HR/Operations Assistant

  • Fairford Associates
  • Jan 28, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Job title HR/Operations Assistant
Location: Deptford

Salary: £40k, 28 days holiday, pension scheme (The People s Pension).

Why Join?

My client is a long established (nearly thirty years) privately owned commercial cleaning company. They operate in the London and the South East with a strong emphasis on sites in Central London and the City. They are fortunate to have an exceptionally strong and supportive management team and historically they have an exceptionally low level of staff turnover. We are currently searching for a HR/Operations Assistant to assist the client s HR and operations functions. This is a new role and is based in their Deptford office, as an SME they do not require someone to undertake an HR role full-time, so this is a role with dual responsibilities of HR and operations.

What You ll Be Doing

  • Providing an excellent level of HR support such as overseeing disciplinary matters and handling grievances
  • Liaising with Area Managers to schedule site jobs
  • Building excellent relationships and communicating with clients to provide excellent levels of customer support
  • General operational support

About You

  • Do you reside within a daily commute of Deptford
  • Do you have a working knowledge of HR matters (formal HR qualifications would be useful but are not a pre-requisite)
  • Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Do you have strong administration skills
  • Are you comfortable using Microsoft Office products

Fairford Associates operates as an Employment Agency introducing work-seekers to client employers for direct employment by those employers. Please view our latest jobs on our website and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter. We do try to reply to each application personally, however as we receive a high number of applications for each role we handle it is not always possible to do this. Therefore, if we do not contact you within seven days your application for this particular role has not been successful. However, we have retained your CV and we will advise you of future roles that may be of interest.