HR People Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,500.00 to £27,500.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | Reydon, Southwold |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Adnams Plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
HR People Assistant
Location: Reydon/Southwold
Contract: Full Time, permanent
At Adnams people are at the heart of everything we do. From brewing award-winning beers and distilling exceptional spirits to running welcoming pubs, hotels and shops across the region, we care deeply about our environment, our local communities and our wider social responsibilities.
At Adnams we really care about diversity and are proud of our culture where everyone is respected, valued and treated with kindness.
We are looking for a friendly, organised and proactive HR Assistant to join our team and help ensure our people experience remains exceptional.
The Role
As our HR People Assistant, you'll play an important role in supporting both our people and the HR team, helping us deliver an approachable, efficient and high quality service across the business.
You'll often be one of the first points of contact for employees, helping our people processes run smoothly and ensuring everyone feels supported.
Working closely with the HR team and managers you will provide support across the full employee life cycle from recruitment and onboarding through to employee relations, wellbeing, training and exit processes.
As an HR Team we like to challenge the norm and are always looking for new and better ways of delivering more for our business and our people
This is a fantastic opportunity if you enjoy working with people, pride yourself on being organised and are looking to grow your career in HR.
Key Responsibilities:
* Supporting managers with recruitment, including shortlisting applications, arranging and assisting with interviews
* Tracking progress of all applications and ensuring timely communication and feedback to candidates
* Preparing personalised induction schedules and supporting new starters though first week and one month check ins
* Supporting employee relations casework, including accurate note taking and completing follow up administration
* Carrying out investigations where required, including meeting with employees, gathering statements and preparing summary reports
* Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring all HR documents are stored confidentially and correctly
* Supporting managers through the Absence Management process, including monitoring triggers and keeping accurate records
* Coordinating the exit interview process and sharing feedback with the HR Advisors
* Assisting with organising wellbeing activities, engagement initiatives and HR led events
* Helping coordinate training sessions and supporting learning
What are we looking for?
We're looking for someone who is approachable, organised and genuinely interested in supporting people.
You may already be working in an HR administration role and ready to take the next step towards a broader HR generalist position. You'll be comfortable communicating with people at all levels, using your initiative and handling sensitive information with care.
We would love to hear from candidates who are already working towards, or are interested in completing, their CIPD Level 3 qualification and are keen to continue developing their HR knowledge.
What's in it for you?
Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.
Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.
We offer an excellent package for our HR People Assistant including -
· Competitive Salary
· Company Pension
· Life Assurance
· Share Incentive Plan
· 25 days holiday
· Career development and opportunities
· Wellbeing Programmes
· Fabulous employee discounts
· A supportive team that genuinely wants you to grow and succeed
Location: Reydon/Southwold
Contract: Full Time, permanent
At Adnams people are at the heart of everything we do. From brewing award-winning beers and distilling exceptional spirits to running welcoming pubs, hotels and shops across the region, we care deeply about our environment, our local communities and our wider social responsibilities.
At Adnams we really care about diversity and are proud of our culture where everyone is respected, valued and treated with kindness.
We are looking for a friendly, organised and proactive HR Assistant to join our team and help ensure our people experience remains exceptional.
The Role
As our HR People Assistant, you'll play an important role in supporting both our people and the HR team, helping us deliver an approachable, efficient and high quality service across the business.
You'll often be one of the first points of contact for employees, helping our people processes run smoothly and ensuring everyone feels supported.
Working closely with the HR team and managers you will provide support across the full employee life cycle from recruitment and onboarding through to employee relations, wellbeing, training and exit processes.
As an HR Team we like to challenge the norm and are always looking for new and better ways of delivering more for our business and our people
This is a fantastic opportunity if you enjoy working with people, pride yourself on being organised and are looking to grow your career in HR.
Key Responsibilities:
* Supporting managers with recruitment, including shortlisting applications, arranging and assisting with interviews
* Tracking progress of all applications and ensuring timely communication and feedback to candidates
* Preparing personalised induction schedules and supporting new starters though first week and one month check ins
* Supporting employee relations casework, including accurate note taking and completing follow up administration
* Carrying out investigations where required, including meeting with employees, gathering statements and preparing summary reports
* Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring all HR documents are stored confidentially and correctly
* Supporting managers through the Absence Management process, including monitoring triggers and keeping accurate records
* Coordinating the exit interview process and sharing feedback with the HR Advisors
* Assisting with organising wellbeing activities, engagement initiatives and HR led events
* Helping coordinate training sessions and supporting learning
What are we looking for?
We're looking for someone who is approachable, organised and genuinely interested in supporting people.
You may already be working in an HR administration role and ready to take the next step towards a broader HR generalist position. You'll be comfortable communicating with people at all levels, using your initiative and handling sensitive information with care.
We would love to hear from candidates who are already working towards, or are interested in completing, their CIPD Level 3 qualification and are keen to continue developing their HR knowledge.
What's in it for you?
Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.
Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.
We offer an excellent package for our HR People Assistant including -
· Competitive Salary
· Company Pension
· Life Assurance
· Share Incentive Plan
· 25 days holiday
· Career development and opportunities
· Wellbeing Programmes
· Fabulous employee discounts
· A supportive team that genuinely wants you to grow and succeed
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