Careers with Blum

Blum UK is a components, service and solution provider to the furniture industry in home living spaces. Founded in 1952 in Austria by Julius Blum, the name Blum stands for innovation, dedicated employees and international market presence. 

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of furniture fittings however we remain a family company with collaboration from all our employees who are working to improve the quality of everyday life.

With a headcount of circa 60 employee’s Blum UK prides itself on exceptional customer service in everything that we do.

The Role

We have a brand new and exciting opportunity to join our team as a HR Administrator on a 12 month fixed term contract. You’ll play a pivotal role within the team, supporting all aspects of the Employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, changes to terms, absence and offboarding. You will be looking after our HR systems and shared inbox, effectively handling all incoming HR related queries.

Location

The role is based out of our state of the art Head Office in Milton Keynes. The role is full-time, initially office based with the potential to work from home inline with our Homeworking Policy.

The role is a fixed term contract for an initial period of 12 months.

About you

As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role.

Successful candidates will be self-motivated and demonstrate enthusiasm for learning all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Attention to detail is essential as is the ability to prioritise your own workload to ensure deadlines are met. Excellent communication is key to help build relationships and work collaboratively with key stakeholders.

Ideally we would like you to have HR experience however this is not essential and if you have an administration background and have a keen interest in HR we would love to hear from you.

Applications

If you would like a copy of the job description, any more information on this role or you would like to apply please send a copy of your CV to HRD.uk@blum.com

Are you looking for a career or career change?

We are a family-run friendly, dynamic, company, established for over 60 years with an orientation towards long term success, both in terms of the business and our staff. Blum are the undisputed brand leaders of quality hinges, drawer runners and lift systems to the kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom industry. We value our culture of personal responsibility, openness, inclusion, on-going development, and a long history of supporting both trainee’s and apprentices across the business.

Are you inquisitive? Do you like to know how things work?

We’re looking for a dynamic and motivated individual with the ability and willingness to learn. This person should flexible and be happy to work as part of a small team. A team that provides technical support for our products to our customers, who are made up of Manufacturers, Retailers, Installers, consumers, and our sales team etc.

Our objective will be to nurture and develop your talent to help you progress and learn. We will work with you to identify your strengths, and tailor your career towards a customer training role or a more practical services role that we offer as part of our Technical Team.

What would we like from you?

We are looking for you to be eager to learn and have an interest how things practical things work, as well as:

• Good organisational skills

• Good mathematical and literacy knowledge

• The ability to work using your initiative and common sense

• Ability to be flexible and enjoy challenges

• Be able to work effectively and conscientiously within a team environment.

In return, we offer FULL training, a competitive salary and all the benefits of working for a family-owned organisation. We will be there to support you, give you advice and work with you to develop your skills.

This will be a full time position with Full time hours Mon — Fri 8.30m — 5.00pm with an early finish Friday every second week. Also you will eventually participate in the on-call out of hours telephone and live support service as part of a 4-week rota.

Company pension scheme, Private medical insurance (after qualifying period), and 25 days annual leave & Bank holidays.

Please note – This is not an I.T. role

To make an application please send an up-to-date C.V. with a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role.

Or Telephone 01908 285700

Closing date for applications is 5th January 2025

Interviews to be held w/c 20th January 2025