HR Advisor

As the HR Advisor, you will provide practical human resources advice within the Industrial / Manufacturing sector and help employees and managers handle day-to-day people matters. You will use sound judgement and clear communication to support consistent HR practices across the business.

The organisation operates in the Industrial / Manufacturing industry in Regents Park with a relocation to Wetherill Park in early 2027.

Description

• Provide practical, commercially focused HR support across Australia and New Zealand.
• Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Support employee relations matters, including performance, conduct, grievances and absence management.
• Guide managers through workplace investigations, disciplinary matters and other sensitive employee issues using fair and consistent processes.
• Ensure HR practices align with Australian employment legislation, including Fair Work requirements, the National Employment Standards (NES) and Modern Awards.
• Ideally have exposure to New Zealand employment relations and HR practices.
• Support recruitment activities, including job advertising, interviewing, candidate coordination and onboarding.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, employment changes, documentation and exits.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and broader people activities.
• Coach and guide managers through HR processes, policies and people matters.
• Support leadership development and succession planning activities.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, HR documentation and sensitive employee information.
• Prepare HR reports and maintain workforce data to support informed people and business decisions.
• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that improve HR processes, systems and employee information.

Profile

• Hands-on HR generalist experience supporting the full employee lifecycle.
• Experience providing practical HR advice to managers and employees.
• Strong employee relations and performance management experience.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment law, Fair Work, the National Employment Standards (NES) and Modern Awards.
• Experience supporting workplace investigations, disciplinary matters and grievances.
• Confidence managing performance and conduct matters using clear, fair and consistent processes.
• Experience across recruitment, interviewing and onboarding.
• Experience supporting employment changes, employee documentation and exits.
• Experience with absence management and general HR advisory matters.
• Confidence coaching and guiding managers through HR policies, processes and employee matters.
• Experience supporting a blue-collar or operational workforce.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with managers and operational stakeholders.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information and sensitive documentation with care and discretion.
• Strong written communication skills, particularly across HR correspondence, documentation and reporting.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Ideally, some exposure to New Zealand employment relations.

Job Offer

• Broad HR Advisor role across Australia and New Zealand.
• Great exposure to ER, performance, recruitment and investigations.
• Work closely with managers and operational teams.
• Get involved in leadership, engagement and succession initiatives.
• Opportunity to influence and improve HR practices across the business.

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