Job Description

We’re looking for a highly organised and people-focused HR Coordinator to join our team at an exciting time of growth. You’ll be the operational force of the HR function, ensuring that every employee has a great experience.

You’ll own the day-to-day administration of the employee lifecycle, support our Talent & Development Partner with recruitment coordination, and be a trusted first point of contact for managers and employees across the business. If you’re someone who takes pride in getting the details right, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants the opportunity to grow your HR career, we’d love to hear from you.

To effectively support our people, this role will be based predominately on-site and reports to the Head of HR.

About us:

Based in Melbourn UK, SPT Labtech makes products that transform the way scientists work. For more than two decades, our expert scientists, engineers and business innovators have provided scientists with world-leading, innovative solutions for liquid handling, sample preparation, and sample management that help accelerate research and make a real difference to human health. We work collaboratively with our customers, building trusted relationships that enable us to deliver exceptional, personalized experiences designed for real-world challenges in the lab.

Want to be part of a team that’s making a difference to human health?

Your key responsibilities will include:

Generalist HR support:

• First point of contact for day-to-day HR queries, managing the HR inbox and providing practical, timely support to employees and managers.
• Preparing and issuing employment contracts, offer letters, contract amendments, probation confirmation letters, and other HR correspondence.
• Coordinating right-to-work checks, references, and pre-employment screening.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and HRIS data (new starters, leavers, changes, and org chart updates) with a high standard of data integrity.
• Collating and submitting monthly payroll changes accurately and on time
• Supporting benefits administration and acting as the day-to-day contact for benefit queries

Recruitment & Onboarding:

• Providing support with recruitment activity - interview scheduling, candidate communications, and ATS (Workable) administration in partnership with our Talent & Development Partner.
• Coordinating pre‑employment checks, right‑to‑work and references.
• Owning the logistics of onboarding: supporting new hires and managers to set them up for success, day-one schedules, HR inductions, new hire communications and HRIS setup.
• Coordinating probation reviews and HR check-ins.

Learning and Development:

• Administering the Learning Management System (LMS): user management, enrolment, progress tracking, and responding to queries.
• Supporting the coordination of training activity and helping promote a positive learning culture across the business.

HR data & continuous improvement

• Producing standard HR reports to support the team’s data needs.
• Maintaining document libraries, policy version control, and HR shared drives.
• Actively looking for ways to streamline and improve HR processes, including the use of AI and technology tools.

Skills & Attributes

You will be:

• People-focused, approachable and practical, someone who takes genuine pride in the employee experience.
• Exceptionally organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A confident communicator, clear and professional in writing and in person, with people at all levels.
• Discreet and trustworthy when handling sensitive information.
• Curious and keen to learn, with a growth mindset and an interest in developing your HR career.
• Comfortable on-site and visible, great HR happens where the people are.
• Tech-savvy and open to using new tools, including AI, to work more effectively.

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• Proven experience in a similar HR role.
• Good understanding of core UK HR processes, the employee lifecycle, and employment basics.
• Confident user of HR systems and Microsoft Office 365.
• CIPD Level 3 (studying or qualified) is desirable, we’ll support the right candidate to work towards this.
• Experience with Workable or a similar ATS is a plus.

Our commitment to you:

For the right person, we see this as a strong platform for someone who wants to build a generalist HR career, stepping into advisory work overtime, with the support of a collaborative, positive, experienced team around you.

Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, generous pension, and annual discretionary bonus

Support towards CIPD qualification for the right candidate

A genuinely inclusive workplace, we embrace diversity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, or family status