Business Partner - People and Culture

Adbri Limited; Victoria; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Adbri Limited in Victoria is seeking a strategic and hands-on People & Culture Partner to support our Victorian Division and a newly acquired business. You will coach leaders, drive engagement, performance management, change initiatives and EA negotiations.

Reporting to the National P&C Business Partnering Manager, you will collaborate with Payroll, Finance and Legal, shape workforce plans, and ensure alignment of people solutions with business strategy.

Qualifications

• P&C partnering experience in an industrial setting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, collaboration and influencing.
• Proven critical thinking and problem solving.
• Resilience and adaptability to change.
• Experience with IR, EA negotiations and unions.
• Change management experience.
• Experience implementing P&C operating models and lifecycle activities.
• Degree in HR or IR.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor leaders for performance, accountability and engagement.
• Partner with leaders to manage IR activities, EA negotiations and compliance.
• Develop and implement engagement action plans fostering culture and diversity.
• Collaborate with P&C COE, Payroll, Finance and Legal teams.
• Lead workforce planning to ensure resources for short and long-term objectives.
• Align people solutions with business strategy and competitive advantage.

Skills

P&C partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Critical thinking

Change management

Resilience & agility

Continuous improvement

IR experience/EA negotiation

Employee lifecycle

Education

Degree in HR or Industrial Relations

Job description

The role

Reporting to our National P&C Business Partnering Manager, this position will provide strategic and tactical business partnering to the Victorian Division of our largest business unit, as well as a newly acquired Victorian business. This is a true generalist position, coaching and mentoring leaders and team members to deliver on the business’ strategic plan, and leading them through the implementation of organisation-wide P&C initiatives. Key focus areas include performance management, case management, employee engagement and recognition, change management, and supporting leaders with EA negotiations.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Coach and mentor leaders for effective people performance, accountability and engagement
• Partner with leaders to manage IR activities, including interpretation of EA’s/Awards, compliance with employment legislation, and EA negotiations
• Supporting leaders with the development and implementation of engagement action plans which foster and support company culture and diversity and inclusion strategy
• Work collaboratively with P&C COE functions - IR, Talent Acquisition, Organisational Capability - as well as Payroll, Finance, and Legal teams
• Workforce planning - ensure your business units maintain appropriate resources to fulfil short and long-term objectives
• Understand how the business works, impact of internal or external factors on competitive advantage and align people solutions to achieve business strategies

What you will need to succeed

• P&C business partnering experience within an industrial working environment
• Effective stakeholder engagement, communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Critical thinking, and problem-solving techniques to make appropriate and timely decisions
• A high level of resilience and agility and able to embrace change effectively
• A continuous improvement and innovation focus
• IR experience, including EA negotiation and working with Unions, grievance, dispute and case management
• Change management experience
• Skilled in the effective implementation of P&C operating models and employee life cycle activities
• Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations or equivalent

Our business

Adbri is an Australian construction materials and industrial minerals manufacturer that has been building a better Australia since 1882. Majority owned by CRH, Adbri employs more than 2,500 people nationally across a portfolio of respected brands delivering cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, masonry products and industrial minerals.

About CRH

CRH (NYSE: CRH) is the leading global provider of building materials solutions, employing 80,000 people across 4,000 locations in 28 countries. CRH is a Fortune Global 500 company and a recognised leader in sustainable building materials and infrastructure solutions.

Creating a safe and supportive diverse workforce

Adbri recognises that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our business. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values and promotes diversity across our workforce and industry.