HR Assistant

As an HR assistant, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the HR manager by documenting staff changes, performance reports and communications. Your duties include scheduling onboarding tasks, processing payroll updates and managing communications for the HR department.

Roles and responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate records of employee attendance and leaves of absence.
• Assisting the HR manager in policy formulation, hiring and salary administration.
• Performing administrative duties, such as maintaining employee databases.
• Submitting online job postings, shortlisting candidates and scheduling job interviews.
• Coordinating induction and training sessions for new employees.
• Ensuring smooth communication with employees and timely resolutions to their queries.
• Organising training events and Altafit! activities.
• You will report to the Finance, HR and IT Managers.

Qualifications and requirements

• Preferably, an associate degree in HR (bachelor’s degree preferred).
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an HR role and broad experience with HRrelated subjects. This knowledge will give you a definite head-start, but what’s even more important is a healthy interest in everything to do with HR, learning and personal development.
• A flexible, motivated, eager to learn and positive attitude.
• Strong communication skills, communicating fluently in Dutch and English (oral and written).
• A quick and eager-to-learn approach on how to work with all kinds of administrative systems and tools. You will be able to combine analytical and administrative skills with a flexible problem-solving mindset.
• An interest in technology will certainly help you feel at home in our company and our industry.
• Our company values its appeal to you. We take care of our employees and customers, and are committed, entrepreneurial and respectful. We do everything based on a sense of positive team spirit.

Our offer

• To be part of a driven and market-leading organisation (within a stable and healthy group) where your commitment, creativity and expertise will be greatly acknowledged.
• The opportunity to broaden your HR and personal skills set on a continual basis.
• To be part of an organisation where both fun and profit are at the centre of our company culture.
• An attractive salary package accompanied by numerous fringe benefits.

About Altachem: ALTACHEM nv, located in Harelbeke and part of the Lindal Group (international German family business) is the world’s number one in the development, production and marketing of valves, application tools and accessories for 1KPU (1 component PU foam) in pressure canisters. With a turnover of more than 25 million Euros and a continued focus on further growth and innovation, Altachem retains its strong position as a niche player. Thanks to the dedicated commitment of the entire team, consisting of 25 passionate professionals, the company is a solid fixture in the world of 1K-PU foam.