People and Culture Operations Administrator - Llansantffraid (Powys, SY22 6AD)
6 month FTC
Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.00pm
Wynnstay Group Plc, a leading UK agricultural supplies business with a proud heritage and strong community values, is looking for a People and Culture (P&C) Operations Administrator to join our supportive, forward-thinking People and Culture team at our Llansantffraid site.
In this pivotal role, you will help deliver a smooth, accurate, and positive experience for colleagues, managers, and candidates by providing high-quality administrative support across the full colleague lifecycle.
The Opportunity
Working closely with the wider People and Culture team, you will play a vital role in delivering a reliable, friendly, and efficient service to the business.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Delivering day-to-day People/HR administration across the colleague lifecycle, including onboarding, probation, contractual changes, absence, performance processes, and offboarding.
- Preparing and issuing contracts, offer letters, variation documents, and onboarding paperwork, ensuring records are accurate, compliant, and well-maintained.
- Acting as a first point of contact for colleague and manager queries, offering guidance and signposting to relevant policies.
- Supporting end-to-end recruitment administration, including posting adverts, managing applications, coordinating interviews, communicating with candidates, and maintaining trackers.
- Carrying out pre-employment and right-to-work checks, inputting new starter information into People systems and payroll input files, and helping deliver a seamless onboarding experience.
- Maintaining high-quality data across HR systems, supporting routine people reporting, and helping with simple system queries.
- Supporting HRIS implementation, process improvements, template updates, and wider People projects.
- Upholding confidentiality, promoting best practice, and providing flexible support during busy periods or project activity.
What We’re Looking For:
Experience & Skills
- Previous experience in an administrative role (ideally within HR, recruitment, or a process-driven environment).
- Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.
- Confident using IT systems including Outlook, Excel, Word, and digital databases.
- Experience supporting recruitment or training administration is desirable but not essential.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive and curious mindset, with willingness to learn and improve.
Personal Qualities
- Reliable, supportive, and service-driven.
- Trustworthy and discreet with confidential colleague data.
- Friendly and approachable, with a team-focused approach.
- Willing to grow capability within a transforming People function.
This role is perfect for someone organised, proactive, and keen to build strong foundations in People or HR while supporting a modernising P&C function.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
- A supportive and knowledgeable P&C team
- Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank
- Employee Assistant Programs – WeCare/MyStrength/Toothfairy
- Save As You Earn schemes
- Free on-site parking
With a turnover in excess of £613 million, and around 900 valued colleagues Nationally, 107 years of successful operations have laid the foundations for Wynnstay’s core values concept of THRIVE:
Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value creation, Environmental Sustainability.
For a confidential discussion regarding the vacancy, please contact Jack Coldicott, People and Culture Operations Manager on jack.coldicott@wynnstay.co.uk.
To apply, please submit your CV together with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to careers@wynnstay.co.uk or send a paper copy to Wynnstay Group Plc, Eagle House, Llansantffraid, Powys, SY22 6AQ.
