Human Resources Manager

Trelleborg Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Trelleborg Group in Melbourne is seeking a Human Resources Manager to act as site HR leader, overseeing the full employee lifecycle from workforce planning to learning and development. You will partner with the Melbourne leadership team to build capability, strengthen culture, and ensure safe, inclusive, high-performing operations.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years generalist HR experience, knowledge of Australian employment law, and hands-on payroll and return-to-work experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive generalist HR experience, ideally as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager.
• Experience in manufacturing, medical device, industrial, or another regulated operational environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment and industrial relations requirements, including the Fair Work Act 2009, National Employment Standards, modern awards, and/or enterprise agreements.
• Hands-on payroll and workers' compensation/return-to-work experience; Wage Easy or comparable payroll system experience.
• Experience supporting leaders in a multinational or matrixed organisation and leading HR projects or process improvements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, HR and payroll systems, people analytics, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and internal mobility across the Melbourne site.
• Manage employee relations, investigations, performance, and disciplinary matters.
• Oversee payroll, benefits, and payroll controls with compliance to Fair Work Act.
• Coordinate return-to-work, workers' compensation, and safety with WorkSafe Victoria.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning, culture, and change initiatives.

Skills

Workforce planning

Talent acquisition

Employee relations

Payroll administration

HR analytics

Microsoft 365

HR systems

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Tools

Wage Easy

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

Do you want to make a lasting difference? Start shaping industry from the inside.

About the Job

The Human Resources Manager serves as the site HR leader and trusted partner to the Melbourne leadership team. This role provides hands‑on leadership across the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee and industrial relations, payroll and benefits, performance and talent management, learning and development, employee engagement, return‑to‑work coordination, employment law, and HR compliance.

The HR Manager balances strategic partnership with practical day‑to‑day delivery, helping leaders build capability, strengthen culture, manage risk, and achieve business priorities in a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

About the Ideal Candidate

Leadership and workforce planning

• Partner with the local leadership team on workforce planning, organisational effectiveness, capability, culture, and business priorities.
• Lead HR projects, process improvements, organisational change, and relationships with external HR, legal, union, training, and government partners.

Talent and employee lifecycle

• Lead recruitment, labour‑hire coordination, onboarding, internal mobility, succession, retention, offboarding, and employment separations.
• Support performance, talent, learning, apprenticeship, engagement, inclusion, recognition, and leadership development initiatives.

Employee and industrial relations

• Advise leaders and employees on workplace concerns, investigations, conflict resolution, performance, disciplinary matters, and respectful workplace issues.
• Lead industrial relations activities, including employee consultation, enterprise agreement interpretation and negotiations, and Fair Work Commission applications and supporting documentation, as required.

Compliance, payroll and reporting

• Ensure HR practices and documentation comply with the Fair Work Act 2009, National Employment Standards, modern awards or enterprise agreements, privacy requirements, and company policies.
• Oversee weekly and monthly payroll, remuneration and benefits administration, payroll controls, audits, and end‑of- financial-year activities.
• Maintain accurate HR systems, personnel records, job descriptions, people metrics, and statutory reporting, including headcount, long service leave, WGEA reporting, and sustainability data.

Health, safety and return to work

• Coordinate workers' compensation and return‑to‑work activities with employees, leaders, insurers, medical providers, WorkSafe Victoria, and HSEQ partners.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of progressive generalist HR experience, ideally as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager.
• Experience in manufacturing, medical device, industrial, or another regulated operational environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment and industrial relations requirements, including the Fair Work Act 2009, National Employment Standards, modern awards, and/or enterprise agreements.
• Experience managing complex employee relations, investigations, performance matters, organisational change, and employment separations.
• Hands‑on payroll and workers' compensation/return‑to‑work experience; Wage Easy or comparable payroll system experience is advantageous.
• Experience supporting leaders in a multinational or matrixed organisation and leading HR projects or process improvements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, HR and payroll systems, people analytics, and reporting, professional memberships or certifications are advantageous.