People Relations Partner

Kennards Hire; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Discounted equipment hire

Paid parental leave

Leave conversion options

Salary continuance

Salary sacrifice options

WHEREFIT health discounts

Job summary

Kennards Hire is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our People & Culture team. You will provide trusted employee relations and people advisory support across our partnering states, helping leaders manage workplace issues and build great places to work.

Working in a hybrid model from Seven Hills with onsite parking, you’ll navigate legislation, support Enterprise Agreements, and partner with leaders to drive engagement across Australia and New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Strong employment relations experience across multiple states/countries.
• Excellent written communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to coach and influence leaders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide people advisory support to leaders across Australia and NZ.
• Advise on performance, conduct, grievances and other people matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support grievance resolution.
• Provide advice on employment legislation, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Manage the Enterprise Agreement and payroll/recruitment queries.
• Monitor legislative changes and translate into practical policies and programs.
• Own employment contracts and policy reviews; support Respect@Work initiatives.
• Contribute to broader People & Culture projects.

Skills

Employee relations

Coaching

Employment law

Negotiation

Policy reviews

Education

HR or related tertiary qualifications

Job description

• Partner with leaders to provide trusted employee relations and people advisory support
• Join an experienced, high-performing People & Culture team
• Hybrid working with a great Seven Hills location and onsite parking

At Kennards Hire, our People & Culture team works closely with business leaders to create an engaged and positive workplace where our people and culture thrives. We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team.

As a HR Advisor, you provide trusted employee relations and people advisory support across your partnering states, helping leaders create engaged teams, manage workplace issues effectively, and build great places to work.

You'll combine hands-on people advisory, while helping to navigate workplace relations matters, legislative change, Enterprise Agreements, policies and employment frameworks across Australia and New Zealand.

You'll use your expertise to help leaders navigate complexity, manage risk and make confident, informed decisions.

What you’ll be doing

As one of three People Relations Partners, reporting to the GM People & Culture, each role partners with their allocated states across Australia and New Zealand, and takes ownership for key aspects of the broader people relations function.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing people advisory support to leaders across Victoria and Western Australia, supporting other states across Australia, and New Zealand as required
• Advising and coaching leaders on performance, conduct, grievances and other people matters
• Conducting workplace investigations and supporting grievance resolution
• Providing advice on employment legislation, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements
• Management of the Enterprise Agreement, including payroll and recruitment team queries.
• Monitoring legislative changes and translating these into practical policies, processes and programs
• Ownership of employment contracts and people policy reviews and updates
• Owning and progressing our Respect@Work plan and actions
• Contribute to broader People & Cultural projects and initiatives

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring excellent coaching skills to support the capability of leaders in the timely resolution of issues on the ground. To do this you will have strong employment relations experience, with the ability to balance technical knowledge with practical advice that is aligned with Kennards Hire values and policies.

You’ll bring:

• The ability and confidence to coach and influence leaders at all levels across a dispersed operational business
• Strong employment relations experience, with the ability to manage complex people matters, including performance, grievances and investigations
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and practices across Australia and New Zealand, with experience interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements
• Excellent written, consultation and negotiation skills
• HR or related tertiary qualifications are preferred

Why Kennards Hire?

Family-owned since 1948, Kennards Hire is the largest family-owned equipment hire company in Australia and New Zealand, with 2,000+ team members across 200+ locations.

Our goal is simple: to be the best hire company in the world by backing our people and making our customers' jobs easy.

When you join Kennards, you're part of a team that genuinely supports each other. We recognise contribution with benefits that matter:

• Profit share bonuses
• Discounted equipment hire for personal projects
• Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
• Leave conversion options for better work-life balance
• Salary continuance insurance & additional 1% superannuation after 5 years
• Salary sacrifice options
• WHEREFIT health, fitness and lifestyle discounts