People & Performance Business Partner

Company description:

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of 'Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Job description:

Join Australia and New Zealand's favourite bakery and help shape a workplace where everyone belongs, is valued and has equal opportunity.

At Tip Top, we bake more than bread—we create Everyday Moments of Goodness. With iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbott's Village Bakery, Golden, and Bürgen, we're proud to be part of the lives of millions across Australia and New Zealand.

Based at our Dandenong bakery, we are looking for a People & Performance Business Partner to play a key role in delivering value-add HR solutions, building leadership capability and driving performance across our bakery sites. This role will also be required to support our Truganina site and Bendigo as required.

Purpose of the Role

• Partner with operational leaders to deliver people strategies aligned with business goals
• Coach leaders to enhance performance management and employee development
• Lead talent reviews and succession planning to build a strong leadership pipeline
• Champion employee engagement, culture initiatives and industrial relations
• Support change management and transformation projects across the Victorian sites

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven HR experience in an operations or manufacturing environment will be highly regarded
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Sound knowledge of Australian labour laws and industrial relations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across complex stakeholder groups

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you're eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the 'apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on or email to . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.