Are you a values-driven People & Culture leader who can balance strategy with delivery? This senior leadership role will see you shaping the future of a leading Australian FMCG manufacturer while embedding a culture of excellence, innovation and care.
About the Role
This is a hands-on leadership role that requires the ability to work across strategy, operations, and culture. You’ll lead a small team of HR professionals, oversee key people projects, and serve as the trusted adviser to senior leaders.
- Provide leadership across all facets of People & Culture, including culture, capability, industrial relations, talent, and organisational design.
- Coach and support senior leaders to role model values, strengthen leadership impact, and build engaged, high-performing teams.
- Drive best-practice approaches in recruitment, onboarding, engagement, wellbeing, remuneration, performance and employee relations.
- Oversee and deliver key projects including capability frameworks, engagement initiatives, change management, and leadership development.
- Champion continuous improvement and lean processes across HR systems, policies, and operations.
- Promote sustainability and corporate responsibility, embedding practices that support both business performance and positive community outcomes.
- Ensure 100% compliance with food safety, risk management, and governance frameworks.
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or related discipline.
- Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role, ideally within FMCG, manufacturing or industrial settings.
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation and IR frameworks.
- Proven ability to influence and coach senior executives, while remaining approachable and pragmatic.
- Experience in project management, culture-building, and organisational transformation.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
How to Apply
Click "Apply for this job" or for a confidential conversation, contact Eliza Kennedy at ekennedy@thenextstep.com.au or 0448 889 375
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3966010
Date Published:
23-Sep-2025
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