Senior HR Advisor - Wagga Wagga at Heinz

Job Description

Join Our Team as a Senior HR Advisor!

We're looking for a seasoned HR professional to join our team at our Wagga Wagga Site in NSW (with occasional travel to Echuca Site, VIC). As a Senior HR Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting our site management teams and driving HR initiatives that make our workplace a great place to be.

About the Role:

• Provide expert HR advice and support to site management teams to achieve site goals

• Develop and implement comprehensive site HR plans, aligned with national HR strategies, to drive business performance

• Manage the external and internal recruitment and selection process for site staff, ensuring timely and effective resourcing

• Develop and implement local remuneration and benefits strategies, ensuring equitable and market-competitive compensation

• Lead organizational development initiatives to increase employee involvement and engagement, including culture surveys, values rollout, and succession planning

• Manage all work-related and non-work-related injuries, ensuring legislative compliance and cost-effective management

• Implement national HR policies and procedures, and develop site-specific policies as needed

• Analyze HR data to inform business decisions and drive improvements

• Manage Human Resource information systems, maintaining accurate and secure personnel, training, and payroll records

• Act as the site's communications contact, improving the flow of information to site employees

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement site training and development activities, including the waged employee competency system

• Manage employee relations, industrial relations, and workplace injuries

• Provide guidance on EBA and award interpretations, employment law, and HR policies

• Play a key role in EBA negotiations, driving flexibility outcomes and constructive relationships with unions

• Manage restructuring activity quickly and constructively

What We're Looking For:

• Strong industrial relations experience and knowledge of Australian employment law

• HR experience in a manufacturing site, ideally in the food industry

• Ability to understand HR strategy and operationalize this effectively on a manufacturing site

• Excellent coaching, influencing, and negotiation skills

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work with a leading food company

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

• Professional development and growth opportunities

• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you're a motivated and experienced HR professional looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now to join our team!

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.