HR Apprentice
Mission Foods
Coventry (CV5 6UJ)
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 5 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 March 2026
Contents
Summary
This entry-level role is designed to provide hands-on experience across core HR functions, contributing to the smooth running of the department while developing essential skills for a future career in HR.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- HR support (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 25 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- Primarily office-based with frequent movement around site for meetings, inductions, and employee interactions
- Occasional lifting or carrying of files and training materials
- Maintain HR records and update employee databases
- Support onboarding and induction processes for new starters
- Assist with recruitment administration (posting jobs, scheduling
- interviews, communicating with candidates)
- Help organise training sessions and track attendance/completion
- Respond to routine HR queries from staff and escalate as needed
- Assist with payroll and benefits administration
- Participate in HR projects and process improvement initiatives
- Balancing multiple tasks and deadlines in a busy HR environment
- Learning new HR systems and processes quickly
- Handling confidential information with discretion
- Adapting to changing priorities and requests
Where you'll work
Coventry Business Park
Renown Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUST IT TRAINING 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 Apprenticeship Standard:
As part of this apprenticeship, the apprentice will study the Foundation Certificate in People Practice accredited by the CIP
Apprentices will be required to attend a series of workshops to study 4 mandatory modules:
- Business, Culture and Change in Context
- Principles of Analytics
- Core Behaviours for People Professionals
- Essentials of People Practice
HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- You will also receive full training and support from the apprenticeship team to increase your skills
- Your training will include gaining a Level 3 HR Support qualification
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade C/4 +)
- Maths (grade Grade C/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Primarily office-based with frequent movement around site for meetings, inductions, and employee interactions. Occasional lifting or carrying of files and training materials.
About this employer
Great food is a great motivator. It brings everyone to the table and inspires us to explore all kinds of delicious destinations. At Mission®, it drives us to seek the freshest ingredients, simple recipes, diverse flavors and wholesome products that help us discover all the places our tortillas can go. There are better-for-you destinations like with our high protein, low carb, or gluten-free tortillas. Of course, tacos and nachos are favorite stops. We are always up for those.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential full-time position for the right candidate after completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019297.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 5 April 2026 at 11:59pm)