HR Apprentice (Smith’s Group plc)
SMITHS GROUP PLC
Birmingham (B3 2DJ)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 November 2025
Contents
Summary
The HR Apprentice will work alongside the Group HR team and will be responsible for supporting and co-ordinating a wide range of HR activities, across the employee life cycle.
- Wage
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£24,600 a year
- Training course
- HR support (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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3
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
As a HR apprentice with Smith's Group, you will complete 7-month rotations between 3 different HR teams: HR, Talent Acquisition, Global Mobility and Rewards. The key responsibilities are listed below:
HR Generalist:
- Recruitment administration (raising requisitions and completing new hire forms in the ATS)
- Monitor Background Screening process, escalate discrepancies and conduct right to work checks for all new hires
- Support the onboarding process, co-ordinate and carry out on site Inductions for new starters to the business
- Support Employee Relations matters, attending meetings and taking minutes where necessary
- Support managers with creating job descriptions and getting them benchmarked with the reward team
- Process employee changes and leavers ensuring payroll deadlines are met
- Act as a point of contact for employees seeking advice on company policies
- Monitor and run monthly reports for GLR activity and completion rates
- Support HR Generalists with updates to training materials e.g. employee induction, people leader training
- General ad hoc administration tasks as and when they arise
Talent Acquisition:
- Assist in the creation and posting of job adverts across various job boards and platforms
- Screen CVs and applications to shortlist suitable candidates
- Schedule interviews and coordinate communication between candidates and hiring managers
- Support with candidate sourcing via LinkedIn and other platforms
- Maintain accurate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Help manage candidate communications and ensure a positive candidate experience
- Participate in career fairs, open days, and employer branding initiatives
- Assist in onboarding new hires in collaboration with the HR team
- General ad hoc administration tasks as and when they arise
Reward:
- Assist with data gathering and analysis related to salary benchmarking, pay reviews, and benefits administration
- Help maintain accurate employee reward data in HRIS and spreadsheets, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations
- Participate in annual reward cycles (e.g. bonus and salary reviews), supporting with communications, coordination, and data validation
- Support the Reward team in the delivery of compensation, benefits, and recognition initiatives across Smiths
- Collaborate with other HR functions to support wider people initiatives, such as performance management and employee engagement
- Engage in apprenticeship learning activities, applying new knowledge and skills to real workplace scenarios
- General ad hoc administration tasks as and when they arise
Global Mobility:
- Supports the delivery of annual Group-wide and Global Mobility assignment life cycle activities
- Assisting in other HRIS and global mobility tasks and projects as required
- Helps to create and update guidance to the business on all Global Mobility policies/processes available on the internal intranet
- Provides operational support in respect of Global Mobility processes including: the coordination of cost projections, assignee payroll activity assists in answering queries from assignees, and assignment documentation in relation to new/ongoing assignments, repatriations, and international permanent transfers
- Coordinate invoicing and internal recharges for Mobility services to divisions
- General ad hoc administration tasks as and when they arise
Where you'll work
60 Church Street
Birmingham
B3 2DJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
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
HR Support Level 3.
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Written communication skills
- Able to meet deadlines
- Interpersonal skills
- Work experience desirable
About this employer
Smith’s Group designs, manufactures and delivers smarter engineering solutions for mission-critical applications, solving some of the world's toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world. For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defense, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs 14,600 colleagues in over 50+ countries. This pioneering spirit continues to drive us today, underpinned by our powerful culture. Improving our world is what we do, how we think, and how we will continue to use our passion for technology and engineering to tackle our customers biggest challenges today and in the future. We're looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There's never been a better time to join Smiths.
http://www.smiths.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Contributory pension scheme, virtual GP, Simply Health, discounted gym membership, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days holiday, Discounts at retailers, restaurants etc.
After this apprenticeship
The opportunity may offer a permanent role upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Leia Knights
LeiaKnights@bpp.com
01133500333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349938.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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