Senior People & Culture Advisor

BCI Minerals Limited; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentives

Novated leasing

Parking on site

Wellness benefits

Parental leave

Life Insurance

Income protection

Community leave

Job summary

BCI Minerals Limited is seeking a Senior People & Culture Advisor to provide HR support across the employee life cycle, including employee relations and policy application. Regular site engagement and travel to Mardie required.

You will partner with leaders in the corporate office and at site, shaping people strategy, workforce planning, remuneration and change management in a mining operations context. The role requires Australian employment law knowledge, ER/IR experience, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Professional HR generalist with broad support across the employee life cycle.
• Strong ER/IR experience and knowledge of Australian employment law.
• Ability to partner with leaders and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to People Leaders across the full employee life cycle.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance, ER/IR issues and change initiatives.
• Travel regularly to the Mardie site and collaborate with site-based teams.

Skills

HR generalist

ER/IR

Stakeholder management

Australian employment law

Recruitment & onboarding

Performance management

Change management

Job description

Do you bring 5+ years of broad HR generalist experience, with the confidence to navigate everything from day-to-day people matters through to more complex HR challenges?

Are you passionate about building trusted relationships, from partnering with leaders in the corporate office to getting out on site and genuinely connecting with our people?

Are you someone who takes initiative, thrives on self-motivation, and brings energy and drive to everything you do?

The Senior People & Culture Advisor will provide People Leaders with HR support across the full employee life cycle ensuring compliance with employment legislation and consistent application of company policies & standards. In addition, you will provide operational support to the Manager People & Culture.

We are looking for an individual who is ready to be a part of this exciting operation, where you will have the opportunity to really make an immediate impact. This role requires the ability to travel regularly to our Mardie site, with a minimum expectation of site travel once a month.

The Company

BCI Minerals is a values-driven company developing sustainable minerals for the modern world.

We are rapidly progressing the Mardie Salt Operation and Potash Project (Mardie Operation), a tier 1 solar evaporation project that will supply high-purity industrial salt and sulphate of potash (SOP) for more than 60 years.

Mardie will be the largest salt operation in Australia and the third largest globally. With first salt on ship on track to be achieved early 2027, BCI Minerals is just at the beginning of its journey to become a key player in a multitude of globally significant sustainable opportunities.

Our values are the foundation of our success. They reflect our commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture driven by our people's collective efforts and unique strengths. They guide us in achieving our strategic goals and solidify our position as a leader in the industry.

The Role

Reporting to the Manager People & Culture the Senior People & Culture Advisor will provide support across the employee life-cycle including managing employee relations issues, providing input and support into all People & Culture cyclical activities and supporting the delivery of HR projects and strategic initiatives. This position will require high engagement with our site-based team, and regular travel to Mardie will be required. From recruitment and onboarding through to performance, employee relations, workforce planning and organisational change, you'll provide hands-on guidance while ensuring our policies, employment conditions and legislative requirements are consistently applied.

You’ll also play an important role in shaping our people strategy and culture, supporting initiatives across talent, remuneration, succession planning, engagement and retention. With exposure to complex employee relations matters, HR projects and continuous improvement, this is a great opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys being close to the business, solving problems and making a genuine difference. If you’re proactive, have the ability to work in fast paced environments and thrive on building strong relationships, we’d love to hear from you.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will be a professional HR generalist with demonstrated experience in delivering effective HR support in an operational environment within the mining industry. You will hold strong ER/IR experience and you should have an excellent knowledge of Australian employment law, with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management. You will have the ability to run workplace investigations, collaborate with leaders, manage organisational changes smoothly and you must have a high attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a national police clearance that is not older than 6 months. You must have current unrestricted working rights for Australia to be eligible for consideration.

What We Offer You:

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Permanent Fulltime Position in our West Perth Office (with regular site travel as require)
• Attractive salary packages including annual and project incentives for all roles
• Novated leasing
• Shared parking on site - pending availability
• An engaged and supportive team that are passionate about encouraging each other to succeed.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits, how does it sound having a day off for your birthday, or time off to celebrate culturally important or religious days?
• Do you like to give back to the community? We also offer Community Service leave!
• Wellness reimbursements (including for Gym / Fitness activities)
• Generous Paid Parental Leave for Primary and Secondary carers
• Company funded Life Insurance (including Death & TPD) plus Income Protection.

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BCI we encourage inclusive behaviour, that contributes to an environment and culture of trust and psychological safety where each individual can thrive and a variety of perspectives is not only welcomed - but needed as they are essential to our success. We recognise that diversity strengthens us, and that true diversity values each person's uniqueness. We understand that no two careers or people are the same at BCI and we offer a great range of employee benefits to accommodate your preferred lifestyle.

BCI Minerals embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and commence recruitment prior to the advertising closing date.

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