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Are you looking for your next step in your HR Career? Clarke Energy is looking for someone to come and support our busy team in providing a high level of comprehensive administrative support to the HR department. This role is pivotal to observing and following procedures and processes to ensure the smooth running of the HR department.

Based at our Head Office in Knowsley, Liverpool, this is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hours per week, with the option of hybrid working available once established in the role.

• Assist and support the recruitment process by advertising roles and managing the Clarke Energy careers page, and managing live vacancies when required.
• Coordinate the onboarding of new employees to the business, this includes issuing new starter packs, conducting employee reference checks, right to work checks, arranging inductions, ordering uniform and liaising with managers to ensure a smooth transition for the new starter.
• Conduction right to work checks and lead the HR induction for new starters to the business.
• Facilitate work experience placements across the business and act as a point of contact for students and managers supporting a work placement.
• Using the HR system, ensure starters and leavers are processed in accordance with the HR process.
• Using Workday to ensure a single source of truth. Full use of the system to include onboarding for new starters, processing pay changes, transfers and promotions, leavers etc. Supporting the Clarke Energy group as and when required.
• Ensure new starters are auto-enrolled into the Company pension and manage the annual pension change window and set up with appropriate benefits i.e. YuLife.
• Support on employee relation processes i.e. disciplinary, grievance, flexible working, absence management etc.
• Support the reward and recognition scheme by issuing vouchers and spot bonuses and coordinating the long service award process.
• Conducting reference checks and basic disclosure checks for all employees, escalating concerns when needed.
• Collating and providing payroll information for both weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Providing employee references.
• Arranging Occupational Health appointments as and when required.
• Contribute ideas towards the HR strategy, including health and wellbeing.
• Coordinate Safety Worker Critical medicals for new starters and annual health surveillance for required roles, escalating concerns and risk with the HR Manager, SHEQ and the employees line manager when required.
• Arrange ergonomic assessments as and when required.
• Monitor holiday requests within the HR System.
• Scanning and filing of documents as required.
• Updating Company organisational charts with role changes, starters and leavers.
• Providing visa support letters for company travel as and when required.
• Keep personnel files up to date; ensuring any correspondence is filed promptly and accurately using HR system.

• Support L&D Officer in booking courses as required.
• Support Technical Training with the annual tiering process to ensure calendar invites are sent and coordinate any pay changes.
• Sending out new starter onboarding emails
• Booking accommodation and travel for training delegates.
• Organising lunch orders for training sessions at the office.
• Sending out and chasing Training Assessment forms – tracking and saving them when they are returned.
• Supplying training record information and/or certificates to internal and external customers as and when required.
• Taking phone calls and enquiries for Learning & Development.
• Other ad-hoc training admin tasks.

• Level 3 CIPD
• Experience of working in a HR environment.
• Previous experience in an administrative role in a fast‑paced work environment.
• Experience of working on a HR system.Good level of IT skill- advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office- Word and Excel.
• Good knowledge of social media platforms, used to promote Company news or advertising jobs etc.
• Good standard of education – a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at A-C or equivalent

• Level 5 CIPD
• Natural HR and/or Workday experience would be an advantage

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday + service-based increases.
• Holiday buy/sell options.
• 7% company pension contribution.
• Health care cash plan & life assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Career development and training support.

Clarke Energy is a globally recognised specialist in sustainable energy solutions. As the largest authorised distributor and service provider for INNIO’s hydrogen‑ready reciprocating engines, we’re committed to engineering excellence and supporting the global drive to net‑zero. Our in‑house capabilities span design engineering, project management, and 24/7 after‑sales service – ensuring quality and reliability across our portfolio of power generation and renewable energy projects.

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