Payroll & HR Support Officer

NQCranes; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly RDO

Diverse Payroll & HR role

Supportive team environment

Job summary

NQCranes is seeking a Payroll & HR Support Officer to join our team in Mackay. You will handle end-to-end weekly payroll for 100+ employees and support HR activities including onboarding, recruitment, employee records management and performance coordination.

Reporting to the HR Manager, the role demands accuracy, confidentiality and the ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated end-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience in HR administration, recruitment and employee lifecycle activities.
• Currently studying or completed HR/Business or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of weekly payroll for 100+ employees.
• Monthly reporting including payroll tax and long service leave.
• Interpretation and application of awards, enterprise agreements and payroll legislation.
• Maintaining payroll compliance and confidentiality at all times.
• Coordinating employee onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Assisting with recruitment activities including drafting job advertisements, screening applications, scheduling interviews, reference checks.
• Coordinating staff performance review processes.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

HR/Business related qualification

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Are you an experienced payroll professional looking to expand your career into Human Resources? We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Payroll & HR Support Officer to join our team.

This role is ideally suited to someone with demonstrated payroll experience who is currently studying Human Resources or a recent HR graduate. You will play a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll while gaining valuable hands‑on experience across a broad range of human resource functions.

About NQCranes

NQCranes is a market leader in the design, manufacture, maintenance, and repair of Overhead Travelling Cranes and associated materials handling equipment throughout Australia.

About the Role

Reporting to the HR Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end processing of weekly payroll (100+ employees) and supporting key HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management and performance review coordination.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• End-to-end processing of weekly payroll for 100+ employees


• Monthly Reporting including Payroll Tax & Coal Long Service Leave


• Interpretation and application of awards, individual flexibility agreements, enterprise agreement and payroll legislation


• Maintaining payroll compliance and confidentiality at all times

Human Resources

• Coordinating employee onboarding and offboarding processes


• Assisting with recruitment activities including drafting job advertisement, screening applications, scheduling interviews, conducting reference checks


• Coordinating staff performance review processes


• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records

About You

• Demonstrated end-to-end payroll processing experience


• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy


• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines


• High level of confidentiality, professionalism and integrity


• Strong communication and organisational skills


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite


• Currently studying, or have completed, a qualification in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline


• Experience within manufacturing, industrial or blue-collar environments


• Exposure to HR administration, recruitment and/or employee lifecycle activities

What We Offer

• Opportunity to gain practical HR experience while completing your studies


• Supportive and collaborative team environment


• Diverse role combining Payroll and Human Resources


• Monthly RDO