Human Resources Business Partner

Safran Electronics Defense; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to work with the Head of HR, manage HR administration, and partner with teams on growth and development. The role covers talent acquisition, training coordination, and employee relations across the Australian operations.

You will streamline recruitment processes, support induction and training programs, and coach line management to enhance performance and policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Tertiary Education or Diploma in Human Resources or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a HR business partnering role.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with day-to-day HR related queries.

Responsibilities

• Write and arrange the placement of advertisements for vacant positions internally & externally.
• Arrange interviews for short listed candidates.
• Complete first round interviews with hiring manager and recommend second interview for Head of HR.
• Coordinate pre-employment medicals and police checks.
• Conduct reference checks on short listed candidates.
• Create relevant contract with correct individual details as advised by Head of HR.
• Prepare selection packs for successful candidates including letter of offer, all employment forms and relevant contract.
• Ensure new employees are added to relevant training databases.
• Conduct all induction tasks required as a part of new employee commencing.

Skills

HR business partnering

Interview coordination

Staff coaching

Stakeholder management

Education

Diploma in Human Resources

Tertiary education in HR

3+ years HR experience

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

Job description

As a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Group, a world leader in aerospace and defence with over 120,000 employees, Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) delivers and supports a range of products, including high-performance optronics and inertial navigation equipment.

Headquartered in Sydney, SEDA brings local expertise in the integration of optronics and navigation systems for the air, land, and naval platforms of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces.

PURPOSE / OBJECTIVES:

Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, the HR Business Partner will work closely with the Head of HR in every aspect of HR, by way of efficiently managing the administrative function and responding to queries of employees in a timely manner whilst also business partnering with the team to support the growth and development of the teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Talent Acquisition:

• Write and arrange the placement of advertisements for vacant positions internally & externally
• Arrange interviews for short listed
• Complete first round interviews with hiring manager and recommend second interview for Head of HR
• Ensure SAFRAN’s commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is maintained
• Coordinate pre-employment medicals and police checks
• Conduct reference checks on short listed candidates
• Create relevant contract with correct individual details as advised by Head of HR
• Prepare selection packs for successful candidates including letter of offer, all employment forms and relevant contract
• Ensure new employees are added to relevant training databases.
• Conduct all administrative tasks required as part of a new employee induction
• Conduct all induction tasks required as a part of new employee commencing

Training:

• Develop and manage the annual SEDA training plan for each year
• Coordinate and maintain all training databases.
• Forecast training requirements within the annual training plan to assist with providing a strong financial and hours forecast to support corporate reporting
• Enter all training information as received for annual training plan
• Investigate and provide appropriate external training and development courses for employees as requested from all Performance and Development Reviews
• Ensure the training effectiveness process is followed in a timely manner and updated accordingly before the end of each month
• Support the Head of HR to develop e-learning program content as required by the business.

Employee Management/ Employee Relations.

• Conduct employee counselling and disciplinary procedures for SEDA
• Review and Update HR Policies and Procedures as directed by the Head of HR
• Coach and support line management
• Facilitate the performance management process

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• . Tertiary Education or Diploma in Human Resources or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a HR business partnering role
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with day-to-day HR related queries

Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Basic skills in Excel and Access

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence security clearance.