People (HR) Assistant

Morrisons · Bridgwater

More about the role

As a People Administrator / Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our human resources department. You will be responsible for a wide range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring smooth and efficient HR processes, and providing excellent customer service to our employees. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about HR and wants to contribute to the success of a growing organisation.

Reporting to the People Specialist, you will:

Be the first point of contact for foundation level site People queries
Offer HR expertise to site colleagues and managers as necessary
Provide administrative support to the HR team
Ensure payroll administration is accurate and all colleagues get paid correctly and on time
Maintain records, files and spreadsheets in line with data protection legislation
Keep ad-hoc analysis and reporting on HR issues up to date
Coordinate weekly HR audit checks
Support the recruitment process for the site as required
Become a subject matter expert on company HR policies, ensuring the site remains fully compliant at all times.
Support, coach and challenge line management with absence, disciplinary and grievance issues
Develop engaging, proactive communications across the site
Build positive and effective relationships with unions, agency suppliers, colleagues and stakeholders
Support and drive colleague engagement on site

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

Generous holiday entitlement
15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
Subsidised staff canteen
Free parking
Competitive pension and life assurance
Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
Optional payroll charity donations
A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

The good news is you don't need to be fully HR qualified to apply for this role (although we'd love for you to be working towards one). But we do look for:

The ability to work in a fast paced People environment (logistics experience would be good, but isn't essential)
A proactive, positive approach to work with a true customer focus
The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Exposure to HR Systems
Excellent all-round IT skills (especially Microsoft Excel)
Experience of advising and supporting colleagues and managers with foundation level people queries
An understanding of HR policies and practices
Proactive approach to own continuous development
Experience of implementing processes
The ability to act on own initiative

Starting as a Bradford market stall, we are proud to be the Yorkshire retailer now serving over 11 million customers nationwide each week. We’re unique: both foodmakers and shopkeepers, processing our own fresh produce and preparing more food in-store than any other supermarket.

We offer real opportunities to build your career across our stores, sites, and support teams. We’re a down-to-earth team that values hard work, reliability, and great customer service. If you’re friendly, dependable, and ready to get stuck in, there’s always More to Morrisons for you.

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