Part-Time HR Business Partner — Build Policy & ER

Sharp & Carter; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter in Sydney seeks a part-time HR Business Partner to join a large manufacturing business in North-Western Sydney. You will step into a role where you can help build policies, processes and a lasting HR legacy from the ground up.

You will manage ER cases from day one, advise on EBA/award matters, support union engagement, partner with leaders on performance and conduct, and help recruit across blue and white-collar roles while shaping a compliant workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as a generalist HRBP or senior HR advisor, autonomous in ER cases.
• Strong exposure to awards, EBA processes and union engagement.
• Ability to design policies and ways of working from scratch.
• Proactive mindset to shape and grow HR function.
• Stakeholder management across all levels, including union reps.

Responsibilities

• Manage ER cases independently from day one, including investigations, letter writing, and driving matters through to outcome.
• Provide advice and interpretation on EBA/Award matters.
• Support union engagement and consultation processes.
• Partner with leaders on performance, conduct, and workplace behaviour matters.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders across a site with multiple shifts.
• Build and embed policies, procedures and frameworks where limited structure exists.
• Support workforce planning and contribute to a positive, engaged, and compliant culture.
• Partner on EBA-related matters, including future enterprise agreement renewal planning.
• Support end-to-end recruitment across current open roles as an interim priority.
• Post job ads, screen candidates, and support them post-placement across blue and white-collar roles.

Skills

Generalist HRBP experience

ER case management

Award/EBA exposure

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Job description

Sharp & Carter in Sydney seeks a part-time HR Business Partner to join a large manufacturing business in North-Western Sydney. You will step into a role where you can help build policies, processes and a lasting HR legacy from the ground up.

You will manage ER cases from day one, advise on EBA/award matters, support union engagement, partner with leaders on performance and conduct, and help recruit across blue and white-collar roles while shaping a compliant workplace culture.