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Payroll & HR Administrator

BSW Group


Job Location:

Dunfermline - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Manufacturing

Job Summary

Job Title:Payroll and HR administrator

Reporting To:Payroll Manager

Hours of Work:Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 17:00 Friday 08:00 - 14:30

Location:Office Based (Halbeath)

Salary:Market Rate


Your role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payroll & HR Administrator to join the HR Shared Services team at our Head Office in Dunfermline.

Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager you will provide vital administrative support across the entire employee lifecycle. We are looking for a customer - focused professional who thrives in a fast - paced environment possesses sharp attention to detail and excels at resolving queries swiftly and accurately.


Key Responsibilities

  • First Point of Contact: Serve as the primary contact for HR Business Partners Line Managers and Site Managers regarding core HR administration and daily queries.
  • Payroll Processing: Handle end-to-end payroll processing with a focus on hourly paid employees ensuring absolute accuracy and compliance.
  • Lifecycle Administration: Manage all administrative processes for new starters and leavers including updating HR systems employee databases and managing multiple high volume HR and payroll mailboxes.
  • Data Integrity & Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality while managing sensitive employee data and ensuring records are kept up to date.


Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience: Minimum ofone year of dedicated HR or Payroll Administrationexperience is essential. Experience working with hourly paid workforces is highly desirable.
  • Deadline-Driven: Proven ability to work under pressure and adapt to strict fast-changing payroll deadlines.
  • Communication & Discretion: Confident communication skills with the ability to handle highly confidential information with tact and professionalism.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficient in all Microsoft Office programmes (Excel Word Outlook) with strong data - entry accuracy.
  • Advantageous Knowledge: A foundational understanding of basic UK employment law and core HR/payroll practices is a distinct plus.


About You

If you are a proactive detail - oriented administrator with a flexible can-do mindset. You pride yourself on your organisational skills and your ability to deliver high-quality support to managers and employees this might be the role for you.


What you will receive in return:

  • Competitive Salary
  • 31 days holiday per annum
  • Pension Scheme
  • MyPayRewards- Shopping discounts and Vouchers
  • Refer-a-friend
  • Cycle to work scheme


Who we are:

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain from tree nurseries and woodland management to saw milling and pallets.

We market 35 million saplings annually through the countrys leading commercial tree nursery have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.

BSW operates as a collection of experts an interconnected circle where everyone and everything works together allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK helping to build sustainable worlds.

Think you have what it takes If so we want to hear from you.

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Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority