Apprentice HR Generalist

Location: Slough, United Kingdom

Salary: GBP 26,784–GBP 30,680 per year

Company

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, provides mission-critical flow control solutions, including mechanical seals, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies, for energy and process industries.

What you will do

• Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day UK HR queries and support managers and employees with HR processes.
• Coordinate recruitment administration, pre-employment screening, right-to-work checks, onboarding, site inductions, and new starter check-ins.
• Maintain employee lifecycle records, HR systems, data integrity, and action tracking.
• Produce monthly HR metrics and reports and support quarterly HR audits.
• Support employee relations cases, absence management, documentation, meetings, and case records.
• Coordinate employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, learning, development, and training initiatives.

Requirements

• GCSE, A-level, or Level 3 CIPD qualification.
• HR experience and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information discreetly.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal skills, and good attention to detail.
• Ability to organize work, meet deadlines, and take proactive ownership.
• Ability to work on site in Slough, United Kingdom.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience across the full employee lifecycle with support and guidance from experienced HR colleagues.
• Inclusive environment supported by employee resource groups, including Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.
• Opportunities to participate in employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, learning, and development initiatives.
• Recognition through the annual Smiths Excellence Awards and Smiths Day celebrations.
• Equal opportunity employment with a focus on equality, ethics, and diverse perspectives.

Hiring process

• Applications are submitted through the Smiths Group careers website.
• Smiths Group and its recruitment partners do not request payment during interviews, testing, or any other hiring stage.