People & Recruitment Specialist

Ringers Western; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ringers Western is an Australian lifestyle brand delivering quality apparel, footwear and accessories for people who work hard and enjoy the outdoors. We are seeking a hands-on People & Recruitment Specialist to support recruitment, onboarding and day-to-day HR tasks across the business.

You will own end-to-end recruitment, maintain accurate records in Employment Hero, partner with payroll, and provide practical people operations support across retail, warehouse, production and head office

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment and people administration within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building across all levels of the business.
• Experience using Employment Hero.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment activities across retail, warehouse, production and head office roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and support effective recruitment outcomes.
• Manage job advertising, candidate screening, interview coordination and candidate communication.
• Build strong candidate relationships and represent the Ringers Western brand throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks, offer documentation and new starter administration.
• Support onboarding processes to ensure new team members have a smooth start.
• Maintain accurate employee records and data in Employment Hero, ensuring data is payroll-ready.
• Prepare and maintain employment documentation including contracts and changes.
• Process employee changes including starters, pay rate changes, leaves, role changes and terminations.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

People administration

Workforce coordination

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Tools

Employment Hero

Job description

Ringers Western is an Australian lifestyle brand built around the country way of life — creating quality apparel, footwear, and accessories designed for those who work hard, get outdoors, and live life on their terms. We are a fast-moving, growing business that values ownership, teamwork, and getting things done.

We are looking for a People & Recruitment Specialist who can bring strong operational capability, attention to detail, and a hands‑on approach to supporting our people and business.

About the Role

ThePeople & Recruitment Specialistplays a key role in ensuring our people operations run smoothly across recruitment, onboarding, and day-to-day employee support.

This is a hands‑on, operational role suited to someone who enjoys variety, solving problems, working closely with leaders, and being the go‑to person for recruitment coordination.

You’ll take ownership of the end‑to‑end recruitment process, support onboarding and employee lifecycle administration, maintain accurate employee records and HR Systems data, and provide practical support across day‑to‑day people operations. This role works closely with Payroll to ensure employee records, approvals and data inputs are accurate and up to date.

This role is ideal for someone who has experience across recruitment and people administration and enjoys being involved across all areas of people operations in a fast‑paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Onboarding

Coordinate recruitment activities across retail, warehouse, production and head office roles

Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and support effective recruitment outcomes

Manage job advertising, candidate screening, interview coordination and candidate communication

Build strong candidate relationships and represent the Ringers Western brand throughout the recruitment process

Coordinate pre‑employment checks, offer documentation and new starter administration

Support onboarding processes to ensure new team members have a smooth and well‑organised start

People Administration & Payroll Support

Maintain accurate employee records and data in Employment Hero, ensuring employee information is complete, current and ready for payroll processing

Prepare and maintain employment documentation including contracts, contract changes, role changes and offboarding paperwork

Process employee changes including new starters, pay rate changes, leave records, role changes and terminations in a timely manner

Support leave administration, employee movements and general employee administration across the employee lifecycle

Work closely with Payroll and leaders to ensure employee records, approvals and payroll inputs are accurate and provided on time ahead of each payroll cycle

Respond to employee record and payroll‑related administration queries, escalating payroll processing matters where required

Support the ongoing maintenance of people systems, payroll reporting inputs and workforce administration data

Maintain confidentiality, accuracy and data integrity across employee records and documentation

People Operations Support

Provide practical day‑to‑day support to managers and employees across recruitment, onboarding, employee administration and workplace processes

Assist with employment documentation, policies, and employee records

Support performance review processes and employee lifecycle activities

Assist with workplace initiatives and projects as required

Provide accurate and timely people data and reporting

About You

You are a hands‑on, organised, and commercially minded people professional who enjoys being involved in the detail while keeping the bigger picture in mind.

You’ll ideally have:

Previous experience in recruitment, people administration, workforce coordination or a similar role

Experience working in a fast‑paced operational business environment Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage confidential information accurately

Experience using Employment Hero

Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business

A proactive approach with the ability to identify problems and find practical solutions

The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently

Experience supporting retail, warehouse, production or manufacturing workforces will be highly regarded

Exposure to awards, employment documentation and employee lifecycle administration will be highly regarded

What Success Looks Like

Recruitment processes are well organised and deliver quality candidates efficiently

Hiring managers feel supported and confident throughout the recruitment process

New starters are onboarded smoothly and professionally

Employee records, contracts and system data are accurate and up to date

Payroll inputs and employee changes are prepared accurately and provided on time to Payroll

Leaders and employees receive practical, timely support across day‑to‑day people matters

The business has a reliable, responsive people operations support partner

Why Join Ringers Western?

This is an opportunity to join a growing Australian brand where you can make a genuine impact. You’ll work with a passionate team, be involved across a broad range of people operations, and play a key role in supporting the growth of our business and our people.