HR Operations Specialist

Bio-Techne is a leading supplier of life science products to the research industry. The company is growing both organically and through acquisitions. The European headquarters is based in Abingdon, UK with a manufacturing facility in Bristol and subsidiaries in Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.

Position Summary:

As part of the EMEA HR team supporting a diverse workforce in 16 countries, the HR Operations Specialists assist with the employee experience from a lifecycle perspective. They serve as a go to person for all employment related queries, handling all general administrative duties. They ensure HR matters are handled fairly and consistently, in line with legal and company requirements within a defined geography.

Essential Duties:

• Manage the complete administrative life cycle of employees, from onboarding to offboarding
• Providing advice and assistance to management and employees on HR policies & procedures, escalating when required
• Improve our HR processes to positively impact our employee experience (streamline the existing, propose new ones when appropriate, issue and review templates, checklists, etc.)
• Support the HR annual processes such as salary review, variable compensation
• Co-ordinating inductions at global, regional and local levels
• Guiding line managers through the probation review process
• Support HR audits and ensure compliance with local regulations by staying up to date with labour legislation changes
• Collaborate with payroll colleagues to ensure accurate information is shared in a timely manner
• Produces reports (i.e., special, financial, recruiting) for department or management use, as requested
• Develop and publish monthly KPIs as requested and coordinate all internal reports
• Creating and maintaining GDPR compliant employee information records in the HRIS and individual employee files and act as the system administrator for the benefits portals.
• Updating and maintaining employee benefits, employment status and similar records
• Ensuring right to work checks are conducted accurately and in a timely manner
• Ensuring that employees are registered on the Learning Management System and maintaining records accordingly

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• At least 5 years of professional experience with general HR administration
• High school / secondary education qualifications minimum
• Positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced project environment
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills, can work independently
• International experience is a plus
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Flexible and able to multi-task
• Strong English levels are required
• Detailed knowledge of labour legislation in at least one of the countries in your territory
• Interpersonal skills such as the ability to respond with sensitivity and a sense of urgency to employee requests and needs.
• Skill in making oral presentations that are clear, concise and easy to understand.
• Skill in planning such as identifying and organizing action steps to achieve desired results.
• Ability to handle sensitive and proprietary information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Enjoy working as a team to deliver results, learn and share knowledge
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to deadlines
• Ability to handle difficult situations sensitively and with empathy
• Ability to build strong relationships
• Maintain integrity and confidentiality at all times
• Flexible attitude to cover work as required.
• Ability to resolve employee and manager queries efficiently and positively in a timely manner
• A positive and flexible ‘can do’ attitude, taking initiative when required
• Proficient in the use of systems, databases and have strong IT skills
• A strong team player

Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.