Responsibilities Job Title: Project/HR Admin Apprentice Location: Darlington Full-time: Permanent Salary: £22,308 - £25,000 About Us: Martin Brower is a global leader in supply chain solutions, providing end-to-end logistical support to some of the world's most iconic restaurant brands such as McDonald’s and Papa John’s. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions. Our commitment to our employees is unwavering. We believe in fostering a people-first culture where every individual is valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. We prioritise creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard, respected, and valued. From our leadership team to our frontline workers, we're dedicated to ensuring that each person feels appreciated and empowered to bring their best selves to work every day. Job Summary: The successful candidate will support the core business priorities by contributing to the delivery of project administration and generalist administrative HR services, whilst developing the skills they need for a successful HR career. Project Administration – you will assist the project team with everything from booking travel and accommodation to updating project trackers, coordinating meetings and dealing with general enquiries. General HR administration – supporting the HR team to ensure all administrative people processes are delivered with proficiency and accuracy and the employee lifecycle is fully supported. You will prepare correspondence, update the HR system and HR trackers as well as producing reports as requested. There will be some annual audits you will get involved with and you will liaise with other teams such as Reward and Benefits, and recruitment. Recruitment and Onboarding – you will co-ordinate and support recruitment and selection activities, for example, interviews and apprenticeship schemes. As well as preparing new starter information and documentation, obtaining references etc. Absence Management - keeping a track of absence, you will log any absences on the corresponding trackers and update managers. Weekly you will prepare the sickness absence log and organise medical review meetings. Qualifications The ideal candidate: No prior experience is necessary but you must have good computer literacy. Must have a genuine interest in developing a career in HR Microsoft Office: Word, outlook, Excel etc. Enthusiastic and willing to learn Great communication skills Great people skills Can work under own initiative Self motivated Part of your training will be carried out at our other distribution centres and therefore it is important that you are available to travel and be away from home for up to 3 nights a week over a two/three week period We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and feels a sense of belonging. This job description is a brief outline of what the roles involves, and whilst we want the best person for the job, we don’t expect everyone to have 100% of the skills, knowledge, and experience. If you think you can match at least 70% of the requirements and are able to demonstrate our company values, then please do apply. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We offer a fantastic benefit package, the highlights of which are: Incentive / Performance Bonus On site canteen facilities - one free meal per day provided at the canteen Free parking Private Health Care Life Insurance Employee assistance programme Cycle to work scheme Long Service Awards Retail Discounts Employee recognition scheme Enhanced company pension scheme Free flu vaccination Employee referral scheme Apply Today: Take the next step in your career and join us in making a difference