Human Resources Business Partner

• Competitive remuneration package and benefits, including flexible working options and paid parental leave.
• Career development opportunities within a diverse and inclusive organisation.
• Opportunity to make meaningful contribution within a respected global organisation.

Join Our Team as a Human Resources Business Partner

This is a genuinely strategic HR Business Partner role where you'll work closely with leaders across Sales Area Oceania to deliver exceptional people solutions and tackle complex challenges across the full employment lifecycle.

You'll play a key role in shaping a high-performing, values-driven culture, building workforce capability, and supporting business continuity to strengthen our position as an employer of choice.

Your mission:

• Align the People Plan with business and stakeholder priorities
• Attract, develop and retain exceptional talent
• Provide expert support across all stages of the employment lifecycle
• Coach leaders on effective people management practices
• Manage and mitigate employee-relations risks through proactive, constructive solutions
• Ensure compliance with modern awards and lead complex projects such as roster optimisation
• Champion The Sandvik Way by embedding our values, fostering inclusion, and reinforcing a positive workplace culture

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in HR Management, Industrials Relations or Employment Law
• Deep experience across all facets of the employment lifecycle
• Proven capability in resolving complex ER and IR issues and managing related projects
• Strong understanding of award interpretation and compliance
• Analytical strength – able to translate workforce data into actionable insights that drive business outcomes
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills across diverse stakeholder groups
• A people-first mindset with a passion for engagement, capability growth, and continuous improvement

Why you'll love it here:

At Sandvik, we are united by our purpose and common culture and core values.  We empower our people to collaborate in high-performing, inclusive teams, across our organisation and beyond – helping each other to realise our individual and collective goals.  So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences.

A place where we are all welcome:

At Sandvik, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Sandvik Rock Processing Australia is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace, and you can explore our policies and employee benefits on the WORK180 website.

How to Apply:

This role is open to Australian and New Zealand citizens, Australian permanent residents, and candidates who hold or can obtain a valid working visa.

As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins afterwards.

As part of our commitment to safety, we may require a national police check and other applicable security, medical, and character requirements for this position.

If you have any concerns, please know that we are here to support you throughout the application process. We wish you the best of luck with your application.

About Sandvik Rock Processing Australia:

We are a leading provider of eco-efficient rock processing solutions. Leveraging more than 160 years of engineering excellence, we help our customers optimise their comminution and material handling operations for maximum performance, safety, and efficiency.

We apply our profound industry expertise in crushing, screening, feeding, loading and wear protection, to bring an unrivalled equipment line-up to the market. This unique offering is underpinned by our expert process knowledge, full range of digital tools, high-quality OEM spare parts, consumables, and life-cycle services.

Employing around 3000 professionals worldwide, Rock Processing is a business area of the global, high-tech engineering group Sandvik. In 2024, the group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion.

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