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Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.\nWe have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.\nJohn Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.\nJohn Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.\n We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice HR Generalist to join our HR team and support the delivery of a professional, responsive, and people-focused HR service. Working closely with the Senior HR Generalist, you will gain hands-on experience across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, engagement, HR administration, reporting, and learning & development.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in Human Resources. As your knowledge and confidence grow, you will quickly take ownership of key HR activities while continuing to receive support and guidance on more complex HR matters.\nThe HR Generalist Apprentice will act as a first point of contact for employees and managers, ensuring HR processes are delivered efficiently, accurately, and in line with company policies and procedures.\n Key Responsibilities\nHR Administration & Data Management\nAct as a first point of contact for day-to-day UK HR queries.\nSupport recruitment activities, including raising requisitions, preparing new hire documentation, and coordinating onboarding processes.\nMonitor pre-employment screening activities, including background checks, right-to-work verification, and escalation of any discrepancies.\nCoordinate weekly site inductions for new starters and deliver HR systems demonstrations.\nConduct new starter engagement check-ins to support a positive onboarding experience.\nManage employee lifecycle administration by liaising with Shared Services to ensure activities are completed accurately and within agreed timelines.\nTrack and monitor actions arising from site Tier meetings.\nProduce monthly HR metrics and reports, including headcount, starters, leavers, and absence data.\nSupport quarterly HR audits by running reports, validating data, and escalating issues where required.\nMaintain accurate employee records and ensure data integrity across HR systems.\nEmployee Relations\nSupport employee relations activities by preparing documentation, drafting invitation letters, scheduling meetings, and maintaining case records.\nAttend employee relations meetings as required and ensure processes are followed through to completion.\nRespond to employee HR enquiries and provide guidance on policies, procedures, and HR processes.\nMonitor long-term absence cases and support managers with short-term absence management processes.\nEscalate complex employee relations matters to the Senior HR Generalist as appropriate.\nEmployee Engagement\nSupport the planning and delivery of employee engagement initiatives and events.\nAssist with the implementation of employee feedback and action plans, including My Say initiatives.\nParticipate in employee engagement networks and contribute ideas to enhance the employee experience.\nSupport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) activities, awareness campaigns, and site engagement events.\nHelp coordinate communication and engagement activities across the site.\nLearning & Development\nSupport the coordination and delivery of training programmes and learning initiatives.\nAssist with organising and delivering training sessions, including Team Leader and Respect & Ethics training.\nMaintain training records and ensure learning activities are accurately tracked.\nProvide administrative support for wider learning and development projects as required.\n GSCE / A-level / Level 3 CIPD\nHR experience \nAbility to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.\nKnowledge of Microsoft Office suite e.g. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint Excel, Pivot tables\nExcellent written and oral communication skills.\nGood attention to detail and organisation skills\nAbility to plan and meet deadlines and proactively take ownership\nStrong interpersonal skills\n With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.\nAcross our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.\nWe believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.\nAt no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. 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