Supports HR and resource management for a high-volume warehouse operation. Responsibilities include recruiting, onboarding, employee records, training, performance and absence management, employee relations support, HR reporting, payroll assistance, labour planning, timesheet accuracy, scheduling, and workforce development. The role partners with managers to improve operational performance, compliance, communication, wellbeing, and workplace culture.
Zendbox is a fast-growing, tech-led eCommerce fulfilment and distribution business in Kent. We help ambitious brands scale by delivering smart, reliable warehousing and logistics solutions - and we’re now looking for an experienced HR Operations Assistant to support our next stage of growth.
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious HR professional to support our Human Resources, Operations and Resource Management teams. This role plays a key part in the smooth running of our warehouse operation by leading recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, absence management, workforce planning and overall people development.
Sitting at the heart of a fast paced, high growth ecommerce warehouse, you will help drive performance, quality and efficiency while supporting the development of our operational teams. If you are proactive, people focused and passionate about delivering results through strong workforce and resource management, we want to hear from you
Key Responsibilities
People Operations
- Lead recruitment for warehouse and operational roles.
- Manage end to end onboarding and induction processes.
- Maintain accurate employee records, contracts and HR documentation.
- Support training plans, skills development and performance review cycles.
- Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and capability cases.
- Lead absence management, including monitoring attendance, generating reports, conducting return to work meetings and supporting managers with long term or repeated absence cases.
- Respond to day to day HR queries from employees and managers.
- Assist with HR reporting, compliance tasks and payroll support.
Performance, Resource and Operational Support
- Monitor performance data and work with managers to achieve operational targets.
- Produce labour planning using existing software and forecasts aligned to operational demand.
- Ensure timesheet accuracy and support scheduling requirements.
- Promote a positive workplace culture focused on communication, wellbeing and accountability.
- Uphold safety, compliance and best practice across the warehouse environment.
Requirements
- Experience in a fast paced, high volume warehouse, fulfilment or operational environment.
- Previous HR, people management or resource planning experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, coach and support managers.
- Excellent organisational and documentation skills.
- Experience managing absence processes, including return to work meetings and attendance improvement plans.
- Ability to analyse people, performance and labour data to support decision making.
- Proactive, resilient and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
- Passion for people development, culture and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Experience in a fast paced, high volume warehouse, fulfilment or operational environment.
- Previous HR, people management or resource planning experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, coach and support managers.
- Excellent organisational and documentation skills.
- Experience managing absence processes, including return to work meetings and attendance improvement plans.
- Ability to analyse people, performance and labour data to support decision making.
- Proactive, resilient and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
- Passion for people development, culture and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Competitive salary £34,000 - £38,000 (DOE)
- Private healthcare and company pension
- Employee benefits platform
- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Career development and the opportunity to grow with a fast-scaling business
- Supportive, ambitious culture where you can influence how we do things
Zendbox Tunbridge Wells, England Office
Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Zendbox Tonbridge and Malling, England Office
Unit U, Paddock Wood Distribution Centre, Transfesa Rd, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge and Malling, United Kingdom, TN12 6UU
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