People & Culture Business Partner

Velocity Truck Centre; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Velocity Vehicle Group is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to provide practical, commercially focused HR guidance across a national network. Based in Port Melbourne with interstate travel, you will partner with leaders from frontline to senior levels, translating business priorities into actionable people solutions while building capability and engagement.

You will influence performance, manage employee relations, support change initiatives, and collaborate with Talent, L&D and HSE

Qualifications

• Broad P&C partner experience in automotive/industrial sectors.
• Employee relations and case management including investigations.
• Knowledge of Australian employment law and modern awards.
• Strong commercial judgement balancing people, legal, and operations.
• Willingness to travel interstate.
• Tertiary qualification in HR, ER, Business or related.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and senior leaders to understand business priorities and develop workforce and people plans.
• Provide trusted advice and coaching to influence outcomes across performance, capability, engagement and organisational effectiveness.
• Lead and support employee relations matters, including performance management, conduct, grievances, investigations, absence management and workplace conflict.
• Provide advice on Australian employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements, policies and procedures, and support enterprise agreement negotiations.
• Support organisational change and business transformation activities, including consultation, communication and implementation.
• Use people data and workforce insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to P&C initiatives across attraction, onboarding, remuneration, engagement, wellbeing, development and retention.
• Support employer-sponsored visa matters and visa coordination where required.
• Collaborate with the broader P&C, Payroll and Safety teams to deliver a consistent, responsive and high-quality service.

Skills

P&C partnering

Employee relations

Change management

Workforce planning

Data-driven decisions

Travel interstate

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/ER/Business

Job description

• Be part of a collaborative and supportive team
• Broad P&C role spanning ER/IR, workforce planning, change and capability
• Hands-on role delivering practical people solutions in a fast-paced operation

Are you an experienced People & Culture professional who enjoys being close to the business, working through complex people matters and helping leaders get the best from their teams?

Velocity Vehicle Group is looking for a People & Culture Business Partner to provide practical, commercially focused advice and support across a diverse operational environment, partnering with leaders across our national commercial vehicle network.

This is a broad partnering role with exposure across the full employee lifecycle. You will work with leaders from the frontline through to senior leadership, helping translate business priorities into practical people solutions while building leadership capability, strengthening engagement and supporting organisational performance.

The role is based in Port Melbourne, with regular site and interstate travel required to support our sites and leaders across the network.

What the role involves

• Partner with operational and senior leaders to understand business priorities and develop practical workforce and people plans, including organisational design, succession and capability.
• Provide trusted advice and coaching to influence outcomes across performance, capability, engagement and organisational effectiveness.
• Lead and support employee relations matters, including performance management, conduct, grievances, investigations, absence management and workplace conflict.
• Provide advice on Australian employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements, policies and procedures, and support enterprise agreement negotiations.
• Support organisational change and business transformation activities, including consultation, communication and implementation.
• Use people data and workforce insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to P&C initiatives across attraction, onboarding, remuneration, engagement, wellbeing, development and retention.
• Support employer-sponsored visa matters and visa coordination where required.
• Collaborate with the broader P&C, Payroll and Safety teams to deliver a consistent, responsive and high-quality service.

What we are looking for

You will be an experienced P&C professional who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, operational business and building credibility with stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong P&C business partnering experience within automotive, transport, heavy vehicle, manufacturing, industrial or another closely related operational environment.
• Strong employee relations and case management capability, including experience with investigations, performance, conduct, illness and absence, grievances and workplace conflict.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements and contemporary P&C practices.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance employee, legal and operational considerations.
• Confidence working with stakeholders from frontline leaders through to senior executives, and a willingness to travel interstate as required.
• Strong project management capability and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline.

Why this opportunity?

This is an opportunity to step into a genuinely broad business partnering role where you can make an impact beyond day-to-day HR support and supported by specialists across Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, and Health, Safety & Environment.

You will work closely with leaders on real business and workforce challenges, influence people outcomes and contribute to initiatives spanning employee relations, leadership capability, workforce planning, change and organisational effectiveness.

If you enjoy combining strong P&C expertise with commercial thinking, building trusted relationships and working in an operational environment where no two days are quite the same, we would like to hear from you.

About Velocity Vehicle Group

Velocity Vehicle Group is a global commercial vehicle organisation with a significant dealership and distribution footprint across multiple markets. In Australia, Velocity Truck Centres forms part of this broader group and represents Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Fuso across more than 20 locations nationally. Our values of speed, value and trust are at the heart of how we work.

Velocity Vehicle Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.

Please note: Velocity Vehicle Group requires candidates to undergo pre-employment checks, which may include pre-employment medical assessments and drug and alcohol screening.