HR Advisor

Yancoal; Mudgee; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary continuance insurance

Paid parental leave

Subsidised health insurance

Fitness Passport

Study assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Financial education access

Salary packaging

Service recognition rewards

Discounts program

Job summary

Yancoal is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our Human Resources team in Mudgee. This role involves providing specialist employee and industrial relations support while ensuring compliance with legislation and policies.

Your key responsibilities include advising leaders on employee relations matters, managing industrial relations situations, and contributing to workforce planning and talent acquisition.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in employee and industrial relations.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and frameworks.
• Proven ability to interpret enterprise agreements and awards.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR advice to leaders on employee relations.
• Interpret and apply employment legislation and site policies.
• Manage industrial relations matters including grievances.
• Support performance management and employee development.
• Contribute to workforce planning and talent acquisition.

Skills

Employee relations

Industrial relations

Human resources

Workplace relations

Knowledge of Australian employment law

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR or related field

Job description

• Secure opportunity with a Tier 1 Mining Asset
• Live in the award winning, family friendly Mudgee Region

We are Australia's largest pure-play coal producer generating over $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment; owning, operating or participating in coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia.

Moolarben Coal mine is Australia's largest thermal coal producer and has both Underground and Open cut operations producing over 21 million tpa. It has over 800 employees with employees residing in the beautiful Mudgee area, with all the facilities for a fantastic family lifestyle.

About the Business

• Learning and development opportunities
• Secure opportunity with a Tier 1 Mining Asset
• Live in the award winning, family friendly Mudgee Region

We are Australia's largest pure-play coal producer generating over $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment; owning, operating or participating in coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia.

Moolarben Coal mine is Australia's largest thermal coal producer and has both Underground and Open cut operations producing over 21 million tpa. It has over 800 employees with employees residing in the beautiful Mudgee area, with all the facilities for a fantastic family lifestyle.

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and motivated HR Advisor to join our Human Resources team.

Reporting to the HR Superintendent, this role will provide specialist employee and industrial relations support across the operation, partnering closely with leaders to deliver practical workplace solutions and ensure compliance with employment legislation, enterprise agreements, and company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide practical and timely HR advice to leaders and employees on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and commercially sound outcomes aligned with site and business objectives.
• Interpret and apply employment legislation, enterprise agreements, site policies, procedures, and employment contracts to support compliant decision making.
• Support the management of industrial relations matters, including union engagement, grievance resolution, dispute management, and consultation processes.
• Partner with site leaders to support performance management, disciplinary processes, and employee development initiatives.
• Contribute to workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, retention, and succession planning activities to meet operational workforce requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Employment Relations, Law, Business, or a related discipline;
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, industrial relations, human resources, or workplace relations;
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and industrial relations frameworks;
• Proven ability to interpret enterprise agreements, awards, and employment legislation.

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:

• Salary continuance and life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Subsidised private health insurance
• Fitness Passport - discounted workplace health and fitness program
• Study assistance
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to financial education and banking discounts
• Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits
• Service recognition rewards
• Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants

Yancoal Australia values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.

Yancoal Australia is a Work180 Endorsed Employer and is committed to ensuring all employees can thrive in an inclusive workplace.