HR Advisor - Bairnsdale
- Location:
- Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
- Posted:
- 14th April 2025
- Advertiser:
- Patties Foods Pty Ltd - 937637
- Excellent salary and fantastic employee perks!
- Enhance your HR career in this fun and varied role!
- Strong culture and supportive management to help you make a difference!
Patties Foods is a true Australian success story. With humble beginnings in 1966 as a family-owned cake shop in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, we have grown into one of Australia's most loved manufacturers, suppliers, and marketers of leading branded frozen savoury, frozen meals, and dessert products. In recent years, Patties Foods has also started exporting to Japan and the USA, introducing the great Australian taste to the global market. Our company values of Courage, Trust, Integrity, and Ownership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties Foods' brands have become household names across the nation, but to make our great brands happen, we need great people - and that's where you come in.
The Role
Located onsite in Bairnsdale, reporting to the HR Manager this role will be an excellent opportunity for an experienced generalist HR Advisor to take the next step in their HR career. The Patties HR Team are a passionate group of hard-working individuals, who are dynamic, caring and like to have fun. This is a role where you will have the opportunity to influence and make a real difference.
The duties and responsibilities in this role will include but not be limited to;
- Providing best practice HR advice in accordance with Fair Work Act, all other legislative requirements and instruments, and the interpretation of the Site Enterprise Agreement.
- Creation of contracts of employment and variations and coordinating new starter processes and revision or update employment letters for existing employees.
- Support Managers with Employee Relations issues including under-performance and disciplinary matters - aligning process and decision-making with legislative and policy guidelines.
- Lead Onboarding & Induction Program for professional staff.
- Provide support in the lead up, implementation and post implementation of the HRIS.
- Assist with the development and talent management of employees and ensuring individual development plans are being adhered to.
- Manage the Probation Review Process.
- Conduct Exit Interviews & report analysis & trends.
- Working with the Training Coordinator to support the effectiveness of early intervention and return-to-work programs, making necessary adjustments to improve outcomes.
- Serve as a liaison between injured/ill employees, management, and healthcare providers to facilitate open and effective communication regarding treatment progress, work restrictions, and accommodation requirements.
- Other ad hoc duties as per directed.
Are you a motivated, personable and energetic HR professional with experience in general HR advice and administration across a range of departments? The successful candidate will display this as well as the following:
- Degree qualified or equivalent proven experience in Human Resource Management is preferred.
- Experience in the same or similar role is highly regarded.
- Strong demonstrated understanding in Industrial Relations, specifically the Fair Work Act, NES, Enterprise Agreements and Contracts of Employment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- High level of attention to detail and be able to prioritise a busy workflow.
- Strong stakeholder management and people skills.
- Experience within FMCG is favourable but not essential.
At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture! We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to;
- Generous employee benefits that compliment a positive work/life balance, including salary packaging.
- Take home products for you and your family to enjoy.
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
- Patties people; hungry humble and focussed. Join us now!