HR Business Partner Australia
- Melbourne, VIC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage employee life cycle administration: new hires, transfers, terminations, and contract changes.
- Oversee staff turnover monitoring, providing analysis and retention recommendations.
- Coordinate visa and immigration processes for international hires in line with Australian Government requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards (NES), Modern Awards, and Enterprise Agreements.
- Resolve payroll-related queries and provide required payroll inputs to Payroll Services.
- Manage remuneration and benefits administration, including superannuation, insurance, and leave entitlements.
- Prepare and maintain employment agreements, addendum letters, and contract variations.
- Ensure remuneration and benefits practices are compliant with legislative requirements and company policies.
- Manage HRIS and HR tools, ensuring data accuracy and process optimisation.
- Maintain employee records in compliance with privacy and record-keeping obligations.
- Prepare and analyse HR reports on workforce trends, turnover, absenteeism, and compliance metrics.
- Lead recruitment for positions in collaboration with hiring managers.
- Coordinate onboarding programs to ensure new employees are fully inducted.
- Support lab transfers and redeployment planning across sites.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of the workforce plans to meet operational demands.
- Partner with P&C team and leaders to design development and training plans for individuals and teams.
- Implement performance review processes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
- Conducting investigations into misconduct, grievances, and workplace disputes.
- Assist with the management of union relationships and act as a key point of contact for local workplace representatives.
- Support Enterprise Agreement negotiations and manage industrial disputes.
- Provide advice on IR strategies and legislative changes impacting the business.
- Partner with HSE team to ensure compliance with WHS legislation and internal safety policies.
- Support safety training, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
- Promote health and wellbeing initiatives to maintain workforce engagement.
- Partner with RTW coordinators regarding work-cover matters.
- Maintain a visible HR presence on site, engaging with staff at all levels.
- Provide day-to-day guidance to leaders and employees on HR matters.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders in decision-making.
- Degree in HR, IR, Law, or related field
- 10+ years HR experience, with significant ER/IR exposure in a unionised, multi-site environment
- Strong understanding of Australian labour law, Modern Awards, and Fair Work compliance
- Demonstrated success in HR systems and workforce reporting
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
- Exceptional planning and organisational skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Analytical approach to problem solving.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to effectively work within a team and independently when required including collaborating with staff and stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- Postgraduate qualification in HR, IR, or Law
- Experience in laboratory, food testing, or regulated technical industries
- Track record in integration or post-merger HR delivery
- Because you would contribute to an inspiring Public Health purpose, supported by long-term and visionary shareholders.
- Because you would have an impact on our strategic pillars that build on 50 years of experience and expertise.
- Because you would be part of a community of an enthusiastic and skilled group of people who love co-building together and serving a purpose bigger than them.
- Because you would be welcome as you are, in a diverse and open-minded environment that is rich in our singularities and differences.
- Because you would grow in an international group of more than 8200 fantastic team members, with plenty of opportunities to learn and share.