Job Description

Are you passionate about people and driven by development? We're looking for a proactive and organised HR and Training Coordinator to play a key role in shaping our workplace culture. This is more than just an admin role -- it's your chance to make a real impact by supporting our teams, driving training initiatives, and being the go-to for all things HR. From onboarding new talent and coordinating development plans, to guiding managers through employee relations and championing wellbeing, you'll be at the heart of creating an engaging and supportive work environment. If you're ready to grow your career in a role where no two days are the same, we want to hear from you.

HR and Training Co-ordinator - Refresco, Nelson

8:30am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, 4pm finish on Fridays

What's in it for you:

Competitive pay 5% annual bonus 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays Purchase additional 3 days annual leave Company pension. Life insurance. Access to employee benefits platform - Cheers which includes flexible benefits such as; additional healthcare cover, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, car scheme, activities pass, financial services, will writing services etc.

About the role:

We're looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented individual to join our team, with a strong focus on Learning & Development. In this role, you'll be the first point of contact for training queries, managing approved training requests and coordinating with both course providers and employees to ensure seamless delivery. You'll be responsible for maintaining accurate training records, updating training matrices, and ensuring compliance with audit standards. Using the Training Database, you'll monitor course outcomes, evaluate post-course effectiveness, and help identify and close training gaps in collaboration with department managers. You'll also play a key role in developing job profiles, supporting annual training plans, and tracking KPIs to continuously improve our learning strategy.

Administrative Responsibilities

You'll coordinate a wide range of HR administrative tasks, including recruitment, inductions, onboarding, performance reviews, pay and service awards, and absence-related documentation. You'll ensure timely and accurate maintenance of employee records, e-files, and databases, while also managing the administration for new starters, leavers, and employment changes. Your attention to detail will be essential in keeping our HR systems up to date and compliant with internal policies and legal requirements.

Resourcing and Recruitment

As part of your responsibilities, you'll lead and coordinate recruitment and selection for operative and supervisor-level roles. You'll manage new starter documentation and ensure employee files meet compliance standards. Where needed, you'll also support with agency worker queries and participate in selection processes to ensure the right talent is brought into the business.

Employee Relations and Attendance Management

You'll act as a trusted advisor to line managers, offering support and coaching across a range of HR activities, from absence and performance management to employee relations and policy implementation. Staying up to date with employment legislation, you'll ensure our practices remain compliant and aligned with company values. You'll also support investigations, disciplinary procedures, and grievance matters, while contributing to our health & wellbeing and CSR initiatives.

Additional Responsibilities

Beyond your day-to-day tasks, you'll contribute to key HR projects and strategic objectives in line with departmental goals. You'll conduct exit interviews, help shape future improvements through employee feedback, and ensure all HR data is accurately maintained and processed in accordance with GDPR and internal data policies.

About You:

You will need to have a CIPD Level 3 qualification or be working towards this. This role is heavily admin based so good working knowledge of different databases, HR systems, and Microsoft packages, especially Excel would be required.



Vision Entrepreneurship Result Orientation Behavioural flexibility Team Work Group Leadership Coaching Performance Orientation




The Refresco Values are what has made us successful and will help us and you grow in the future. If you follow the Refresco Values, you can't go wrong!


If you believe you are a great match for this profile, we want to hear from you.

About Refresco:

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We're a global business and currently produce 14 billion litres of soft drinks from 78 manufacturing plants in Europe, North America and we've just opened in Australia, and we're only just getting started. We have grown from just 2 sites in 1999.


Our Group Headquarters are based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.



We're the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading UK supermarkets, plus some of the best-known UK drinks brands such as Monster Energy, Ocean Spray, and Innocent.



From the purchasing of the raw materials such as fruit juices and CO2, through to the finished product delivered to your table, we cover the full manufacturing cycle for our customers. And, whether it's packed in cartons, bottles, or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards.



Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.



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The recruitment process

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1

Do you think you have what it takes? Apply for this vacancy via our website. Please include your resume in your application.

2

We'll review your application and when we think we could be a match we will invite you for an interview to get to know you better. Sometimes the interviews will take place over multiple rounds.

3

If you are the preferred candidate for the role, we'll offer you a contract and welcome you to the Refresco team!


Refresco believes that the principle of equal opportunities is fundamental to our company's values. Our long-held aim is to provide just and fair treatment for all employees. We will not discriminate on the grounds of sex, age, disability, marital status, colour, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender reassignment.