We are now offering a 2-year HR Graduate Scheme within our Human Resources department, designed to provide you with a broad foundation of how such a team operates to support a high-performance culture.
This is a broad ranging entry level HR role within a strong and established HR department, where you will be given the opportunity to grow and develop on the job, whilst following a formal CIPD accredited course of study. All within a performance lead, best in class environment.
The role will be anchored in day to day administration, and as such you will support, maintain and create employee records, contracts of employment, HR systems, reports and policies. Given the varied nature of the role you will also support a range of HR activities across all areas of HR including Compensation and Benefits, Recruitment, Employee Relations and Learning & Development allowing you to gain a rounded professional foundation.
What characteristics are we looking for?
- A willingness to learn with a positive can do attitude
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Confidence, so that you are comfortable to respectfully challenge or be challenged
- Willingness to put forward fresh perspectives and think outside the box
- Ability to demonstrate creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to observe and question to provide the best solution
What educational background are we looking for?
- A degree (1st or 2:1) in a subject relevant to HR, for example but not limited to Human Resources, Business Studies, Law or Psychology
What can we offer you?
In addition to the outstanding work environment (restaurant, gym etc) and opportunity for early career professional growth HPP offers a comprehensive range of benefits:
- A salary of £33,000 pa
- Staff bonus
- Company lease car scheme
- 36 days annual leave
- Access to a generous pension scheme
- Private medical scheme (including digital GP)
- A variety of other benefits and staff discounts
The application process:
- Submit your on-line application, CV and covering letter
- Within this we would like to learn as much about you as possible. Tell us about your hobbies and passions; related and unrelated to the scheme or degree you are studying as this will help you stand out against candidates that may have the same qualifications and grades as you.
- Please remember to list the grades you have achieved against the respective qualifications, employment and project experience.
- As part of our Diversity and Inclusion policy please do not put a photo of yourself on your CV.
- Your application will be screened by HR and the hiring manager
- If successful you will be invited to attend an interview onsite at our factory
- If successful, your scheme will start in September 2025 but we are open to an earlier, immediate start.
This job is open until filled, but please note that we reserve the right to close this early to match our recruitment timeline, and if we fill the job earlier than expected.
We recognise that the ideal candidate for this role may not meet every requirement in this advert and understand that some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We’re all about finding potential, and transferrable skills are always welcome. So, even if you don’t tick every box, please do still apply. Here at Mercedes AMG HPP our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring are critical to our success. HPP does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or group or class protected by any local law and we encourage applications from any background.
During your application process we are committed to providing additional support where it may be needed. If you need additional financial support to help attend Assessment Centres and Interviews you can apply to be considered to receive our Interview Travel Bursary which will provide full reimbursement for any travel expenses incurred. At the point of a successful invitation to interview please raise this with your Recruitment contact at HPP.
Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, there may be periods of time during the process where you don’t hear anything from us. Don’t worry! We will advise you of the outcome of your application regardless of the result so please bare with us. Please be advised that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to applicants, apologies for any inconvenience.
