Recruitment and HR Assistant

Stephens Bakery

Recruitment and HR Assistant

£18400

Stephens Bakery, Gardeners Land, Fife

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: e09f6dfb67504aac9af128cc1f1bc681

Full Job Description

We are looking for an HR and Recruitment Assistant to join our team. The part-time hours and salary are negotiable., When we're not creating new ways to serve our customers, we're staying true to our craft by using traditional baking methods and sourcing the finest local ingredients. With us, the proof is in the pudding, and this is why we've won Scottish Craft Bakery of the Year, UK Craft Bakery Business of the Year and we are home to Scotland's favourite Morning Roll and Steak Bridie.
What You'll Do
An example of some day-to-day duties in your new job would be:

  • Conducting Telephone, Video or Face to Face interviews for applicants to join Stephens Bakery

  • Guiding candidates through the entire recruitment life cycle, offering support and being a point of contact for them

  • Supporting internal line managers to organise and coordinate interviews

  • Undertaking pre-employment screening process

  • Handling recruitment documentation such as decline/offer letters, contracts, and UK Right to Work documents

  • Organising Work Trials

  • Arranging and conducting new staff inductions

  • Administering company training software and guiding new hires through initial training modules

  • Conducting regular check-in calls with new staff, ensuring smooth integration and addressing any queries or concerns

  • Record keeping

  • Undertaking HR administrative tasks, such as tracking recruitment metrics, processing absences and lateness, and maintaining HR correspondence

  • Supporting the senior team with candidate attraction strategies

  • General HR administration as required

    Previous experience in either a recruitment or HR role is essential

  • Strong administration experience

  • Knowledge of recruitment processes and candidate management

  • Previous retail or bakery experience is advantageous

  • Strong IT skills with experience using both Microsoft and Google suites

  • Self-motivation, initiative and the ability to work independently

  • Excellent organisational and communication skills

  • Be a people-person with the ability to build strong relationships across different departments

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst working to tight deadlines

  • Fantastic attention to detail

  • Outstanding candidate and new start engagement

    Stephens Bakery is a 4th generation family business that is 150 years in the baking but don't let that fool you into thinking we're stuck in the past! We are a company that has never shied away from innovation - we were the first bakery to partner with convenience stores, the first to mobilise a bakery Jiffy Van and the first to open a stand-alone bakery drive-thru. We now have 15 retail shops and convenience partnerships with Coop, Scotmid, Morrisons and Independent retailers.

    3.2 out of 5

  • Dunfermline
    £17,000 - £18,400 a year - Part-time, Pulled from the full job description
  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Health & wellbeing programme

  • On-site parking

  • Referral programme, What You'll Receive

  • We love our people as much as we love our bridies (which is a lot!). So to thank them for all of their hard work, we offer an attractive benefits package:
  • Salary £17,000 - £18,400 (based on 25 hours), dependent on experience

  • Lunch is on us! We offer free products to our teams whilst at work

  • Presents for our team at special moments (Christmas, Length of Service & Weddings)

  • Know someone great? Our staff referral scheme offers the potential to earn £150 each!

  • Popping in for a bite on your day off? You'll get 20% off our products across all of our shops

  • Free Counselling for mental health, money, legal or work matters

  • Discounts at over 1,000 high street and online retailers such as Asda, Aldi, cinemas, holidays, etc.

  • Career development your sort of thing? We love to develop our teams to be the best versions of themselves which is why we like to offer job opportunities to our existing team, many of our team have been with us, This is a permanent position and is suitable for someone looking for part time hours but able to work 5 days a week. i.e. 9.30am - 2.30pm, however this is negotiable and flexible.

  • Thank you for considering a career with our family-run bakery. We look forward to receiving your application.

    Job Type: Part-time

    Pay: £17,000.00-£18,400.00 per year

    Expected hours: 25 per week,
  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Health & wellbeing programme

  • On-site parking

  • Referral programme


  • Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday