Job Description

The Opportunity

Are you looking to build a career in Human Resources? Whether you've studied HR at university, recently graduated, or simply have a genuine passion for people and process - this could be your first big step into the world of HR.

At Thalia Waste Management, we're offering the opportunity to join our friendly People Team as a HR Administrator on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering a period of maternity leave. This is a fully remote role, with flexibility to work either 4 or 5 days per week.

You'll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of HR activities - from training coordination and onboarding admin, to supporting employee relations work. You'll be guided and developed by experienced professionals and exposed to real-life people challenges in a fast-paced, operational business.

Location: Remote with occasional travel Salary: 26,000

What You'll Be Doing

Coordinating external training courses: liaising with managers to understand needs, booking courses with providers, and scheduling in diaries Supporting onboarding administration including contracts of employment and changes to terms Assisting with employee relations cases (e.g. taking notes during meetings for disciplinaries or grievances) Updating our HR system (Dayforce) and maintaining accurate employee records Responding to reference requests and general HR queries (With support) helping to manage the People Services inbox and responding to questions from employees and managers Handling sensitive information confidentially and professionally

What We're Looking For

A genuine interest in starting or developing a career in HR Ideally, you've studied HR (e.g. degree, CIPD, or equivalent), but we're open to passion and potential too A strong communicator - someone who's comfortable writing emails, speaking with managers, and dealing with external providers Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple admin tasks with accuracy Friendly, approachable, and keen to learn Confident using Microsoft Office and general business systems

Our Business

At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.

We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.



Inclusion

At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don't just look at your CV, we're focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We'll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.