The Business
Patties Food Group is a leading Australian food company behind much-loved brands including Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna’s, Lean Cuisine and On The Menu. Our purpose is to delight customers with delicious and convenient food, and our people play a vital role in making this happen.
Our Bairnsdale site is our largest manufacturing environment, with a close-knit team. We are looking for a proactive and people-focused HR Coordinator to join the site HR team and make a genuine impact.

The Role
Reporting to the HR Manager of our Bairnsdale site, you will provide high-quality coordination and administration support across the employee lifecycle. This is a wide-ranging, site-based role, ideal for someone who enjoys being part of a busy operational environment and creating a positive employee experience.
Your key responsibilities will include:

- Acting as a first point of contact for routine HR queries, policies and processes, escalating more complex matters where needed
- Coordinating recruitment activities including advertising, interview scheduling, candidate communication and pre-employment documentation
- Managing end-to-end onboarding, inductions and new starter requirements, including site access, uniforms and system access
- Preparing employment documentation and supporting employee changes, probation reviews, work-right checks and offboarding
- Maintaining accurate employee records, HR systems, registers and personnel files
- Coordinating training records and following up outstanding completion requirements
- Supporting employee engagement, reward and recognition, wellbeing, Social Club and site events
- Assisting with HR communications, the HR Portal and Viva Engage




- Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, templates, systems and the employee experience.

The Person
You will be highly organised, approachable and comfortable building relationships with employees and leaders across a busy manufacturing site. You will bring a practical mindset, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage changing priorities with confidence.
You will also bring:

- A Certificate III or higher in Business Administration or Human Resources, highly regarded
- Three to five years’ experience in an administration role, ideally within HR or a people-focused team
- Strong organisation, communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience maintaining confidential records and handling sensitive information professionally
- A continuous-improvement mindset and the initiative to find practical solutions
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- An interest in working within a fast-paced FMCG or operational environment.

Why Patties?
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact within a business that is continuing to grow and evolve. You will work with experienced, collaborative leaders and teams, with access to development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and free take-home product for you to enjoy.
Our values guide everything we do: Trust, Ownership, Courage and Integrity.

If you are ready to bring your HR coordination expertise to a much-loved Australian food business, we would love to hear from you. Patties Food Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

No recruitment agencies please.

📌 HR Coordinator (Bairnsdale)
🏢 Patties Foods
📍 Bairnsdale