Description:
Alstom is seeking a Senior HR Manager for a permanent position to support various functions at our Dandenong site such as Engineering, Logistics, Project Management and Sourcing. Reporting to the HR Business Partnering Lead for the Rolling Stock & Components Product Line, you will be the HR site lead for complex IR/ER matters including Enterprise Bargaining Negotiations for our large manufacturing cohort. Your role will focus on enhancing workplace culture and equipping leaders, managers, supervisors, and team leaders with essential skills in employment law and corporate governance.
As a Senior HR Manager, you’ll:
- Come with the natural ability to connect well with stakeholders and build trusting relationships
- Be an experienced HR professional who is comfortable taking the lead during Enterprise Bargaining negotiations
- Provide coaching, development, and support to one direct report
- Support and coach managers in performance improvement and performance management discussions
- Lead investigations and resolution of complex IR/ER issues
- Provide ongoing governance training to managers, supervisors, and team leaders on employment law and 'respect at work' to enhance confidence in this area
- Work with key management personnel and the HR Manager, to improve the cascade of site communication
- Offer IR/ER advice, including interpreting legislation, contracts, awards, and policies
- Lead and execute site change management and HR projects with IR/ER focus in mind
- Manage inbound and outbound expatriates in collaboration with the mobility team, including visa support
- Perform day-to-day generalist HR activities
- Support the Performance Management Cycle, including reviews, salary adjustments, objective setting, and succession planning
- Assist with Dandenong-related Compensation & Benefits activities
- Provide reporting and data expertise for your area of responsibility to support business justification and positioning
All about you:
- Hold a tertiary degree in a related field
- Possess significant relevant experience in employment/labour law, gained through either HR or ER/IR roles
- Demonstrate excellent negotiation and influencing skills to engage with diverse stakeholders and customers
- Have proven experience and feel comfortable working in a complex industrial environment
- Possess comprehensive knowledge of industrial relations principles and practices, and their impact on business performance
- Have experience and confidence in leading Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations, collaborating closely with employee union delegates and unions
- Demonstrate generalist HR experience covering all areas of HR management practice within a matrix organisational structure
- Comfortable to work in a fast-paced environment that can be ambiguous at times
- Be a proactive subject matter expert (SME) in IR/ER - enthusiastic about culture change
- Able to articulate views and advice clearly to a broad range of individuals