HR Advisor

Michael Page; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an HR Advisor to deliver practical HR guidance across Australia and New Zealand. You will support day-to-day people matters for managers and employees, focusing on ER, performance, recruitment and investigations while ensuring compliant HR practices.

In this role you will guide leaders through workplace processes, manage sensitive employee information, and contribute to engagement and succession initiatives across the business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR generalist with full employee lifecycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees across ANZ.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

Performance management

Australian employment law

Fair Work & NES

Recruitment & onboarding

Workplace investigations

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality & data handling

Coaching managers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related

Job description

As the HR Advisor, you will provide practical human resources advice within the Industrial / Manufacturing sector and help employees and managers handle day-to-day people matters. You will use sound judgement and clear communication to support consistent HR practices across the business.

The organisation operates in the Industrial / Manufacturing industry in Regents Park with a relocation to Wetherill Park in early 2027.

Description

• Provide practical, commercially focused HR support across Australia and New Zealand.
• Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Support employee relations matters, including performance, conduct, grievances and absence management.
• Guide managers through workplace investigations, disciplinary matters and other sensitive employee issues using fair and consistent processes.
• Ensure HR practices align with Australian employment legislation, including Fair Work requirements, the National Employment Standards (NES) and Modern Awards.
• Ideally have exposure to New Zealand employment relations and HR practices.
• Support recruitment activities, including job advertising, interviewing, candidate coordination and onboarding.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, employment changes, documentation and exits.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and broader people activities.
• Coach and guide managers through HR processes, policies and people matters.
• Support leadership development and succession planning activities.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, HR documentation and sensitive employee information.
• Prepare HR reports and maintain workforce data to support informed people and business decisions.
• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that improve HR processes, systems and employee information.

Profile

• Hands-on HR generalist experience supporting the full employee lifecycle.
• Experience providing practical HR advice to managers and employees.
• Strong employee relations and performance management experience.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment law, Fair Work, the National Employment Standards (NES) and Modern Awards.
• Experience supporting workplace investigations, disciplinary matters and grievances.
• Confidence managing performance and conduct matters using clear, fair and consistent processes.
• Experience across recruitment, interviewing and onboarding.
• Experience supporting employment changes, employee documentation and exits.
• Experience with absence management and general HR advisory matters.
• Confidence coaching and guiding managers through HR policies, processes and employee matters.
• Experience supporting a blue-collar or operational workforce.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with managers and operational stakeholders.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information and sensitive documentation with care and discretion.
• Strong written communication skills, particularly across HR correspondence, documentation and reporting.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Ideally, some exposure to New Zealand employment relations.

Job Offer

• Broad HR Advisor role across Australia and New Zealand.
• Great exposure to ER, performance, recruitment and investigations.
• Work closely with managers and operational teams.
• Get involved in leadership, engagement and succession initiatives.
• Opportunity to influence and improve HR practices across the business.