Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner

Partner with leaders across a multi-site blue-collar workforce to drive ER/IR case management & strategy, performance, capability, and culture.
  • HR multi-site role - Strong ER/IR focus
  • Hybrid working + regular multi site travel
  • Up to $180K to circa. $200K inc super + bonus
  • About the Organisation:

    Our client is a respected, values-driven organisation operating nationally across essential industrial and blue-collar sectors. With a proud history of safety, performance, and service excellence, they employ thousands of skilled people across multiple sites and states. The business continues to evolve through innovation, collaboration, and strong leadership, maintaining its reputation as a trusted industry partner.

    About the Role:

    Reporting to the Head of HR, this multi-site based Senior HR Business Partner role combines operational delivery with strategic influence across a large, distributed workforce. You’ll partner closely with senior leaders, operations, and People & Culture teams to strengthen leadership capability, build workforce engagement, and enable business performance. You will:
    • Partner with operational leaders to implement people initiatives across workforce planning, capability, and engagement.
    • Coach and support leaders on employee relations, performance management, and workplace culture.
    • Contribute to enterprise agreement planning and employee consultation processes in collaboration with ER/IR specialists.
    • Lead and embed HR programs covering talent, learning, and succession planning.
    • Provide data-driven insights and reporting to inform workforce and leadership decisions.
    • Drive inclusion, wellbeing, and continuous improvement across multiple sites nationally.
    About You:

    You’re an experienced HR professional who thrives in dynamic, industrial environments. Pragmatic, commercially aware, and people-centred, you bring a blend of strategic perspective and operational know-how to every challenge. You communicate clearly, influence with integrity, and enjoy working collaboratively across diverse stakeholder groups. You will bring:
    • Demonstrated success in HR partnering or leadership roles within blue-collar cmmerical environments, such as manufacturing, transport, logistics, heavy industry, or industrial sectors.
    • Strong grounding in employee relations, industrial relations, performance management, and leadership development.
    • Experience in highly unionised commercial environments. 
    • Excellent influencing and coaching capability with senior stakeholders.
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects. 
    • Willingness to travel to multi-sites, sometimes interstate as required within a hybrid working from home model.
    • Tertiary qualifications. 
    Why Apply?

    This is an opportunity to make a visible impact in a national organisation that values ownership, inclusion, and continuous improvement in a high profile organisation. You’ll work with a collaborative People & Culture team that supports leadership growth, operational effectiveness, and strong workplace culture that's safety first.

    How to Apply:

    If your experience reflects the above and you’re ready to contribute to a progressive, people-focused industrial organisation, please apply online.

    For a confidential discussion, contact Matthew Saitta on 02 8045 2923 or email matthew@tandempartners.com.au quoting reference 3980889a .

    Tandem Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

    #SCR-matthew-saitta

    Salary Range:

    $180000 - $200000

    Work Type:

    Full Time

    Location:

    New South Wales

    Date Published:

    12-Nov-2025

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