Human Resources Advisor

**This is where you save and sustain lives**

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

**The Role**

An exciting 6-month fixed term opportunity for a HR Advisor has arisen within our HR team at Baxter. The HR Advisor role is a unique opportunity for an ambitious HR professional to join our world-class HR team supporting the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations across ANZ. As an HR Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the HR Manager and ensuring the smooth operation of HR functions.

At Baxter, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and enable us to better serve patients and healthcare professionals. As an HR Advisor, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion through collaboration on initiatives and programs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Guiding managers and employees regarding HR policies, procedures, and effective approaches
- Resolving employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and performance management
- Facilitating the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a seamless transition into the organization
- Identifying training needs and assisting in the development of training programs to enhance employee skills and knowledge
- Supporting the HR Manager in administering employee benefits programs, including salary reviews, TRP process, and general queries
- Maintaining compliance with local labor laws and regulations, and assist in HR audits and reporting
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date HR records, including personnel files, contracts, and policies
- Collaborating on HR projects, such as policy development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and employee engagement programs.

**Key Requirements of the role include**:

- Tertiary qualifications in an HR or related discipline
- 3 + years experience in working in Human Resources within a blue collar environment
- manufacturing, warehousing, logistics or supply chain is preferred
- General Understanding of IR laws, relevant Awards and regulations is good to have
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Problem solving and conflict resolution abilities
- Strong talent for multi-tasking and managing competing priorities effectively
- Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
- Detail oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to fast paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to engage with many levels within the organization and across different segments of the business
- Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer needs
- Ability to work independently within established procedures
- Functional experience using Workday and Microsoft Office Suit
- Adaptability and flexibility when faced with challenges.

**Why Baxter?**

At Baxter ANZ, we are focused on being a Best Place to Work where our people can be their authentic self, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a culture where all employees can collaborate and work together effectively. Relationships are a key component in how we operate in Baxter and we share the common traits of being reliable, ethical, caring, having empathy, actively listening to our colleagues as well as being open minded to new ideas and perspectives. Baxter is an organisation that makes inclusion and diversity a priority and that seeks to promote and improve gender equality in the workplace.

We are proud to be recognised among the top 120 companies for the seventh consecutive year as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for delivering support structures for working families; stronger actions to address pay inequalities; and strategic recruitment and promotion practices that help to encourage the full participation of women at work. We are also pleased to be the winner of the 2021 & 2019 Women in MedTech Champion Company Award.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

Situated in Western Sydney, and featuring and onsite cafeteria and café, gym, we offer a dynamic and future focused w