We're Alignr — a modern recruitment partner helping ambitious businesses hire smarter and scale faster. This time, we're partnering with a leading agribusiness entering a new chapter of growth. After a period of change in the HR team, they're looking for a People & Culture Business Partner who can stabilise, support, and set HR on the right trajectory.
This role is all about building engagement from the ground floor up — partnering with leaders, embedding processes, and setting a path for HR to make a long-term impact.
Are you looking for…
* A role where you can roll up your sleeves but also bring strategy to life?
* The chance to build policy, processes, and people capability?
* To report directly to a people-centric CEO?
* Real engagement work — recognition, communication, and career pathways?
* A business investing in people, safety, and culture (winners of major regional business awards)?
What's in it for you?
* Permanent role
* Salary up to $120,000 Base + Super
* Work from home 1 day a week
* Report directly to a people-focused CEO
* Bordertown Location
* Build & grow the impact of HR
* Join a company with a clear and transparent 3 year plan
* Be the visible HR presence that leaders and employees can trust
* 1 direct report
Your next company & team
This business has made significant investments in people, safety, and capability. The HR team is growing and evolving:
* 180 People (roughly 100 covered by EBA)
* The CEO & exec team is committed to a clear strategy and raising HR's influence across the business
* The culture? People-first, practical, and supportive, but still building structure and processes.
What You'll Do
* Partner with leaders across multiple sites (focus on Bordertown)
* Build HR processes: policies, contracts, onboarding, wage parity reviews
* Lead engagement activities: recognition, communication, career pathing
* Guide and mentor the HR Officer
* Support ER/IR, performance, and BAU HR activities
* Drive capability-building projects across leaders and employees
* Balance BAU (contracts, compliance) with strategy (culture, people capability)
You'll Thrive Here If You…
* Love hands-on HR but can also bring strategy to life
* You're a builder - can fly the plane while you build it
* Can build trust quickly on the ground floor with leaders and employees
* Are proactive, honest & practical
* Adapt well to foundational environments where structure is still forming
* Are patient but persistent, able to push for outcomes while balancing relationships
This Role Isn't For You If…
* You're looking for a polished, already-built HR function to plod along
* You prefer compliance-only HR without engagement or strategy
* You don't want to spend time on-site across the sites
* You struggle with ambiguity
Must-Haves
* Minimum 5 years HR generalist/business partner experience
* Confident with BAU HR (contracts, onboarding, policies) and ER/IR
* Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and engagement at all levels
* Comfortable working onsite across regional and metro sites
* Resilient and proactive — not waiting to be told what to do
Nice-to-Haves
* Experience in unionised / EBA-covered environments
* Background in agribusiness, food processing, or manufacturing
* Experience in regional or multi-site environments
Hiring Process
* Step 1: Apply & complete basic screening questions
* Step 2: If aligned, received alignment survey
* Step 3: alignment call with Alignr
* Step 4: Interview with CEO
* Step 5: Final interview with the leadership Team
* Step 6: Offer & onboarding plan
Next steps from here?
Apply, complete the short screening questions.
If everything aligns, we'll send you a quick alignment task (<3 mins). It helps us make sure this is the right fit for both sides before progressing.
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