HR Officer

Orient Overseas Container Line; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Orient Overseas Container Line, based in North Sydney, is seeking a confident HR Generalist for a full-time, on-site role. You will manage ANZ HR inquiries, policies, and employee relations while partnering with Shanghai HR for staff changes.

You will drive performance, culture, and engagement initiatives, maintain records, and support WH&S compliance. Prior Australia experience required; multinational exposure valued.

Qualifications

• Must have permanent full working rights in Australia.
• Tertiary qualification in HR, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in HR generalist role in Australia.
• Strong knowledge of ANZ industrial relations legislations.
• Ability to manage change in a complex, multinational culture.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for general HR enquiries in ANZ.
• Review and update HR policies, procedures, and employee handbook.
• Coordinate with HR Support in Shanghai for staff changes and data.
• Assist with performance management and employee development initiatives.
• Champion culture and employee engagement activities and events.
• Maintain accurate HR records and migrate records to digital format.
• Organise staff events and team building activities.
• Assist with WH&S policy planning and compliance locally.
• Support global projects and monthly management reports.

Skills

People management

HR Generalist

Change management

Organisational skills

Time management

Adaptability

Education

Tertiary qualification in HR or related field

Job description

Orient Overseas Container Line – North Sydney NSW

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation, logistics and terminal companies. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, we pride ourselves on offering customers a fully integrated logistics and containerized transportation service, with a network that encompasses Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australasia.

We Offer

OOCL is committed to investing in our people, and providing opportunities for development, training, and mentoring to empower employees to reach their full potential. The role is located in our North Sydney office with easy access to North Sydney Train and Metro Station.

About this opportunity

Reporting to the National Human Resource Manager, this is an exciting opportunity for a confident, resilient and people-oriented professional to join the HR team in our North Sydney Head Office. This is a full time, 5-day on-site permanent position.

Your key responsibilities include but not limited to:

People and Culture

• Act as the primary point of contact for general HR enquires/matters in ANZ
• Review and update HR policies, procedures, employee handbook and other relevant documentation.
• Coordination with HR Support Service in Shanghai for any staff changes, personnel movements and other employment data.
• Assist with performance management and employee development initiatives
• Champion culture and employee engagement/relations activities and social/people and culture events
• Maintain accurate HR records and documentation, including the initial migration of HR records into digital format
• Organise and coordinate staff events/team building/annual dinner/etc.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of work health & safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, State and Federal rules and regulations throughout the organisation
• Other ad-hoc HR initiatives and projects

Business Administration

• Assist the National HR Manager in global projects and submit various monthly reports for Management review
• Involve in business and office resources sourcing and ongoing reviewing of office supplies vendors/office leasing
• Other relevant office admin tasks

About you

Our ideal candidate will be passionate about people matters who will embody our shared values of innovation, creating value for customers, and a passion and willingness to further develop their skill set under the guidance of the OOCL team. To be successful in this role you must:

• Must have permanent full working rights in Australia
• Tertiary qualification in HR, Business, or related field
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in HR generalist role in Australia
• Have in-depth knowledge and understanding of ANZ industrial relations legislations
• Proven ability to manage change in a complex and diverse culture multi-national organisations
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timeframes
• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing industry and champion change
• More experience candidates will be considered as Assistant HR Manager

https://www.oocl.com/australia

OOCL (Australia) is an equal employment opportunity provider and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of culturally diverse backgrounds. The creation of a Diverse and Inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success, creating a high-performance business.

Employment with OOCL (Australia) is subject to satisfactory background checks which includes a National Police Check and Reference Checks.