ER/IR Manager - NSW/ACT | Sydney

Job Description

• Leading FMCG Organisation, recognised and loved consumer food brands
• Bring your Employee Relations experience and connect this to make an impact in your business partnering
• Join an experienced and passionate People & Culture team

About Us

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is making everyday food better for everyone. Our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the region driven by our core values of Create Clarity, Better Together, Own It, and Collective Curiosity. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end-to-end value chain when making decisions to optimise our business. Collectively we are curious, we seek new ways to improve and evolve and together we drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.

About the opportunity:

We are now looking for a dynamic, influential, and experienced P&C Manager/Workplace Relations Manager responsible for our NSW and ACT manufacturing and distribution sites; Predominantly based at our Moorebank and Erskine Park facilities, you will bring your employee relations expertise into your business partnering impact.   This role is an integral member of the Goodman Fielder P&C team, and a key member of the site leadership team to deliver people initiatives, advice, support and services to state based operations.

You will be responsible for:

• Industrial relations; work through performance management, employee relations and industrial relations matters, while steering the IR strategy for your region inline with company objectives.  You will be involved in EA negotiations, acting as a contact for the local unions.  Driving key proactive communication initiatives to uphold principles of consultative committees to drive engagement.
• Learning and development; prepare and co-ordinate programs and external training, support internal rollout of training programs, address specific performance improvement opportunities.
• Perform and grow; support the annual performance review process for salaried groups, coach and develop line managers to enhance team performance and culture.
• Site operations; review and challenge existing work practices and seek opportunities for improvement, be a role model on site by living the quality, cost and safety culture, actively participate in regular site based meetings, communicate between payroll and site, ensure compliance with required food manufacturing and customer standards, support injury management programs and non-work related injuries.
• People and culture; ensure leadership behaviours are consistent with the vision, goal and priorities of GF, maintain focus on talent management and succession planning, ensure development plans are in place with capability needs being assessed.
• Recruitment and selection; Partner with line management and the Talent Acquisition team promoting equal employment opportunity, provide an engaging and consistent onboarding experience to new-starters

To be successful in this role you will need to love getting to the bottom of matters, partnering with managers and building knowledge and capability along the way.  You are organised, rely on facts while valuing empathy – and you enjoy the autonomy you get because of this.  Further success factors are:

• Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline; HR, Business or related
• 8+ years in HR Blue collar, operational environments, preferably within FMCG and/or site manufacturing
• Ability to travel occasionally between sites/states, however predominantly within NSW
• Experience with Unions and negotiations essential
• Knowledge of Industrial Relations, Awards, Enterprise Agreements
• Strong communication and coaching skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence effectively
• High computer literacy, SAP experience beneficial but not essential

What can we offer you?

At Goodman Fielder we aim to reflect the society within which we live and create a sense of belonging among our employees; helping to bring our purpose to life of making everyday food better for everyone. We aim to work #bettertogether to make our people, and our future talent feel cared for, respected and valued, regardless of their race, religious expression, gender, sexuality, age, physical ability or status. In doing so, we aim to create an inclusive experience for employees where we celebrate diversity, we are curious to learn, we are compassionate, and we are consistent in our behavior.

In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you achieve personal and professional growth and development. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers. 

For more information or to learn about any other roles available at Goodman Fielder, please visit our careers page and register your details.  

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