INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT

HUMAN RESOURCES

McDonald’s offers undergraduate students the opportunity to gain experience within a large multinational business whilst applying their knowledge from university to a working environment

BENEFITS

  • Salary£16,500
  • Subsidised GymMembership
  • Training

Send Applications to: Emily Kennedy (Human Resources)

Deadline: 15th January

ABOUT US

McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant chain with more than 36,000 restaurants worldwide, and alongside our franchisees employ 1.9 million people. We are extremely proud to have been ranked in the top 10 of The Sunday Times ’25 Best Big Companies to Work For’ list since 2012. We are pleased to offer industrial placements in the following areas of the business:

  • HumanResources
  • Finance
  • CorporateRelations

JOB INFORMATION

All positions have the following attributes:

  • 52 week contract (typically July 2018 – July2019)
  • £13,500 (plus £3,000 London Weighting Allowance ifapplicable)
  • 4 weeks holiday + bankholidays
  • Access to discounts at over 1,600 retailers through our employee discountswebsite
  • Personalised employee discount card, offering discounts off selected McDonald’sfood
  • Subsidised gym membership (NuffieldHealth)

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for any of these roles, please submit the following by the dates listed below

  • A coverletter
  • A copy of yourCV

Once completed, send your application to: Emily Kennedy () by the 15th January.

WHAT HAPPENSNEXT?

  • You will receive an email acknowledgement of yourapplication
  • Allcandidateswillbecontactedattheendoftheapplicationdeadlinetoadvisewhethertheyhavebeensuccessfulin being invited to the next stage of the selectionprocess
  • Successful candidates will be invited to attend an assessment day in February (Please note that we may conduct telephone interviews before thisstage)
  • Inthemeantime,ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasee-mailEmilyKennedy()


ABOUT THE ROLE

  • 12 month placementposition
  • Based in Shoreditch,London
  • Reports to HRDirector

JOB PURPOSE

  • To support McDonald’s Corporation to achieve its businessobjectives
  • Support the International Lead Markets, High Growth Markets and EU FoundationalMarkets
  • Support Employee Relations, People Systems, Rewards and Talent acquisition, Global people strategy andprojects

MAIN RESPONSIBILITES

  • EmployeeRelations

-Develop relationships with key stakeholders and departmentmanagers

-Work with HR Managers across the markets and across different timezones

-Provide advice and guidance to managers/employees on a variety of ER/HR topics asrequired

-Assist in the administration element of all employeerelations

-Support the new starterprocess

-Support the online filing system for employeedata

-GeneralsupportfunctionforallERrelatedcustomerservice,including:flexibleworking/maternity/paternity/ discipline/ performance management/ compensationpackages

-Maintain confidentiality of any document and deal with sensitiveissues

  • HR ProjectWork

-To work as a team member to assist in the delivery of the Global People strategy, People goals andTargets.

-Provideprimarysupportfortheon-goingHRprojectsworkingwiththePeopleSystems,Rewards,TalentandHR Directors as well as supporting the Chief PeopleOfficer.

-Manage the 2018 Industrial Placementscheme.

-To support event planning for internal HR meetings, Awards andCompetitions

  • Other

-To act as an initial point of contact for both internal and externalcallers

-Provide administrative support to the Global People Team asrequired

-Liaise with internal HR Professionals in order to stay current and up-to-date with changing HR practices and policies

-Other Adhoctasks

RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL
  • HR Team and other Departments within theOffice
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  • RecruitmentAgencies

  • Segment leads, Market HR Leads andDepartments
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  • OtherSuppliers

  • Department Heads & Office basedCorporate
Department Team Managers

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Adaptable with a positive can-doattitude
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  • Confidentcommunicator

  • Ability to be flexible and work with multiplesenior
stakeholders /
  • Good standard of literacy required forthe
production of reports and written correspondence
  • Excellent customer serviceskills
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  • Excellent written communicationskills

  • A strong level of IT proficiency (MicrosoftPackages)
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  • Strong organisational and time-managementskills

  • A strong interest in developing a working knowledge of HR policy and practice in aglobal business
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