HR Apprentice

COUNTRY STYLE FOODS LIMITED

West Yorkshire (LS9 8HY)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 August 2025

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Summary

As an HR Apprentice, you will work alongside experienced HR professionals to gain hands-on experience in all areas of Human Resources, from recruitment and onboarding to employee engagement and data administration. You will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the HR function in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
HR support (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 29 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Coordinate hiring activities such as recruitment events and attending fairs, open days, etc, to raise the Country Style Foods profile. 
  • Manage the end-to-end life cycle of colleagues, including advertising vacancies on approved platforms, screening applicants, managing responses, conducting initial telephone interviews where appropriate, planning inductions and arranging attendance. 
  • Assist in the onboarding process for new starters, including creating starter packs and induction packs, issuing relevant documents to payroll. 
  • Maintain and update employee records and HR data trackers, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. 
  • Support the HR team with employee relations casework, note-taking, and policy application. 
  • Support the HR team with effective management of all employee welfare issues, including short and long-term absence / health issues. 
  • Management of clock card issuing and facial recognition, cross-checking daily clocking to identify anomalies to correct. 
  • Management of site communication platforms.
  • Provide statistics, data and standard reports as required. 
  • Contribute to employee engagement initiatives and wellbeing activities on site. 
  • Provide general administrative support to the HR department (e.g., filing, scanning, data entry).
  • Participate in Site and Group HR-related projects and initiatives to drive continuous improvement.

Where you'll work

50 Pontefract Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 8HY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HEART OF YORKSHIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
  • Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
  • Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
  • Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
  • Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
  • Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
  • Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Training schedule

Training will be provided by the Heart of Yorkshire Education group. Learning will be delivered on MIS Teams weekly. You will complete L3 Certificate in People Practice.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

We are a modern craft bakery company that works closely with leading retailers and food service customers, specialising in high volume production of top quality bakery goods.

http://www.countrystyle.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Access to employee benefits such as company pension, on-site parking, wellbeing programmes, colleague discount scheme and more.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to become a permanent member of staff. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF YORKSHIRE EDUCATION GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338514.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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