Job Description

This is a great opportunity to join a leading Australian food processing and manufacturing organisation with a strong national footprint and a proud history of delivering quality Australian products to local and global markets.

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Operating within a large-scale, sophisticated processing environment, the business is committed to operational excellence, safety and building a strong, capable workforce.

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The Opportunity

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This is a key, hands-on site-based leadership role where you will take full ownership of the People & Culture function.

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Highly visible and hands-on, you will partner closely with operational leaders to drive workforce stability, capability and engagement across a large, labour-intensive site.

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This role balances strategic input with practical delivery — setting standards, building leader capability and ensuring people initiatives translate into real outcomes on the floor.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Act as the trusted People & Culture partner to site leadership
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- Provide practical, commercially sound advice across the employee lifecycle
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- Lead, coach and develop the in office P&C; team
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- Drive workforce planning, recruitment and talent management
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- Manage ER/IR matters including performance, investigations and compliance
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- Ensure strong governance, HR data integrity and legislative alignment
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- Embed company values into everyday behaviours and site culture
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- Partner with central teams to ensure consistency across the broader business
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About You

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- Proven experience in a site-based operational HR/P&C; role within manufacturing, processing, logistics or a similar environment
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- Strong ER/IR capability with confidence managing complex casework
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- Ability to influence and partner with operational leaders in fast-paced environments
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- A hands-on, pragmatic approach and comfortable being highly visible on site
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- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
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- Experience leading HR operations, governance and workforce planning
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Why This Role?

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- Critical leadership role within a well-established Australian organisation
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- Genuine opportunity to shape culture, capability and workforce outcomes
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- Autonomy at site level with support from an experienced broader P&C; function
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- A regional lifestyle opportunity offering community, space and balance
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This role is based in regional NSW and will require relocation if you are not currently based locally.

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If you're an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the operation and seeing the impact of your work every day, this is a rare opportunity to step into a role with real influence.

📌 People & Culture Manager - Regional NSW (New South Wales)
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📍 New South Wales