People & Culture Partner - ER, Talent & HR Tech

ZIWI; Napier; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIWI, New Zealand’s leading pet food exporter, is seeking a People & Culture Advisor who enjoys building relationships, improving processes, and helping leaders create high-performing teams across the business.

You’ll partner with leaders on employee relations, performance conversations, remuneration reviews, and talent planning, while championing HiBob, HR data accuracy, recruitment support, and learning initiatives to drive a standout employee experience.

Qualifications

• Two+ years' experience in a People & Culture or HR advisory role.
• Solid understanding of New Zealand employment legislation and ER case management.
• Experience supporting employee relations and performance management processes.
• Strong organisational skills and confidence with systems, data and reporting.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with leaders and employees at all levels.
• Proactive, initiative-driven with a desire to make a genuine impact.

Responsibilities

• Support leaders with employee relations, performance conversations, investigations, coaching, and day-to-day people matters.
• Coordinate key annual people processes, including remuneration reviews, performance reviews, objective setting, and talent planning.
• Act as a champion for HiBob, ensuring accurate employee data and system integrity.
• Support the implementation and adoption of new HR technology and system enhancements.
• Lead employee engagement survey activities and translate feedback into action.
• Support recruitment activity and onboarding as needed.
• Coordinate learning and development initiatives to build capability across the business.
• Contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives across ZIWI.

Skills

Employee relations

Leadership coaching

Engagement initiatives

People data & reporting

Relationship building

Tools

HiBob

Job description

ZIWI, New Zealand’s leading pet food exporter, is seeking a People & Culture Advisor who enjoys building relationships, improving processes, and helping leaders create high-performing teams across the business.

You’ll partner with leaders on employee relations, performance conversations, remuneration reviews, and talent planning, while championing HiBob, HR data accuracy, recruitment support, and learning initiatives to drive a standout employee experience.