This Australian operation is part of a global business who is a leader in their field. They are a growing entity, that manufacturers and supplies products and services to the mining and infrastructure sectors; this business is committed to driving a culture of excellence and innovation.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of HR, the Talent Partner has end-to-end accountability for talent acquisition across Australia, a workforce of approximately 350 employees.
As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be accountable for managing recruitment activity across multiple sites interstate. You’ll partner closely with operational leaders to deliver efficient hiring outcomes while also playing an instrumental part in evolving the organisation’s Talent Acquisition capability, through reviewing and elevating current talent acquisition processes.
You’ll play a key role in identifying opportunities to improve hiring efficiency, reduce reliance on agencies, and strengthen internal recruitment capability.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing end-to-end recruitment across Australia for primarily blue-collar roles, with some white-collar hiring
- Reviewing current Talent Acquisition processes, tools and workflows and identifying opportunities to elevate and improve them
- Partnering with leaders to improve recruitment capability and upskill hiring managers on best-practice hiring processes
- Driving initiatives to reduce time to offer and improve recruitment efficiency
- Implementing strategies to reduce agency spend and strengthen direct sourcing capability
- Developing attraction and retention strategies aligned to workforce needs
- Building strong stakeholder relationships across operational sites
- Some travel to sites to engage with leaders and understand workforce needs
This is an opportunity for an experienced TA professional who enjoys both hands-on recruitment delivery and strategic improvement, working closely with leaders to strengthen hiring practices and build scalable talent processes.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong operational recruitment capability with a future-focused mindset.
You will bring:
- Proven Talent Acquisition experience within heavy industry environments
- Strong experience recruiting blue-collar workforces across multiple sites or regions
- Demonstrated experience reviewing and elevating a Talent Acquisition function or processes
- Experience coaching or upskilling hiring managers on effective recruitment practices
- A track record of process improvement and recruitment optimisation
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence leaders
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to drive improvements
This is a role where you can shape and improve the Talent Acquisition function across Australia in this leading global business.
You will receive strong exposure to senior operational leaders and the opportunity for site engagement, travelling to connect with the business and its people.
Located Brisbane CBD, you will be part of an inclusive and professional work culture and have the opportunity to truly make a positive impact in the business now and for the future.
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For specific questions about this role, please contact Melissa Forwood at mforwood@thenextstep.com.au