Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Work Schedule: Requires in-office attendance four days per week.
Job Responsibilities:
Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in order to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information.
Assists with new-hire on-boarding benefits information.
Performs quality checks of benefits-related data.
Assists employees regarding benefits claims issues and plan changes.
Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility.
Support the day-to-day administration of employee benefits (e.g., pensions, healthcare, life assurance, flexible benefits) across the UK and EU.
Maintain accurate employee records in HR and payroll systems, ensuring data is up to date and compliant.
Assist in the processing of benefit enrollments, changes, and leavers in line with policy and statutory requirements.
Respond to employee queries regarding benefits, escalating complex issues to senior team members where needed.
Assist with audits and internal checks to ensure data accuracy and adherence to governance standards
Provides necessary reports for allocation/billing charges.
Help monitor compliance with UK and EU statutory obligations relating to benefits and payroll (e.g., pensions auto-enrollment, HMRC reporting).
Assist in researching market trends and best practices to support the development of the benefits offering.
Participate in annual benefits renewal and enrollment processes, supporting communications and employee engagement.
Qualifications
Minimum GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reports and benefit information sharing.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Strong numerical and analytical skills.
Good IT skills (Excel in particular).
Interest in HR, payroll, or employee benefits
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
Skills Required
- Minimum GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Good IT skills (Excel in particular)
- Interest in HR, payroll, or employee benefits
Alkegen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alkegen and has not been reviewed or approved by Alkegen.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or strong in several roles and locations, with mentions of great pay and fair pay for the job. Competitive hourly operator wages and overtime opportunities in some sites reinforce this perception.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days are available, with some salaried roles offering manager‑approved unlimited time off. These elements indicate broad time‑off options across the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match, in some cases with immediate vesting, is part of the offering. This reflects structured retirement support across many roles.
Alkegen Insights
What We Do
Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. Bringing together two of the world’s leaders in specialty materials, Unifrax and Lydall, Alkegen is a leader in innovation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. We are Alkegen.
