Apprentice HR Administrator
OSI Creative Foods
Burton Upon Trent (DE14 1DS)
Closes in 7 days (Friday 7 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2026
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Summary
We are seeking a proactive and organised HR Administration Apprentice to join our fast-paced manufacturing business. You will support the HR team with recruitment, employee records, payroll administration and day-to-day HR queries while working towards a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- HR support (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:00. 30 mins lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
As an HR Administration Apprentice, you will work as part of the HR team, supporting employees and managers across our fast-paced manufacturing site.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting recruitment activities, including advertising vacancies, arranging interviews and preparing new starter documentation.
- Maintaining accurate employee records and updating HR systems, ensuring all information is handled confidentially.
- Assisting with payroll administration, time and attendance records, absence information and employee documentation.
- Responding to routine HR queries from employees and managers and directing more complex matters to the appropriate HR team member.
- Supporting employee inductions, training administration and the organisation of site engagement activities.
- Uploading HR news, employee updates and engaging content to the company intranet, acting as a content ambassador for the site.
- Helping to promote key business messages, employee initiatives and site events through internal communication channels.
- Shadowing HR and operational meetings to gain an understanding of how people-related matters are discussed and managed within a manufacturing environment.
- Completing general administrative duties, including preparing letters, scanning documents, managing files and producing basic reports.
- Learning about HR policies, procedures and employment practices while working towards a recognised apprenticeship qualification.
Where you'll work
76 Mosley Street
Burton Upon Trent
DE14 1DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DCG
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Initiative
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
- Keen to start a career in HR
- Strong organisation skills
- Strong time-management skills
- Effective multitasker
- Verbal communication skills
- Written communication skills
- Confident communicator
- Professional
- Approachable
- Helpful
- Accurate record keeping skills
- Microsoft package skills
- Maintains confidentiality
- Willingness to learn
- Asks questions
- Committed to development
- Ability to work independently
- Positive and flexible
Other requirements
This is a busy and varied role within a manufacturing environment. Applicants should be comfortable communicating with people at all levels, managing confidential information, and balancing multiple priorities while studying towards their qualification. A proactive attitude and willingness to learn are essential.
If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a Derby College email address (@derby-college.ac.uk).
Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
About this employer
OSI Creative Foods is a leading food manufacturing business and part of the global OSI Group, one of the world's premier food providers. Based in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, the company develops and manufactures high-quality food products for major retail and foodservice customers across the UK and internationally.
Operating from a state-of-the-art 230,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, OSI Creative Foods produces a wide range of products including sauces, dressings, mayonnaise, chilled deli products and restaurant-quality sous vide meal solutions. The business employs a diverse workforce across manufacturing, technical, engineering, supply chain and business support functions, providing a fast-paced and collaborative production environment with a strong focus on food safety, innovation and continuous improvement.
As part of the wider OSI Group, which operates in multiple countries worldwide, employees benefit from working within a global organisation that combines international expertise with a local, community-focused culture.
http://www.creativefoods.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will have developed a strong foundation in HR administration, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, payroll support, learning and development, and HR systems.
Potential career progression opportunities include:
- HR Administrator
- HR Coordinator
- HR Officer
- HR Advisor (with further experience and development)
- Specialist roles within Recruitment, Learning & Development, Employee Relations or Payroll
The apprenticeship will also provide a pathway to further professional qualifications, such as CIPD Level 5, supporting continued career progression within the HR profession.
At Creative Foods, we are committed to developing talent from within and would actively support the apprentice in pursuing future opportunities as they become available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Lauren Stapleton
lauren.stapleton@derby-college.ac.uk
01332387420
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045145.
Apply now
Closes in 7 days (Friday 7 August 2026 at 11:59pm)