HR Specialist

Job Location

LONDON PLANT-W THURROCK

Job Description

P&G is a leading company in the manufacture of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) making some of the world’s best loved brands like Gillette, Fairy and Oral-B. Here at our London Plant in West Thurrock we are looking for a proactive and highly organised HR Specialist to support the smooth delivery of HR operations, employee engagement initiatives, and site-wide events. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a dynamic manufacturing site, supporting both day-to-day HR processes and the delivery of memorable events that shape our culture and employee experience.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and wants to grow their HR career by gaining exposure to multiple areas including HR systems, payroll coordination, internal communications, and executive support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process employee lifecycle changes in the company HR systems, including promotions, transfers, leaves of absence, and terminations, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.

• Provide first-line support to line managers and employees on the HR and workforce management system processes.

• Process payroll-related updates by ensuring data accuracy in HR and time & attendance systems, managing employee changes impacting pay.

• Plan and deliver high-quality internal and external events, including site visits, off-site events and site-wide engagements. This includes managing all logistics such as venues, catering, transportation, scheduling, etc. and liaising with external suppliers and venues.

• Provide administrative support to the Organization Leader by managing calendar scheduling, arranging key stakeholder meetings, and ensuring visibility and preparation for leadership interactions.

• Lead the creation and distribution of the monthly Site newsletter and other employee communications, ensuring consistent messaging aligned with site culture and business updates.

• Actively contribute to the planning and execution of community engagement initiatives, including charity partnerships, volunteering activities, and fundraising campaigns as well as supporting the delivery of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) initiatives.

What We Offer You:

• Empowering Culture: You will collaborate on impactful projects within a supportive environment where the company values are always embraced and expressed, and diversity is celebrated.

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: P&G take a Total Rewards approach meaning on top of your competitive salary you can expect a whole range of benefits including: Double Matched Pension Scheme; Private Medical Insurance; P&G Contributed Share Programme; 25 Days' Holiday, and your own ‘Flex4Me’ fund where you can allocate a portion of your benefits package to the areas that matter most to you.

• Dynamic and respectful work environment: This role is based in our London Plant in West Thurrock which offers free parking, an on-site gym and a discounted canteen.

• Continuous coaching: you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a multifaceted HR role with exposure to operational and strategic responsibilities.

Job Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative or HR support role.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines alongside high attention to detail and accuracy in data handling.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

• Clear and confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.

• Experience managing events or coordinating meetings/logistics.

• Experience using Workday and/or time & attendance systems such as TWFM is desirable.

• Prior experience working in a manufacturing or operational environment is also desired.

At P&G #weseeequal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000128871

Job Segmentation

Experienced Professionals (Job Segmentation)