to Work documentation is compliant and regularly audited

• Running compliance, attendance and lateness reports for shift managers

• Maintaining accurate HR records and HR systems

• Assisting with payroll preparation by collating pay rises, adjustments and personal detail changes

• Managing offboarding processes, including rota updates, payroll notification and liaison with IT

• Managing the training portal and monitoring completion of mandatory training

• Supporting the HR Manager with operational HR matters and continuous improvement initiatives

• Ensuring HR policies remain up to date and aligned with legislation

There may occasionally be a requirement for the HR Officer to attend or note-take at disciplinary meetings outside standard hours to accommodate night staff. This would be infrequent.

While the current focus is warehouse-based, the HR Officer role offers long-term development potential as the business and HR function continue to grow.

We are seeking an HR Officer with solid generalist HR experience who is:

• Highly organised and efficient

• Proactive and able to use initiative

• Comfortable working independently

• Confident supporting managers in a warehouse, logistics or operational environment

• Systems-minded, with a focus on improving processes

• Professional and confident when handling employee queries

This HR Officer role would suit someone currently working as an HR Officer, HR Advisor or experienced HR Administrator who is looking to strengthen their HR Generalist experience and progress their HR career within a growing organisation.

We are not looking for someone who requires constant direction. We need an HR Officer who can step in, take responsibility and become a reliable, visible HR presence on site.

• £27,500 £ 35,000 depending on experience

• 20 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

• Workplace pension contribution

• Life assurance scheme including Smart Health plan

• Staff discount

If this advert resonates, and you're up for the challenge that this exciting opportunity provides, please apply today with a current CV.