HR Manager

Lactalis Australia; Shire Of Harvey; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lactalis Australia is seeking an experienced HR Manager to partner with leaders across the Harvey Fresh and Forrestdale sites to drive performance and foster a high-engagement culture.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will provide expert advice across the employee lifecycle, lead strategic HR initiatives, manage employee relations and industrial negotiations, and help build leadership capability in a fast-paced dairy business.

Qualifications

• Experience in a HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner role.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex ER and IR matters.
• Excellent stakeholder management, coaching and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all HR processes and initiatives across the Harvey Fresh and Forrestdale sites.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR, ER and IR matters.
• Coach and support leaders on performance management and employee relations.
• Lead Enterprise Agreement negotiations and union engagement.
• Liaise with Fair Work and other external stakeholders on industrial matters.
• Drive recruitment, onboarding, talent and succession planning activities.
• Engage with Learning & Development to plan, budget and track training needs for the site
• Proactively develop and implement communication, cultural and employee engagement improvement initiatives.

Skills

HR strategy & business partnering

Employment law

Employee relations

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Coaching & development

Job description

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to join our team, partnering with leaders and employees across our Harvey Fresh and Forrestdale sites to drive business performance and foster a high-engagement culture.

Reporting to the Site Manager, with a dotted line to the Head of HR - Industrial, you will partner with leaders and employees to deliver high impact HR and IR solutions that drive business performance and foster a culture aligned to Lactalis values.

This is a true business partnering role, providing expert advice and support across all aspects of the employee lifecycle while leading strategic HR initiatives, employee relations matters and industrial negotiations. You will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, managers and employees, helping build leadership capability and create a positive and engaged workforce.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead all HR processes and initiatives across the Harvey Fresh and Forrestdale sites.
• Act as the first point of contact for HR, ER and IR matters.
• Coach and support leaders on performance management and employee relations.
• Lead Enterprise Agreement negotiations and union engagement.
• Liaise with Fair Work and other external stakeholders on industrial matters.
• Drive recruitment, onboarding, talent and succession planning activities.
• Engage with Learning & Development to plan, budget and track training needs for the site
• Proactively develop and implement communication, cultural and employee engagement improvement initiatives.

About you:

• Experience in a HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner role.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex ER and IR matters.
• Excellent stakeholder management, coaching and negotiation skills.
• The ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Our story:

Ours is aSTORYof a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. We are 85,000loyalteam members working across 100 countries and together we create the#LactalisExperience.

Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are ourPASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We arehumble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry.

We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourageentrepreneurship by bringing together pragmaticandtenaciouspersonalities. Ouraccountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISEand dairy"know how",sets us apart.

Lactalis is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role.