THE OPPORTUNITY

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.
Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

HR OPERATIONS SPECIALIST – UK (FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)

We are currently looking for an HR Operations Specialist to join our EMEA HR Operations Team. This role is available on a fixed-term contract basis for 12-18 months to back fill a secondment in our team. Based in Pencoed manufacturing facility, the role will focus on supporting the HR Operations in the UK.
This role is based at our Pencoed manufacturing facility and will work Monday to Friday, within an expectation of 4 days out of 5 on site.

YOUR NEW ROLE

As an HR Operations Specialist, you will play an essential role in supporting Senior HR Operations Specialist to deliver first class operational support to our employees and managers. You will support employees by maintaining systems and processes that are critical to providing a great employee experience. You will be the first point of contact for employees (and their managers), helping them navigate our various HR processes, programs and initiatives. You will join our EMEA HR Operations team and in your day to day work you will work closely with and be supported by a Senior HR Operations Specialist based in Pencoed. You will also work with colleagues in Payroll, Talent Acquisition (TA), Total Rewards (TR), and with the Business Partners (BP). You will report to TR and Operations Manager.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Support the HR Operations processes for: Pre-hire: Working with Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners to produce the necessary documents and checks
• Hire: Working with Business Partners / Total Rewards / Manager to provide an induction and onboarding and register for payroll and benefits.
• Employee lifecycle: to provide day to day support and training for HR queries (including payroll and benefits), HR Systems, and employee data changes.
• Respond and resolve requests from employees on all HR matters (Pay & Benefits, Holidays, Absences, Trainings etc.) and escalate issues to other members of the HR team (Business Partner, Payroll, TR, TA), if appropriate.
• Partner with our Payroll team and be the main point of contact for submitting monthly instructions for payroll processing and payroll input (salary changes, deductions changes, benefit in kind values changes, shift allowance /overtime data, new joiners, leavers etc) ahead of payroll processing
• Execute HR operational processes and services with a focus on employee experience and data integrity
• Develop and maintain documentation and guides for manager and employee self-service
• Identify and drive process improvement efforts, leveraging HR systems and shared folders to automate, digitalize and eliminate manual work where possible
• Support with reporting, dashboards, and metrics to drive decision-making
• Assist in audits and compliance reporting