People and Culture Manager

Newly created permanent full-time position
- Acacia Ridge location, Mondays to Fridays office-based
- A winning brand with a friendly, family-like team environment

**About Us**
Our company began in the 1800s when Dr. Thomas Pennington Lucas, a Scottish botanist who migrated to Australia, combined the study of over 10,000 Australian plants with his medical training and produced the unique formula for Lucas’ Papaw Ointment. Used extensively to treat patients in his own hospital, the remedy was also adopted by other hospitals such as London’s Greater Ormond Hospital which even wrote a testimonial as to the ointment’s effectiveness in 1910. On his death, Dr. Lucas left to his widow the complete formulae of his preparations and all directions for compounding them, and this same formula is still produced precisely as he specified, more than 100 years later.

Now owned and run by the doctor’s great-great-grandchildren, Lucas’ Papaw Remedy is sold today in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines, and Hong Kong. Its natural antiseptic and healing properties have led to many awards such as Trip Advisor’s
- Traveller’s Choice_ awards for Most Popular Lip Balm and
- Buyer’s Choice_ awards for baby products. We are still the only company to make freshly fermented papaw and we still peel our papaws by hand to ensure the highest quality. It is this kind of approach that has led to us going viral with
- Stranger Things_ actress Sadie Sinks wearing by it and singer Adele’s professional make-up artist Michael Ashton including it in his make-up kit.

Yet none of this would be possible without our great people. People like our production supervisor who started with us 15 years ago and is now a vital and highly valued leader in our company. Or Katherine who has kept our exacting accounts area running smoothly for 6 years. We are a small nimble, team so everyone has an impact, and we have fun and celebrate success together. As well as financially supporting charitable ventures we are also involved in research with organisations like Griffith University and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Our long-term vision is to continuously improve, expand our global markets, and introduce new generations to Lucas Papaw’s healing properties.

**About The Role**
Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this is a newly created, standalone People and Culture Manager role. The main objective of this role is to help us achieve our organizational goals by providing greater value to our dedicated staff and fostering a collaborative, passionate, and supportive environment. The role will play a crucial part in team expansion and the onboarding of new members.

**What You’ll Need To Succeed**:

- A minimum of five years of relevant experience across the entire HR life cycle, preferably in a similar HR generalist standalone greenfield role, having successfully established and matured the HR functions from its initial greenfield stages to a fully developed and effective operation.
- Develop and implement HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry best practices.
- Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR-related matters, including performance, career development, and conflict resolution.
- Lead initiatives to foster a diverse, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
- Partner with senior management to provide insights and recommendations on HR trends and best practices.
- Manage employee relations matters, including investigations and disciplinary processes, while ensuring fairness and adherence to company policies.
- Stay updated on HR laws and regulations to ensure compliance and mitigate potential risks.
- Excellent communication, critical thinking, project management, and problem-solving skills.

**What's On Offer**:

- **Generous base salary** - $110 - $125K base plus superannuation, commensurate with experience.
- **Mondays to Fridays office-based** (Monday to Thursday: 6:45 am - 3:30 pm, Friday: 6:45 am - 11:45 am)
- **Be part of an iconic, award-winning brand - **we have a global cult following with people such as Sadie Sink from _Stranger Things_ and singer Adele using our product.
- **Enhance your career - **future potential opportunities for high-achievers.
- **Help change people’s lives **- Lucas’ Papaw is a natural healing product used to treat wounds, sports injuries, burns, eczema, and nappy rush (and even wins _Buyer’s Choice_ awards for baby products.)
- **Support good causes -** We offer financial support to many organisations such as providing young diabetics with glucose monitors and sponsoring research programs for Dementia Australia and Mission Australia.