Employee Relations Specialist

National Tiles; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

National Tiles Academy

Weekly pay

Birthday leave

Staff discounts

Wellbeing support

Recognition programs

Exclusive staff and family discounts

Zusammenfassung

National Tiles is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our Port Melbourne team. You will partner with leaders across our national operations to foster a positive, fair, and high-performing workplace.

We offer generous incentives, weekly pay, paid birthday leave and exclusive staff discounts. You will contribute to a collaborative People & Culture function and support the organisation through change and capability-building initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated experience across employee and industrial relations within a multi-site or operationally complex organisation (retail, warehousing or logistics experience highly regarded).
• Strong working knowledge of the Australian industrial relations framework, including modern awards, Enterprise Agreements and the National Employment Standards.
• Proven experience managing investigations, performance and conduct matters, change processes and tribunal matters.
• Highly developed communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coach and guide leaders at all levels.
• A practical, commercially focused and solutions-oriented approach with strong attention to detail and documentation standards.
• The ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion.

Aufgaben

• Provide expert, commercially sound employee relations advice across stores, warehouses and support office, including investigations and performance matters.
• Support organisational change initiatives by improving leadership capability.
• Collaborate with learning and development to build tools for employee lifecycle navigation.
• Partner with managers and employees to prepare for performance and conduct meetings with proper documentation.
• Manage end-to-end employee relations casework with risk assessment and reporting.
• Develop resources, templates and reporting frameworks to manage risk and support decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders while promoting psychological safety and wellbeing.

Kenntnisse

IR experience

Australian IR framework

Investigations handling

Performance & conduct

Stakeholder management

Documentation & risk

Jobbeschreibung

Generous incentives and exclusive staff & family discounts Weekly pay cycle & paid birthday leave Supportive and collaborative People & Culture team

We are seeking an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our team in Port Melbourne. In this role, you willpartner with leaders across our national operations to foster a positive, fair, and high-performing workplace.

The Company

With over 45 years in the industry, National Tiles is an iconic Australian brand in tile and flooring retail. We’re more than a business - we’re a family that values safety, respect, teamwork, and relentless improvement. Here, your work will be valued, your ideas will be heard, and you’ll have the support to make a real impact.

As our Employee Relations Specialist, you will:

• Provide expert, commercially sound employee and industrial relations advice across retail stores, warehouses and support office, including investigations, conduct and performance matters, modern award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation
• Support organisational change initiatives by implementing initiatives to improve leadership capability in leading their teams
• Working with the learning and development team to to build and implement tools to help employees and leaders navigate the employee lifecycle at National Tiles
• Partner with line managers and employees to prepare for and conduct performance, conduct and investigation meetings, ensuring procedural fairness and appropriate documentation
• Manage end-to-end employee relations casework, maintaining strong matter management practices including accurate documentation, risk assessment and reporting
• Develop and maintain best-practice people and culture team resources, templates, guidance materials and reporting frameworks to manage risk and support informed decision-making
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders while promoting psychological safety, compliance, wellbeing and continuous improvement across the business
• Supporting the broader People and Culture team to achieve their strategic priorities and lifecycle activites.

About You

• Demonstrated experience across employee and industrial relations within a multi-site or operationally complex organisation (retail, warehousing or logistics experience highly regarded)
• Strong working knowledge of the Australian industrial relations framework, including modern awards, Enterprise Agreements and the National Employment Standards
• Proven experience managing investigations, performance and conduct matters, change processes and tribunal matters
• Highly developed communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coach and guide leaders at all levels
• A practical, commercially focused and solutions-oriented approach with strong attention to detail and documentation standards
• The ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion

What We Offer:

• Access ongoing training and career development through our National Tiles Academy
• Enjoy generous incentives, weekly pay and a paid day off on your birthday
• Enjoy great savings across a wide range of retail brands though our employee benefit apps
• Benefit from wellbeing support via Sonder and recognition programs that celebrate your contributions
• Receive exclusive staff and family discounts to bring style into your own home