Do you have HR experience and enjoy a varied, hands-on role where you can support the full employee lifecycle?

Whether you’re an HR Officer or an experienced HR Advisor, your skills could make a meaningful impact in a growing, innovative organisation.

If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Business Administration team at Advanced Electric Machines on a fixed term maternity cover contract.

About Advanced Electric Machines

At Advanced Electric Machines, we design and manufacture cutting-edge electric motor and powertrain technologies that are changing the way the world thinks about electrification. Our rare earth-free solutions deliver exceptional performance while supporting a more sustainable future.

We’re growing, and we’re looking for a proactive and organised HR professional to join us on a fixed-term maternity cover contract, ensuring the smooth running of our HR function.

What you’ll do:

As an HR Officer, you will provide a hands-on, generalist HR service, supporting the day-to-day operations of the business.

This role is focused on coordination, administration and colleague support, ensuring all HR processes run efficiently while maintaining continuity during the maternity leave period.

You will also provide broader administrative support to the business, helping keep key activities organised and running smoothly.

Key responsibilities:

HR generalist support

Coordinate recruitment activities including advertising roles, arranging interviews and candidate communication
Manage onboarding and induction processes for new starters
Administer employee lifecycle changes (e.g. contracts, promotions, salary updates)
Manage offboarding processes including exit documentation and coordination
Provide first-line HR advice to employees and managers

Employee engagement & wellbeing

Support delivery of employee engagement initiatives and internal events
Coordinate wellbeing activities and initiatives
Assist with HR communications across the business

HR operations & administration

Maintain HR systems, employee records and documentation
Support payroll processes through accurate data preparation
Monitor absence, holidays and HR data
Ensure policies, procedures and document control are kept up to date

Business & administrative support

Diary management and meeting coordination
Event planning and coordination (internal events, visits, activities)
Customer visit organisation
Meeting room bookings and general office coordination

About you:

We’re looking for someone who combines HR experience with strong organisational and administrative skills, comfortable managing a varied workload.

Essential skills & experience:

Experience in an HR Officer, HR Advisor or HR generalist role
Working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR practices
Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and HR administration
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Confident communicator with a proactive and approachable style
High level of attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information

Desirable:

CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 (or working towards)
Experience of working within a Manufacturing or Engineering industry
Previous experience in office administration, executive support or coordination roles

Why join AEM?

We’re an ambitious and innovative business where your contribution will be visible, valued and impactful. As we continue to grow, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills while supporting a critical function within the business.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you.

What we offer:

Company pension scheme
Free electric vehicle charging on site
Private healthcare and life assurance benefits (criteria applies)
On-site parking
Opportunity to gain broad HR experience in a growing organisation

Advanced Electric Machines

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