We are partnering with a well-established, production-driven organisation in the manufacturing and agricultural industry. They are currently entering a significant and positive period of change and need support to ensure business continuity and set up for future success.
About the Role:
We are looking for someone with broad HR generalist skills, who can support the small HR team with the current workload, provide practical, solutions-focused HR support across a production environment. You’ll balance day-to-day HR advisory, recruitment, policy development, with the ability to pivot into project work — helping shape and embed frameworks that support the business through ownership change. No day will be the same.
This role can be based in Brisbane or Townsville. If Brisbane-based, you will travel to site fortnightly to stay closely connected to operations; other rosters could be considered for the right person.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide timely, pragmatic HR advice across employee relations, performance management, and broader workforce matters, with priorities shifting in line with operational needs
- Build strong, credible relationships with leaders across site and corporate functions
- Support the HR Manager and HR Advisor, stepping into priorities as required across the team
- Contribute to and deliver HR projects, including the development and embedding of frameworks, policies, and processes
- Manage recruitment activity, contract management, and onboarding processes
- Maintain close connection with operations to understand workforce dynamics and emerging people needs
- Proven experience in a generalist HR or HR Business Partner role, ideally within a production, industrial, manufacturing, or other operational environment
- employee relations capability, with solid understanding of Australian employment legislation
- Comfortable working in change-heavy, evolving environments where priorities shift quickly and not everything is defined
- Able to pivot, prioritise, and make sound, practical decisions with incomplete information
- Resilient, hands-on, and solutions-focused, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
- Experience contributing to or leading HR projects, including developing and embedding frameworks or systems
About Applying
At TNS, we embrace individuality and differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, faith and sexual orientation. We strive to provide a recruitment experience that’s fair, inclusive and accessible. We encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
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For a confidential discussion, please contact Geraldine Doyle at gdoyle@thenextstep.com.au or click “Apply” to apply for this role.