HR Business Partner

**Description**:

- Great People Work Here._

Twinings & Co has a proud history spanning over 300 years and operates on a global scale. With strong brand positioning we are viewed as a market leader in our field. The Australian operations continue to enjoy a positive growth trajectory. We are a high performing business that is focused on employing the best talent in the market to deliver on the business’ clear vision for success.

The HR Business Partner’s role is a true HR generalist role; providing comprehensive, pragmatic and customer focused HR support and advice to employees and leaders across Twinings & Co. Overseeing all cyclical HR activities and operational requirements, the HR Business Partner is responsible for building organisational capability, attracting and retaining talent, supporting manufacturing operations and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements; whilst supporting an environment where people can thrive, be the best version of themselves and perform at their best.

Please note that this role is a 12 month parental leave cover.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Foster positive working relationships and partner with key stakeholders at all levels to provide HR advice, coaching and support.
- Oversee the employee life cycle process including recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, performance management and employee engagement.
- Lead a HR team consisting of a HR Advisor and HR Coordinator to support with running all HR operations.
- Manage the annual performance and remuneration review including bonuses.
- Manage all end-to-end employee relations (ER) issues including investigation and disciplinary processes.
- Oversee the fortnightly payroll process including all reporting, superannuation and tax payments.
- Manage the end-to-end EBA negotiation process for the Factory team.
- Maintain employment law knowledge and keep abreast of legislation changes including maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
- Manage all other HR Activities including benefits, union activities, workers compensation and salary continuance.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:

- Strong HR Partnering experience with ability to foster strong relationships at all levels, in a fast paced moving environment (FMCG highly desirable).
- Strong HR Operational experience with managing and overseeing the employee life cycle including recruitment.
- Strong knowledge of best practice HR process and procedure as well as legislation and regulations
- Experience in payroll and EBA negotiations (highly desirable)
- Working with People: Demonstrates a positive and flexible attitude. Listen consults and communicates proactively.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, display empathy and earn the trust of all employees.
- Advanced skills in Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

**Benefits**:

- Additional 1% Superannuation
- Flexible / Hybrid working options
- Birthday Day Leave
- Discounted Twinings Co products

**About Twinings Ovaltine**:
Twinings has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

**Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**

TwiningsOvo is focused on bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a diverse, equitable & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, have a sense of belonging, and do meaningful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age or any other status protected by law and are devoted to promoting diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.