HR Advisor

Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) is a global leader in electronics and reuse recycling with facilities across the globe. Our goal is to be the world’s best, safest, and most responsible recycling company. SLS serves global clients across a range of industries to securely and responsibly recycle and manage the disposition of IT equipment and electronic products.
 
Our asset management and recovery service enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable, and environmentally sustainable manner. With our global reach, expertise, and infrastructure, SLS is able to provide a comprehensive solution for e-waste and IT asset disposition anywhere in the world.

Are you an experienced and highly independent HR Advisor who is strong both in an advisory and administrative role? Are you interested in working in an international team at a production site in Son en Breugel (near Eindhoven)? Would you like to work 32 to 36 hours per week, partly from home? Then apply directly for the position of HR Advisor at Sims Lifecycle Services!

You will report to the HR Manager EU and work closely with, among others, the Operations Manager, Site Manager, and a team of approximately 60 employees at our site near Eindhoven, as well as 10 employees at our hub in Amsterdam.

What will you do?

Your role will include a mix of operational and tactical HR activities, such as:

• Acting as the first point of contact for SLS Netherlands for both management and employees on all HR-related topics;
• Submitting HR changes and checking payroll in the global payroll system;
• Managing HR activities from A to Z, both administratively and advisory-wise – including recruitment, onboarding, contracts, personnel files, employee development, performance management, compensation, absenteeism, and offboarding;
• Supervising and dividing tasks with the HR Assistant who supports HR activities for 16 hours per week;
• Advising site management on labor laws and regulations and on more complex HR challenges, including developing concrete action plans;
• Managing and maintaining contact with external parties such as the occupational health service, temporary employment agencies, pension funds, and the A+O training fund.

Who is Sims Lifecycle Services?

Sims Lifecycle Services is a global leader in the processing and recycling of used IT hardware. With more than 5,000 employees and operations in 20 countries, our daily goal is to safely and responsibly dispose of surplus IT equipment. This includes recycling, resale, or the secure destruction of data and hardware.

ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) is a structured process that determines how hardware should be processed safely and in an environmentally responsible way, including data erasure and final destruction. Our customers are global leaders in the IT industry, with high standards and strict security requirements.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor’s level of working and thinking (HBO);
• Due to the independent nature of this role, at least 2 years of relevant experience in an HR position is required;
• In-depth knowledge of current Dutch labor laws and regulations;
• Knowledge of payroll administration, including submitting changes and checking global payroll;
• Excellent interpersonal skills: clear communication, a pleasant manner with colleagues, and integrity when handling confidential information;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English; the working language within the organization is English.

What do we offer?

• A gross monthly salary between € 3,750 and € 4,500, depending on experience, excluding 8% holiday allowance, based on a 40-hour work week;
• 26 vacation days per year, based on full-time employment;
• Travel allowance for commuting of € 0.22 per kilometer;
• Opportunities for further development in HR and access to training aligned with your role and/or personal development;
• An excellent pension scheme with PME, with the employer contributing two-thirds;
• Discounts on gym membership and bicycle purchase;
• A position for 32 to 36 hours per week, with the possibility to work from home one day per week.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.
 
A career with SLS provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

SLS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. SLS does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Pillars of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.