HR Administrator

At Walkinshaw Group, we're passionate about creating exceptional automotive products and experiences. With a proud Australian heritage and a talented team of people, we foster a collaborative, inclusive and hands‑on environment where everyone has the opportunity to grow and make an impact.

As our Human Resources Administrator, you'll play a pivotal role in keeping our people operations running smoothly. Reporting to the General Manager Human Resources, you'll support a wide range of HR activities across recruitment, onboarding, employee records, HR systems and compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and people-focused administrator looking to build their HR career. You'll work closely with employees and leaders across the business, helping to create a workplace where people feel supported, valued and set up for success.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinating recruitment activities, including advertising roles, scheduling interviews, communicating with candidates and conducting pre-employment checks.
• Delivering a seamless onboarding experience and helping new team members hit the ground running from day one.
• Preparing employment contracts, letters and HR documentation with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Maintaining employee records and HR systems to ensure information is accurate, current and secure.
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries and providing support to employees and leaders across the business.
• Assisting employees with Employment Hero and helping to make HR processes easy to navigate.
• Monitoring key compliance activities including probation reviews, work rights, training requirements and employee documentation.
• Coordinating occupational health appointments and related employee wellbeing activities.
• Building strong relationships across both office and production environments.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve the efficiency of HR administration.

What Impact You'll Have

• Shape positive employee experiences from recruitment through to onboarding and beyond.
• Help ensure our HR operations run efficiently, accurately and compliantly.
• Build trusted relationships with employees and leaders across the business.
• Support the attraction and retention of great people.
• Bring fresh ideas that improve how we work and support our teams.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and high‑performing workplace culture.

What We're Looking For

• A qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in an HR Administration or support role, preferably in a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Strong administration skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Exposure to recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle administration (highly regarded).
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Experience using HRIS platforms (Employment Hero experience highly regarded).
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Outlook and Excel.
• A proactive mindset and a desire to continuously improve processes and ways of working.

What We Offer

• A supportive team that genuinely cares about people and collaboration.
• Competitive salary package, including 2 RDOs per year.
• The opportunity to build broad HR experience across recruitment, onboarding, HR systems, compliance and people operations.
• Exposure to a dynamic manufacturing environment where no two days are the same.
• Mentorship and development from experienced HR professionals.
• The chance to contribute to meaningful HR initiatives and projects.
• A role where your ideas, initiative and contributions are valued.
• The opportunity to make a real impact on our people and culture.

Interested?

If you're looking for an opportunity to grow your HR career, gain exposure across the full employee lifecycle, and make a genuine impact in a people‑focused organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

#J-18808-Ljbffr