Morrisons

People (HR) Assistant

Northwich CW9 7WA

Key information

Pay
Salary not listed
Hours
40 Hours per week
Contract
Permanent
Posted date
7 Sep 2026
Closing date
30 Sep 2026

About this role

More about the role

As a People Administrator / Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our human resources department. You will be responsible for a wide range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring smooth and efficient HR processes, and providing excellent customer service to our employees. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about HR and wants to contribute to the success of a growing organisation.

Reporting to the People Specialist, you will

  • Be the first point of contact for foundation level site People queries
  • Offer HR expertise to site colleagues and managers as necessary
  • Provide administrative support to the HR team
  • Ensure payroll administration is accurate and all colleagues get paid correctly and on time
  • Maintain records, files and spreadsheets in line with data protection legislation
  • Keep ad-hoc analysis and reporting on HR issues up to date
  • Coordinate weekly HR audit checks
  • Support the recruitment process for the site as required
  • Become a subject matter expert on company HR policies, ensuring the site remains fully compliant at all times.
  • Support, coach and challenge line management with absence, disciplinary and grievance issues
  • Develop engaging, proactive communications across the site
  • Build positive and effective relationships with unions, agency suppliers, colleagues and stakeholders
  • Support and drive colleague engagement on site

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide

🌴 Generous holiday entitlement

🛒 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us

💳 Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

🚀 Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here

🍏 Subsidised staff canteen

🚗 Free parking

💰Competitive pension and life assurance

🩺 Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP

🛍️ 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

🐶 Optional payroll charity donations

👪 A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

The good news is you don't need to be fully HR qualified to apply for this role (although we'd love for you to be working towards one).

But we do look for

  • The ability to work in a fast paced People environment (logistics experience would be good, but isn't essential)
  • A proactive, positive approach to work with a true customer focus
  • The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • Exposure to HR Systems
  • Excellent all-round IT skills (especially Microsoft Excel)
  • Experience of advising and supporting colleagues and managers with foundation level people queries
  • An understanding of HR policies and practices
  • Proactive approach to own continuous development
  • Experience of implementing processes
  • The ability to act on own initiative

More about us

Starting as a Bradford market stall, we are proud to be the Yorkshire retailer now serving over 11 million customers nationwide each week.

We’re unique

both foodmakers and shopkeepers, processing our own fresh produce and preparing more food in-store than any other supermarket.

We offer real opportunities to build your career across our stores, sites, and support teams. We’re a down-to-earth team that values hard work, reliability, and great customer service. If you’re friendly, dependable, and ready to get stuck in, there’s always More to Morrisons for you.

Morrisons is a place where you can be yourself, feel valued, and have a true sense of belonging. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people from all walks of life, as we strive to build a workforce that truly represents the communities we serve.

We are also a Disability Confident Employer, which means we're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application and support will be provided wherever it’s required.