For more than 30 years, Yumi's has been transforming real, natural ingredients into delicious dips and flavoursome vegetarian foods enjoyed by Australians every day. From humble beginnings in Melbourne, we've grown into one of Australia's leading fresh food brands, with sales exceeding $100 million and products stocked in major retailers nationwide.
Today, Yumi's forms part of George Weston Foods (GWF), one of Australia and New Zealand's largest food manufacturers, employing approximately 6,000 people across 60 sites. While we benefit from the strength and support of a global organisation, we proudly maintain the entrepreneurial spirit, agility and close-knit culture that has defined Yumi's from the beginning.
We're now looking for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to join our team in a newly created part-time role.
About the Role
This is a hands-on, generalist People & Culture role that will partner closely with leaders across the business to deliver a positive employee experience from hire to retire. The successful candidate will provide practical coaching and advice on people matters, support recruitment and onboarding activities, contribute to employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives, and help leaders navigate employee relations and workplace challenges with confidence.
Working closely with the Head of People & Culture, you'll be a trusted advisor who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and supporting leaders to achieve great outcomes for their teams.
Key Responsibilities
Partnering with Leaders
Provide day-to-day HR advice and coaching
Support performance conversations and performance improvement plans
Guide leaders through employee relations matters, investigations and workplace concerns
Ensure people decisions are fair, consistent and compliant
Recruitment & Onboarding
Support managers to attract and hire great people
Coordinate recruitment activities and candidate experience




Manage onboarding processes to ensure new starters are set up for success
Maintain employment documentation and compliance requirements
Employee Development & Engagement
Support performance and development processes
Assist with learning and capability-building initiatives
Coordinate employee engagement activities and action plans
Contribute to recognition, wellbeing and culture programs
Assist with organisational change initiatives and workforce planning activities
Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance the employee experience
About You
You are a capable HR qualified who enjoys working closely with leaders and employees in a practical, solutions-focused environment.
To be successful, you'll bring:
Experience in a Human Resources, People & Culture Generalist or HR Business Partner role
Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and employee relations practices
Confidence coaching leaders through people-related matters
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
A practical, proactive and commercially focused approach
Highly regarded
Experience within manufacturing, FMCG or a blue-collar workforce environment
Why Join Yumi's?
At Yumi's, we're professional without being corporate. We value collaboration, flexibility and a sleeves-rolled-up approach to getting things done. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact across the business.
We offer
Part-time flexibility - 25 hours per week with days and working pattern negotiable
Competitive remuneration aligned with experience
Opportunity to influence and shape a newly created role
Career development opportunities across the wider GWF network
Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing initiatives
A supportive, collaborative and down-to-earth culture
Yumi's is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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