Human Resource Manager

Jobs in HR; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Organisation in Melbourne, Australia seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead day-to-day HR delivery across a diverse workforce. You will coach leaders, ensure operational HR excellence and embed scalable people practices that support growth.

The role focuses on execution, employment compliance and employee relations, rather than strategy, with a broad remit across payroll, systems and people processes.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience across employee relations, recruitment, compliance and leadership coaching.
• Experience supporting operational, blue-collar or multi-site workforces.
• Industry experience within construction, property, manufacturing, infrastructure or a similar environment is essential.
• Well-developed knowledge of Australian employment legislation and workplace relations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• A practical and solutions-focused approach
• Experience operating in fast-paced and evolving environments
• The confidence to challenge respectfully and build credibility quickly
• Takes ownership, works with initiative and follows through.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and developing leaders to confidently manage their own people challenges
• Providing practical advice on employment legislation, awards and workplace compliance
• Leading employee relations matters across performance, conduct, grievances and workplace investigations
• Leading return to work, workers' compensation and psychosocial risk initiatives
• Building strong relationships across both office and operational teams
• Embedding scalable HR processes, systems and policies that support growth
• Driving consistency, accountability and operational excellence across all people activities
• Supporting payroll, HR systems, workforce planning and employee life cycle processes
• Bringing strategy to life by executing the business direction and driving adoption across HR

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

Recruitment

Compliance

Leadership coaching

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

This is an opportunity to join a well-established Australian business at a pivotal stage of its journey. Operating across multiple states and employing more than 200 people, the organisation has ambitious growth plans and is investing in the capability, structure and leadership of its People & Culture function. With a clear business roadmap already in place, the focus is on execution, building leadership capability and creating scalable people practices that support continued growth. As part of this investment, an experienced Human Resources Manager will join the business to lead the operational HR function and become a trusted partner to leaders across the organisation. This is a genuine opportunity to make an impact, influence outcomes and help shape how HR supports the business moving forward.

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day delivery of HR across the business. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being close to the action. You will execute, embed and implement people initiatives, coach leaders through people challenges and ensure the operational HR engine runs effectively across a diverse workforce.

Key responsibilities include:

Coaching and developing leaders to confidently manage their own people challenges

Providing practical advice on employment legislation, awards and workplace compliance

Leading employee relations matters across performance, conduct, grievances and workplace investigations

Leading return to work, workers' compensation and psychosocial risk initiatives

Building strong relationships across both office and operational teams

• Embedding scalable HR processes, systems and policies that support growth

Driving consistency, accountability and operational excellence across all people activities

Supporting payroll, HR systems, workforce planning and employee life cycle processes

This is not a role focused on creating strategy. The strategy and business direction already exist. Your role will be to bring it to life, drive adoption and ensure HR delivers meaningful outcomes across the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed

We're looking for a commercially-minded HR professional who is known for getting things done. You may currently be an HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner looking for a broader remit and greater influence across a growing business.

Strong generalist HR experience across employee relations, recruitment, compliance and leadership coaching

Experience supporting operational, blue-collar or multi-site workforces.

Industry experience within construction, property, manufacturing, infrastructure or a similar environment is essential.

Well-developed knowledge of Australian employment legislation and workplace relations

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

A practical and solutions-focused approach

Experience operating in fast-paced and evolving environments

The confidence to challenge respectfully and build credibility quickly

Most importantly, you will be someone who takes ownership, works with initiative and follows through. You are proactive rather than reactive, comfortable operating autonomously and known for turning ideas into action.

What you'll get in return

Join a business with a clear vision, strong leadership team and ambitious plans for the future

The opportunity to influence leaders and have a visible impact on business performance

High levels of autonomy, ownership and visibility across the organisation

A role that offers genuine scope to build capability, improve processes and help shape the future of the People & Culture function

A broad and varied role where no two days look the same