About the Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced HR professional to take full ownership of HR across Brisbane and Sydney sites. Reporting to the national People and Culture leader, you’ll be the on-site HR expert, partnering with operational leaders to deliver hands-on, high-impact HR solutions. This standalone role combines day-to-day HR delivery with strategic initiatives, allowing you to drive engagement, performance and compliance while seeing the real impact of your work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the on-site HR partner, delivering practical solutions that make a real difference for employees and operations;

• Drive end-to-end HR across the full employee lifecycle, providing guidance on recruitment, onboarding, performance, engagement, employee relations, and offboarding;

• Coach leaders to build capability, embed best-practice processes and enhance team performance;

• Use HR metrics and insights to improve ways of working and inform business decisions;

• Champion culture, engagement and values-based behaviours to create a positive, collaborative workplace; and

• Lead HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen efficiency and alignment across both sites.

About You

You’re a hands-on HR generalist who thrives in operational, standalone, or small-team roles. You enjoy working closely with leaders to deliver HR solutions across the full employee lifecycle and support projects, continuous improvement and strategic initiatives.

• Strong generalist experience, ideally in manufacturing, FMCG, or a similar blue-collar environment;

• Proven ability to work independently and manage end-to-end HR in small to medium or multi-site environments;

• Experienced in coaching leaders and resolving employee relations and performance matters;

• Comfortable supporting projects, process improvements and strategic initiatives;

• Adaptable, solutions-focused and confident influencing operational leaders; and

• Willingness to occasionally travel interstate or support multiple sites.

Benefits and Culture

• Take ownership of a standalone HR role with real impact across Brisbane and Sydney sites;

• Work as part of a leading manufacturing organisation with Australian and New Zealand operations and be part of a global leader in label manufacturing;

• Drive HR best practice and see the tangible results of your initiatives;

• Competitive remuneration and opportunities to grow your career locally and globally;

• Additional employee benefits available to support health and wellbeing;

• Friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment with regular social events; and

• Join a company committed to sustainability, making a positive impact on the planet.

How to Apply
 
For more information or a confidential discussion please call Ashleigh McFadyen at u&u on 07 3232 9182 quoting reference number 43833.
 
At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
 
Should you require reasonable adjustments or have a preferred method of communication throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via adjustments@uandu.com or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.
 
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