HR Administrator / HR Advisor
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £15,000.00 - £17,000.00 depending on experience
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time
The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly organised HR professional who enjoys creating efficiency, delivering excellent service, and making a difference in employees’ day-to-day experience. Working 25 hours per week with flexibility available, you will act as the central point of coordination for HR administration, supporting teams across all Goodfellow entities in the UK and abroad. Your work will ensure smooth processes, accurate data, and strong foundations for the entire HR function.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee end-to-end HR lifecycle administration with day to day delivery managed by the Talen Coordinator.
Maintain accurate personnel files and ensure HRIS data integrity.
Ensure compliance with GDPR and UK employment law.
Prepare and validate monthly payroll inputs.
Support benefits administration and liaise with external providers.
Act as first-line support for HRIS queries and troubleshooting.
Produce accurate Group-wide HR reports (absence, turnover, headcount).
Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
Support improvements in document management and workflow automation.
Ensure policy adherence and assist with audit-ready documentation.
Coordinate the performance review cycle across the Group.
Provide tools, reminders, and support for managers.
Document outcomes appropriately while maintaining confidentiality.
Escalate complex or sensitive issues to the Group HR Manager.
Key Requirements
Strong HR administration experience, ideally in a multi-site or Group environment.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Confidence with HR systems, data reporting, and Microsoft Office.
Good understanding of UK employment law and GDPR.
Professional communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships.
CIPD Level 3–5 (or equivalent experience).
Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
22 days Annual Leave rising to 25 days
Flexible working arrangements, where applicable, to support work-life balance
Enjoy company-funded private healthcare, giving you peace of mind and access to quality care. Please note that employees are responsible for any applicable tax
Generous company pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution to help you plan for a secure future
Comprehensive protection with Critical Illness and Life Assurance cover, giving you and your loved one’s peace of mind
Company Sick Pay scheme available, inclusive of Statutory Sick Pay, to support you during periods of illness
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health and wellbeing support
Professional development opportunities, where applicable, including training and support for qualifications
Onsite car parking and complimentary refreshments
Plus a program of social events during the year.
About the Goodfellow Group
Founded in London in 1946, Goodfellow is a global leader in advanced materials, offering over 170,000 products to support innovation in sectors like aerospace, medical research, and green energy. With offices across Europe, the USA, and China, and backed by Battery Ventures, we’re driving growth through strategic acquisitions and global expansion. Recent acquisitions include Potomac Photonics (USA), Suisse Technology Partners (Switzerland), and The Bureau of Analysed Samples (UK). At Goodfellow, we’re united by technical excellence, collaboration, and sustainable innovation. Whatever your passion—science, engineering, technology, or business—you’ll find your future here.
Our Values
All employees are required to live by the company values:
Continuous Improvement:
Acknowledge the shortcoming and limitations within yourself and your team and take action to mitigate these.
Seek ways to improve and enhance Goodfellow working practices.
Be receptive to new ideas and practices to improve the results within your team.
Implement solutions and changes positively and encourage the same within your team.
Encourage your team to provide solutions not problems.
Be receptive to feedback for your own and team’s performance.
Go above and beyond.
Actively seek feedback from your team’s customers to ensure their needs and expectations are met.
Responsibility:
Knowledge of managing the commercial impact of a team.
Ability to meet both personal and departmental KPIs.
One Team:
Regularly communicate the progress of the department/teams’ efforts based against the operational plan and business objectives.
Build a positive and healthy working relationship with all colleagues in your team and company.
Communicate with all colleagues in a professional, calm and assertive manner.
Be flexible to the needs and requirements of other teams.
Customer Centric:
A mindset that puts the customer at the centre of everything we do.
Flexibility and a positive attitude towards opportunity.
Exhibit a positive approach and treat all colleagues, clients etc. with dignity and respect.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Goodfellow, please do not hesitate to apply
