Senior / HR Business Partner
About the role
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join our team, supporting the Whyalla Steelworks operations. This role reports directly to the HR Manager for Liberty Primary Steel and works closely with operational leadership and stakeholders.
This opportunity would suit an experienced HR professional at a Senior Advisor or HR Business Partner level seeking a business partnering opportunity, with or without heavy industry experience.
As a business partner, face to face engagement with stakeholders is essential. We would support relocation to Whyalla or can offer a FIFO arrangement with Adelaide as point hire. A minimum of 3 days onsite in Whyalla would be required.
Key responsibilities:
- Build and foster strong relationships across operational business units
- Provide solid HR advice and solutions at both a strategic and tactical level
- Provide advice, guidance and support on employee and industrial relations issues, including investigations, issue resolution, performance management and EA interpretation
- Drive annual HR processes including performance and remuneration review cycles, talent mapping and succession planning framework and processes, employee engagement survey and workforce planning
- Lead your own projects, suitable to your skills and experience
About your experience
To be successful in this role you will have a high level of emotional intelligence with ability to influence and engage with individuals across all levels. You will thrive in a changing and challenging environment where no two days are the same and, you will be willing to challenge the ‘status quo’.
You also have:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Psychology, or any other transferrable people focused discipline
- Proven HR experience, with or without heavy industry experience
- Experience working with ER and IR issues in a unionised environment
- Sound knowledge and working experience with Australian employment law
- Ability to influence and present complex concepts well
About our team
GFG Alliance Australia operates an end to end mining, steel, construction and energy business. With over 160 sites and more than 6700 people, we provide steel for Australia’s leading infrastructure projects.
A member of the GFG Alliance group, Liberty Primary Steel is located at Whyalla, South Australia, approximately 400 kilometres north-west of Adelaide. We operate an integrated steelworks including steel making, blast furnace, coke oven and rolling mill facilities. Producing billet for rolling in Liberty Steel and other manufacturing sites and for export, together with rail and structural steel products.
We look for exceptional talent from a broad range of backgrounds, to bring high energy and drive innovation.
We foster a culture where people and the business can flourish and develop.
Why consider Whyalla?
Located on Eyre Peninsula’s Spencer Gulf in South Australia, Whyalla is an important hub and the region’s biggest city for retail shopping.
Whyalla boasts a warm climate, accessible ocean shores and saltwater fishing and is well served with educational facilities- Students can gain a quality education from primary school to university without leaving the city.
To view more of what Whyalla has to offer visit www.whyalla.com
Next steps
We are committed to uncompromising levels of safety, strong customer centricity and diversity. Wherever they are in the world, our people are our greatest asset. We would love you to be part of our journey.
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