HR Generalist

seek.com.au; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support a growing business across the full employee lifecycle. You will work with the HR Manager and leaders on employee relations, payroll, recruitment, onboarding and day‑to‑day HR operations.

You will thrive when handling multiple priorities, providing practical HR support to managers and employees, and maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR Generalist with broad employee lifecycle experience.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law, NES and modern awards.
• Experience applying payroll processes accurately in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR advice to managers and staff across many HR topics.
• Support employee and industrial relations matters, investigations and grievances.
• Coordinate onboarding, payroll changes, and HR policy guidance.
• Manage recruitment end-to-end including offers and contracts.
• Maintain accurate HR data in the HRIS and payroll systems.

Skills

HR Generalist

Payroll processing

Employee relations

Recruitment & onboarding

Education

Human Resources/Employment Relations/Business degree

Tools

Rippling HRIS/Rippling Payroll

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced and hands‑on HR Generalist to join our team and support our growing business.

This is a true generalist position with plenty of variety. You’ll work closely with our HR Manager and leaders across the business, supporting everything from employee relations and industrial relations through to payroll, recruitment, performance management, onboarding and day-to-day HR operations

We’re looking for someone who is confident working independently, enjoys being close to the business and can provide practical HR support to managers and employees.

We’re looking for an experienced and hands‑on HR Generalist to join our team and support our growing business.

This is a true generalist position with plenty of variety. You’ll work closely with our HR Manager and leaders across the business, supporting everything from employee relations and industrial relations through to payroll, recruitment, performance management, onboarding and day-to-day HR operations

We’re looking for someone who is confident working independently, enjoys being close to the business and can provide practical HR support to managers and employees.

What you'll be doing

• Providing practical HR advice and support to managers and employees across a broad range of people matters
• Supporting employee relations and industrial relations matters, including performance, conduct, attendance, grievances and workplace concerns
• Supporting workplace investigations, disciplinary processes, performance improvement plans and formal HR meetings
• Providing guidance on employment contracts, policies, modern awards, the NES and Fair Work requirements
• Managing end-to-end recruitment, including advertising, screening, interviews, reference checks, offers and contracts
• Coordinating onboarding, probation reviews, employee changes and offboarding
• Preparing employment contracts, variations, promotion letters and other HR correspondence
• Processing Australian payroll and ensuring payroll is completed accurately and on time
• Processing salary changes, allowances, deductions, leave, terminations, KPI/incentive payments and other payroll adjustments
• Reviewing timesheets and payroll information and resolving discrepancies
• Maintaining accurate employee information within our HRIS and payroll systems
• Supporting performance reviews and employee development processes
• Assisting with HR policies, compliance, workers compensation and return-to-work matters
• Supporting employee engagement, wellbeing and recognition initiatives
• Contributing to HR projects and continuously looking for ways to improve our people processes and systems

About you

You’ll be someone who enjoys the variety that comes with a generalist HR role and is comfortable moving between an employee relations matter, a payroll deadline, recruitment and everyday employee questions.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience as an HR Generalist, HR Advisor or in a similar hands‑on HR role
• Experience managing or supporting employee relations and performance matters
• Good working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, the NES and modern awards
• Hands‑on Australian payroll processing experience
• Experience across recruitment, onboarding, performance management and employee lifecycle processes
• Confidence working with managers and providing practical HR advice
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with payroll and employee data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to manage confidential and sensitive matters appropriately
• Good judgement and an understanding of when a matter needs to be escalated
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Australian working rights

A qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related field would be well regarded.

Experience using Rippling HRIS and/or Rippling Payroll would be a big advantage.

Why join us?

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants a genuinely broad HR role where you can build your experience across the full employee lifecycle.

You’ll have exposure to a wide range of HR matters, work directly with managers and employees, and have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while still having the support of an experienced HR Manager.

If you’re an HR all-rounder who enjoys a fast-moving environment, likes solving problems and wants a role where no two days are quite the same, we’d love to hear from you.