Summary
In this position you will partner with the business to provide innovative, best practice HR solutions.
This part-time position (3 days per week, 22.8 hours per week), located at Eastwood, is available for 12 months and offers a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career with Bridgestone.
Our People Commitment
At Bridgestone, we know what matters to our people. That’s why our focus is on creating the conditions for our teammates to feel safe and happy at work.
We’re passionate about growth and development, supporting our people to achieve their career goals with a focus on promoting from within.
We offer flexibility that enhances wellbeing and performance, and the security of working for a trusted global brand.
You’ll join a great team. We take pride in our friendly and supportive community. Together, we are working towards our mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’.
We believe in creating a workplace where you feel valued for your contributions and inspired to do your best work. Our perks include:
- Competitive total remuneration package, inclusive of market-related base pay.
- Discounts on Bridgestone tyres and servicing for you, your family and friends!
- Financial education, wellbeing support, and a range of employee discounts on private health, cars and car hire, hotels and other retailers.
- Annual paid volunteer leave to give back to a cause that matters to you – now that’s rewarding.
About the Role
As HR Business Partner, you will proactively partner with a dedicated client portfolio who value your contributions. You will deliver strategic HR services, handle daily HR operations and consult on customised human resources solutions to maximise organisational capability. You will uphold the values that drive our operations and shape our culture, reflecting transparency, respect, accountability, collaboration and embracing change.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing sound and timely HR consultancy services to business leaders and nominated business units
- Providing high quality advice, guidance and support, including resolution of grievances/complaints, the management of unsatisfactory performance and medical incapacity
- Supporting the relevant business unit managers with the Enterprise Agreement negotiation process
- Consulting with the relevant business units to implement best practice recruitment and selection processes supporting managers with job advertising, shortlisting, interviewing and pre-employment checks where required.
- Assisting business units to develop and execute plans for effective employee utilisation
About you
As an HR generalist, you will have experience consulting across the entire employment lifecycle, including coaching people leaders, managing employee relations, industrial relations (including enterprise agreements) and other people related priorities.
You will be adept at building relationships, along with sound problem-solving and decision-making skills, to deliver a high-quality service to your dedicated client group.
To perform successfully in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
- Broad generalist HR / IR experience
- An understanding of the application of HR policies and procedures, enterprise agreements and associated legislative requirements
- The ability to develop productive working relationships with client groups
- Tact and discretion when dealing with people and confidential information
- Sound planning, organisational, analytical and decision making skills
- Good oral and written communication skills with a focus on the provision of high-level customer service
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of products
- The ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and adhere to deadlines
A degree qualification in Human Resources or Psychology is desirable.
If you would like to join a great team and support an approachable and open client group, apply now!
About us
We are proud to be a leader in tyre and mobility solutions, offering premium products and services that keep individuals, businesses, and industries moving. We meet the needs of customers wherever they are, with operations spanning company-owned stores, franchise partners, and mobile servicing solutions, with a team of more than 2000 passionate individuals across Australia and New Zealand.