Are you a passionate HR professional ready to seize a part-time role where your expertise can truly shape the future of a fast-paced, evolving organisation?

We’re on the hunt for an enthusiastic part-time HR Advisor who’s eager to drive impact across a forward-thinking European team. This is your chance to blend flexibility with influence, supporting innovative HR initiatives that keep our people thriving and our organisation growing.

If you're passionate about people, processes, and making things better, faster, and smarter—we want to hear from you.

In this role, you will be at the heart of our HR operations, ensuring smooth and compliant handling of all employee documentation. Your keen eye for detail and commitment to excellence will be crucial in maintaining the integrity and quality of our HR data. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our German Works Council, manage payroll and benefits submissions, and provide essential support across the entire employee life cycle.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about continuous improvement, we want to hear from you! Join us in supporting our employees and line managers with expert advice and assistance and help us drive engagement and communication within our team.

As an integral part of our HR team, you will have the chance to make a real difference and ensure our HR operations are top-notch. Apply today and take the next step in your HR career with us!

Responsibilities include –

Provide HR Operations service including the receipt, review and processing of documents, verifying completion, accuracy and compliance with policy. Ensure all employee documentation and correspondence is filed appropriately against the employee in line with agreed principles and relevant legislation.

Support implementation of HR processes and policies in line with local legislation, corporate standards. Coordinating with German Works Council as needed.

Responsible for the integrity and quality of the HR data through accurate, compliant and timely input of information. Ensure GDPR compliant.

Responsible for producing HR letters and documentation in support of business needs and maintaining records.

Manage payroll and benefit submissions with Finance for processing by central payroll team.

Provide administrative support for HR activities across the employee life cycle (e.g. recruitment and selection events, medical referrals, on-boarding, off-boarding), liaising where applicable with other stakeholders.

Provide advice and assistance to employees and line managers on people policies and procedures, escalating enquiries where appropriate. Managing local employee relations matters.

Responsible for Continuous Improvement activities within HR Operations.

Assist with local employee communications and engagement activities.

What you will need...

You will be an HR professional, with a solid generalist HR understanding within the context of a geography.

Be a member of an HR Professional Body

Be fluent in German and English 

This role is a part-time office-based role (2 days per week / 0.4 FTE). Based in our EU headquarters in Hofheim am Taunus.

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party. 

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges.

Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.

As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.

Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2024!

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that’s right for you, right from the start!

That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.