HR Apprentice (Reed Boardall Ltd)
REED BOARDALL COLD STORAGE LIMITED
North Yorkshire (YO51 9NN)
Closes on Friday 31 October 2025
Posted on 29 September 2025
Contents
Summary
To support the HR manager to deliver a HR function that supports the company's overall objectives. Working on a small and friendly department with a team that aims to coach and develop.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 10 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
- Assist with all associated paperwork and general administration in relation to provide support for any administrative activity and projects which may include arranging meetings, production of letters, collating and circulating information, preparing statistical reports (including the weekly HR report), entering data on IT systems and following up action points
- Receive telephone calls and act or advise as appropriate
- Responding to reference and visa letters requests
- Monitoring the HR and Recruitment inbox, responding to queries and ensuring that actions in the wider team are progressed
- Responsible for all associated paperwork and administration in relation to RB’s Driver
- Academy administration which will include advertisement, driver academy job fairs, tracking and monitoring training progress, interviewing candidates, ensuring training agreements are completed, booking training with providers, completing onboarding processes on completion of training
- Assist and coordinate recruitment, including campaigns which will include arranging job adverts; participating in selection process as appropriate; processing reference requests; preparing offer letters and employment contracts; notifying unsuccessful candidates and assist with managing RB social media accounts
- Attend local job fairs and/or career open days to attract talent into the business
- Assist with note taking in cases of investigations, absence reviews and grievances
- Assist with and participate in the induction of new RB staff with the training department
- Be responsible for all associated paperwork and administration in relation to RB’s absence policies which will include tracking and monitoring sickness absence, coordinating referrals to RB’s Occupational Health provider and producing management reports
- Maintain database of staff records, including scanning and properly maintaining personnel files in line with GDPR requirements
- Ensure all associated payroll paperwork, including new starter and leaver records are processed and submitted as needed
- Ensure the finance team are notified of changes to staff terms and conditions and act upon management instructions and staff requests in a timely manner
- Ensure an up-to-date bank of document templates to support the HR function are maintained
- General office duties such as stationary orders, filing, photo coping etc.
- Any other duties as reasonably requested by the Group HR Manager
Where you'll work
Bar Lane
Roecliffe
Boroughbridge
North Yorkshire
YO51 9NN
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
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
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
Essential 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
- Spreadsheets and databases
- Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to work deadlines
- Clerical and administrative
- Ability to undertake research
Other requirements
Ability to provide basic advice on employment terms, conditions, policies and procedures. Ability to undertake notes/minutes at meetings.
About this employer
From its beginnings as a single cold storage facility, designed by Keith to maximise efficiency of storage and handling, Reed Boardall has grown to be the UK’s largest single site cold storage facility. The site in Boroughbridge now comprises a total of seven individually designed state-of-the-art cold storage facilities, capable of storing over 168,000 pallets of frozen produce at any one time. Every day of the year, 24 hours a day, our 196 refrigerated vehicles deliver ‘just in time’ stocks of the UK’s leading chilled and frozen brands to customers in every corner or the country.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential for a full-time role on completion
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Raymond Duke
RaymondDuke@bpp.com
0113 3500 333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344235.
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Closes on Friday 31 October 2025
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