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Employment Relations Partner

Company description:

At The Arnott's Group, you'll work with a diverse team who align with our values and are passionate and empowered to perform at pace and achieve big things. Alongside genuine people, you'll enable the local production of quality products including Tim Tams, Campbells Soup, Shapes, V8 juice, Vita-Weat, Scotch Fingers and many, many more…. which you also get to enjoy.

We are proud of our legacy, but we aren't stopping here! Collaborators, innovators, and agile thinkers with a curious mind thrive here. Be part of a future which is full of delicious moments created locally, by you!

Job description:

The Opportunity

As our Employment Relations Partner you will provide thought leadership across industrial relations, performance management, investigation processes, and people policies. You will provide coaching and guidance to the People & Culture team and the business as required in a pragmatic, operationally viable and commercial way.

The Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain a network Industrial Relations framework, aligned to business strategy.
• Provide strategic, process and ad hoc negotiation support to P&C Managers and Plant Managers in the negotiation of EAs.
• Establish people policies, including the establishment of ANZ policies, standards and guidelines, and the maintenance of same; develop and maintain standard performance improvement, investigation, and reporting processes, whilst providing coaching and support in the application of these.
• Determine and manage employee terms and conditions including contracts, clauses, notice periods, restraint periods; ensure our employment contracts, policies and procedures are compliant with the legislative requirements of the jurisdictions we operate in.
• Liaise with ANZ in-house Legal team, ensuring alignment and manage advice/escalations as required; manage governance requirements and relationships with engaging external advisors.

The Ingredients for Success

Just like you can't make a Tim Tam without chocolate, there are a few essential ingredients we need for this role:

• Sound knowledge of IR/ER legislation across Australia with degree qualifications in HR, IR or Legal.
• Several years' experience in a similar position within industries comparative to FMCG.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience in employment bargaining agreements.
• A continuous improvement mindset with experience developing relevant best practice strategies, frameworks, and tools.
• High commercial acumen with an ability to make sound, independent judgments within established policies and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, a high attention to detail, relationship management and influencing skills; the ability and willingness to be both hands on and strategic.

To Apply

If this sounds like your next opportunity, please follow the link and apply. The Arnott's Group unites a collection of leading consumer brands connected by our purpose, to create delicious moments. We recognise that creating delicious moments for a diverse range of consumers is only possible if our workforce reflects the consumers we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer - because it's right for our consumers, our business, and our people.

*We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies*