Job Description:
HR Specialist
Role Overview:
This role supports HR processes at the manufacturing site in Petfurdo and covers the full employee lifecycle. You will work fully onsite from Monday to Friday and support employees and managers with daily HR administration. The role reports directly to the HR Business Partner and cooperates closely with internal teams and external providers.
Please note that we kindly ask candidates to submit their CV in English.
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Role Responsibilities:
As a HR Specialist, you will be responsible for:
- Managing employee onboarding and offboarding processes, including preparing employment contracts, amendments, and related documentation, in line with labor regulations and internal policies
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records and ensuring data quality in the Huntsman Workday system
- Cooperating closely with the external payroll provider, including regular communication and coordination of ongoing payroll-related activities
- Preparing and providing monthly payroll input data, performing checks, supporting payroll closing activities, and providing data for accounting closing
- Administering non-wage employee benefits, including travel passes, commuting reimbursements, cafeteria benefits, and group life insurance
- Preparing and submitting statistical reports to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)
- Participating in the annual salary review (merit) and bonus processes by preparing data, performing checks, and supporting final validation
- Coordinating employee trainings, including legally required trainings and development programs, and maintaining training records
- Maintaining and updating job descriptions
- Managing access cards and the access control system
- Preparing and issuing employment-related certificates
Experience and Competencies:
We are looking for an experienced HR professional with hands-on experience in HR administration willing to develop in the international environment.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR or related field
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience in an HR role, ideally covering HR administration and employee lifecycle processes
- Experience working with HR systems; Workday experience is an advantage
- Basic understanding of payroll, social security, and benefits administration processes
- High attention to detail and accuracy when working with data and documentation
- Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external service providers
- Communicative knowledge of Hungarian and English, both written and spoken
- Availability and willingness to work fully onsite from Monday to Friday at the Petfurdo manufacturing site
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
About Us:
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.
Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.
We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.
In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR or related field
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in an HR role
- Experience working with HR systems; Workday experience is an advantage
- Basic understanding of payroll, social security, and benefits administration processes
- Communicative knowledge of Hungarian and English, both written and spoken
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
