Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
What you'll be doing
As our People Administrator, you'll play a vital role in supporting day-to-day People operations while also acting as the first point of contact for colleagues across the site. It's a varied and people-facing role that goes beyond typical People admin, offering exposure to a broad range of responsibilities, including:
Acting as the first point-of-contact for the People team: welcoming colleagues into the office and supporting with day-to-day queries, including payroll related queries
Managing the HR inbox and responding to a wide variety of colleague queries
Supporting ER case management, including record uploads and status updates
Managing absence tracking and monitoring, providing support to managers throughout the process and ensuring accurate record keeping
Supporting with weekly KPI reporting
Supporting the monthly and weekly payroll process with data preparation and accuracy checks
Scheduling meetings, supporting engagement activities (e.g. Your Voice meetings) and helping the HR team stay organised
Supporting new hire onboarding, including issuing clocking cards and locker keys
Getting creative with event planning and internal communications, often using tools like Canva
Managing general administrative duties, such as contract renewals, raising purchase orders, and maintaining People team's stationery stock levelsWhat we're looking for
We're looking for someone with a proactive mindset and a calm, professional manner. You'll thrive in a dynamic environment, be naturally organised and enjoy helping others. Ideally, you will bring:
Previous experience as HR Administrator or CIPD Level 3 qualified and ready to step into HR career
Strong attention to detail and confidence working with data
Great people skills - approachable, friendly, and confident dealing with walk-in queries
A flexible, can-do attitude with the ability to take ownership even when things fall outside your comfort zone
Familiarity with Microsoft Office, and ideally some experience using HR systems or platforms
Flexibility to support business needs outside of contracted hoursAt Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success
