HR & Office Administrator


Company:	Mergon UK Ltd
Salary:	£26,000 to £28,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB1 2LD
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

At Mergon, we mould ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla, BMW, Xerox and Abbott to design, manufacture and deliver sustainable products for the future.

Everything we do is underpinned by our three core values: care, confidence and curiosity. We care deeply about our colleagues, customers and our community. We are confident and capable, and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day. We have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve.

Mergon UK currently has an opening for: HR & Office Administrator

Hours of Work:

36.75 hour per week

8.15am – 5.00pm Monday – Thursday, with 45 minutes lunch break

8.15am – 1.00pm Friday

Scope of the Position:

Mergon UK are currently hiring an HR & Office Administrator to join the team in Blackburn.

This role will be responsible for offering all-round administration support for the Human Resources Department and the office.

This includes supporting the HR Department with a variety of generalist duties, helping and arranging staff and wellbeing activities, and general business office administration. Experience supporting full-cycle recruitment is beneficial as the role will also involve advertising roles, screening candidates, arranging interviews, and processing offers.

Whilst HR and/or recruitment experience is advantageous, we can teach you these skills. If you have experience in a fast-paced administrative role and are interested in beginning a career in HR, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

- Generalist day-to-day HR administrative tasks such as processing joiners and leavers, taking meeting minutes, arranging meetings, conducting investigations, absence meetings and performance reviews

- Supporting full-cycle recruitment activities such as advertising vacancies, screening candidates, arranging interviews, and processing offers

- Arranging and tracking staff training and development

- Ordering catering for meetings and events and facilitating on-site events and activities

- Support the event and wellbeing programme by designing and implementing regular events for employees

- Support the HR Manager with various HR tasks as required

- Daily administration including answering telephone calls, distributing post, managing the HR shared inbox, and supporting employees with general queries

- Maintain paper and digital notice boards to communicate with employees, using tools such as Canva and PowerPoint

The above is not exhaustive. Other duties and responsibilities may be added as the employee’s immediate supervisor deems appropriate.

Benefits:

Salary up to £28,000 per annum dependant on experience

Option to join the Private healthcare scheme

34 days holiday

Full Christmas and New Year shut down

Free on-site car park

Canteen facilities, including hot drinks

Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing platform)

Company Wellbeing & Events programme (such as summer BBQ’s, free annual health checks, pie days and much more)

Career growth; Learning & Development opportunities

The document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation.

How to Apply

To apply, please supply your CV using the advertising platform. For further information please contact hr.uk@mergon.com

Equality and Diversity

Mergon is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment, and to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability, or gender reassignment.

Safer Recruitment

Mergon is committed to promotion welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of rights to work in the UK.

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