HR Advisor

Ritchies Transport; Waitakere Ranges; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ritchies Transport is seeking an HR Advisor to partner with management in all HR matters and to support site-based teams across depots. You will advise on HR issues to minimise risk and ensure good people management practices.

As HR Advisor you will collaborate within the HR team, assist with performance management, recruitment, onboarding/offboarding and HR data reporting. This role requires up-to-date NZ HR knowledge and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR roles with a practical understanding of people management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across site teams.
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support and partner with depot teams to provide HR guidance.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• Draft and advise on position descriptions and appraisal/remuneration processes.

Skills

Good communicator

Team player

High attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

HR qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Title

HR Advisor

Reports to

Director of People, Safety and Culture or HR Business Partner

Job purpose

Assist the management team in all HR matters to ensure that Ritchies follows due process and adopts good people management principles.

Support and regularly visit site-based teams as the HR team are partners to the business.

Advise on HR issues to minimise risk and exposure to Ritchies.

What am I supposed to do? [Key Performance Indictors for this role]

What are the outputs?

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Take all practicable steps to ensure personal safety and the safety of others as a matter of priority.
• Follow health, safety & wellbeing processes and always maintain a safe workplace for yourself, customers, employees, and all visitors.
• Contribute and participate when required in health, safety & wellbeing meetings, minimise risks and report all hazards, incidents, and near misses immediately.
• All incidents, near misses and accidents are reported in a timely manner.
• Attend regional health, safety & wellbeing meetings and ensure HR team is updated.

HR Advisor

Collaborate within the HR Team.

Depot Support

• Provide HR support in depots.
• Assist with the annual appraisal and Remuneration review process. Ensure line management follow the process and maintain the appropriate records.
• Assist the business with performance issues including performance management processes.

Recruitment

• Liaise with recruitment to manage vacancies.
• Take an active role in short and long-term resource planning assisting interviewing as required.
• Support the succession planning process.
• Draft and advise on operational position descriptions.

Onboarding/ offboarding

• Take ownership and manage any employees transferring to Ritchies during contract mobilisation.
• Conduct leaver interviews.

Data

• Review HR reporting KPIs and develop continual improvement strategies and work plans.
• Ensure HR records are accurate.
• Provide HR integration to payroll guidance and support.

Process

• Create new HR processes appropriate to Ritchies as required.
• Create guidance on general HR related issues such as mentoring, staff referrals and employee benefits.
• Create training plans (using appraisal data) and maintain a training schedule.

BAU and Projects

• Implementation of the HR Plan and achieve the Annual Calendar milestones.
• Other initiatives as requested by the Director of People
• Collaboration within the HR team.
• Ritchies depots have consistent and reliable HR support.
• The onboarding process and offboarding processes are managed.
• Employee records are current, accurate and up to date (including IEA, PDs, drivers’ licenses, p-endorsements, health checks, criminal checks and training records).
• Finance is informed of all changes in employee information that will affect payroll.
• HR BAU programme is managed and delivered on time.
• Reporting is accurate and delivered on time.

Other Responsibilities & Projects

• Always maintain the integrity of Ritchies.
• Uphold confidentiality on company related matters and work within the company defined policies and procedures and the laws of New Zealand.
• Assist with other duties as required and reasonably requested.
• Participate in special projects as necessary.
• Continually explore ways to enhance your own and team’s way of working for the benefit of the business.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• No breaches of confidentiality
• All projects or other duties delivered on time and in budget.
• Policies and procedures always followed and maintained.

Skills / Knowledge / Experience

Essential

Desirable

• Experience in HR.
• Good communicator and team player.
• Excellent people focus.
• Flexible and resilient approach.
• A positive attitude.
• Discrete and trustworthy.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to think on your feet and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent computer skills (ability to input data into systems and run reports and strong excel knowledge).
• Ability to create new systems and processes.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver under pressure.
• Experience in the Public Transport or Front Line Employee Sectors
• Professional HR qualification