People assistant - talent / recruitment - support office - united kingdom, faversham, kent

shepherd-neame is looking for a people administrator to join our people team based at the brewery & support office in faversham on a full time permanent contract.

you will be an experienced, self-motivated professional with a flexible approach and the confidence to take ownership of key processes. we are looking for someone who has a sense of humour, is a team player and has an eye for accuracy and organisation. the good news is you don’t need to be fully hr qualified to apply for this role, although we’d love for you to be working towards one.

whats in it for you?

competitive annual salary package shares incentive plan early wage withdrawal scheme 20% discount on food at shepherd neame managed houses 25% discount on overnight managed house hotel bookings 20% discount on select purchases from the visitor centre shop at faversham access to a workplace mental health platform company pension plan the opportunity to develop & move within our pubs, the brewery & support office flexible working hours shepherd neame may be britain’s oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. we are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following sheps skills:

working together pride and passion authenticity shep’s spirit

duties and responsibilities

this isn’t an ordinary job, this is an extraordinary experience.

people are at the heart of everything we do, so looking after ours is really important to us. our people team take care of everyone at shepherd neame throughout their employee life cycle, join our team and you'll prove yourself a multitasking, super-efficient 'people person' from day one.

you'll be helping with applications, recruitment data, correspondence, interviews and more, in a fast-paced office where great communication is key. with new recruits joining our business all the time, there are always plenty of fresh challenges to keep you on your toes.

what you'll do:-

be the custodian of our online recruitment platform, harri (keeping the platform up to date and relevant for our business)keep our managers up to date with any new initiatives launched via harrideliver training to new and existing team members on how to use harrico-ordinate the hiring of new applicants across our businesskeep applicants up to date and informed via harri, letters and email correspondencemanage our internal job adverts and applications via harricomplete resume screening and shortlisting for vacancies within shepherd neamemaintain candidate records on our databases and systemsensure the successful onboarding and induction of our new startersbe able to work under pressure in a fast paced business and deal with enquiries quickly and efficientlybe able to produce monthly reports to identify our key recruitment trendsbe the first contact for all external recruitment enquiries

preferred experience & qualifications:

previous experience within recruitment is required for this role but the good news is you don't need to be fully hr qualified, although we'd love for you to be working towards one. but we do look for:-

a sense of humourthe ability to work in a fast paced people environmenta proactive, positive approach to work with great customer focus the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines computer skills with word, excel and database experiencea confident communication style and exceptional literacya ‘can do’ attitude, able to get along with anyonea knack for multi-tasking and organisationinitiative and an eye for detailability to work independently and as part of a teamexperience using recruiting software and social networks for recruitingfamiliarity with hiring practices and stages (screening, interview, assessment, onboarding)

full time - 37.5 hours per week 08:30 - 17:00, monday to friday with 1 hour lunch (unpaid).

who are we?

britain’s oldest brewer, shepherd neame, has been based in the market town of faversham, kent for over 300 years. an independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout london and the south east, from the historic heart of the city to the kent coastline. we employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our brewery and support office.

perhaps best known for great british classic ales such as spitfire amber, which carries the royal warrant, our diverse portfolio includes five grain lager, the bear island collection and the whitstable bay collection. we also brew international lagers under licence including premium thai lager singha and american best-seller samuel adams boston lager, and are the sole uk distributor for truly hard seltzer.

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