People Coordinator - West Coast

People Coordinator – full-time, permanent
Cumbernauld
Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, | Excellent benefits

Ready to build on your HR and payroll skills?

We’re delighted to be partnering with one of our favourite customers, AG Barr, the iconic Scottish brand behind IRN-BRU, to hire their next People Coordinator. Apply your hands-on HR admin and payroll input experience at the heart of a busy, supportive People function

What you’ll get involved in

• Preparing payroll inputs in Excel, submitting to the provider and checking outputs match what was requested.
• Being the first point of contact for employees and managers on HR matters, resolving straightforward queries and escalating where appropriate.
• HR administration across the employee lifecycle: contracts and letters, right to work and pre-employment checks, HRIS updates, onboarding and offboarding tasks, and tidy record-keeping.
• Running routine and ad hoc reports, keeping data consistent across systems and following GDPR and confidentiality standards.
• Working to cut-offs and SLAs, keeping trackers up to date and communicating clearly with stakeholders.
• Pitching in with the wider team, sharing knowledge and suggesting small process improvements as you learn the ropes.

Why this role

• Hybrid pattern with Tuesday and Wednesday as anchor office days,
• Supportive team who will help you upskill and build confidence.
• Real variety across HR admin and payroll prep, without calculating payroll yourself.
• A well-known UK brand with a collaborative, pragmatic culture.

What you’ll bring

• Some exposure to both HR administration and payroll input or preparation.
• Comfortable with Excel. Vlookups and pivots are a nice-to-have, and training is available.
• Previous admin experience in a UK setting. UK payroll context is important.
• Around 1 to 2 years of relevant experience, with strong attention to detail and a verification mindset.

Interested?
Apply now or drop me a note for a confidential chat and I’ll share more about the team, the interview process and what success looks like in the first few months. You can reach me at lynne.friel@symedrummond.co.uk for more info.