People & Culture Lead (P&C Manager)

We're Alignr — a modern recruitment partner helping ambitious businesses hire smarter and scale faster. This time, we're partnering with a leading agribusiness entering a new chapter of growth. After a period of change in the HR team, they're looking for a People & Culture Managerwho can stabilise, support, and set HR on the right trajectory. This role is all about building engagement from the ground floor up — partnering with leaders, embedding processes, and setting a path for HR to make a long-term impact. Are you looking for… A role where you can make an impact but also bring strategy to life?Step up as the P&C leader of the business?The chance to build policy, processes, and people capability?To report directly to a people-centric CEO?Real engagement work — recognition, communication, capability and career pathways?A business investing in people, safety, and culture (winners of major regional business awards)?What's in it for you?Own HR in a growth-stage agribusiness — direct line to the CEO, freedom to build, and clear milestones tied to progression.Permanent roleSalary up to $120,000 Base + SuperOnsite Office CulturePart of the Leadership Team and direct access to ELTFreedom to buildReport directly to a people-focused CEOAdelaide CBD Location - some regional travel (company car provided as required)Build & grow the impact of HRAwesome career path to become Head of HRJoin a company with a clear and transparent 3-year planBe the visible HR presence that leaders and employees can trust1 direct reportYour next company & team This business has made significant investments in people, safety, and capability. The HR team is growing and evolving: 180 People (roughly 100 covered by EBA)The CEO & exec team is committed to a clear strategy and raising HR's influence across the businessThe culture? People-first, practical, and supportive, but still building structure and processes.What You'll DoPartner with leaders across multiple sites (focus on Bordertown)Build HR processes: policies, contracts, onboarding, wage parity reviewsLead engagement activities: recognition, communication, career pathingGuide and mentor the HR OfficerSupport ER/IR, performance, and BAU HR activitiesDrive capability-building projects across leaders and employeesBalance BAU (contracts, compliance) with strategy (culture, people capability)You'll Thrive Here If You…Love hands-on HR but can also bring strategy to lifeYou're a builder - can fly the plane while you build itCan build trust quickly on the ground floor with leaders and employeesAre proactive, honest & practicalAdapt well to foundational environments where structure is still formingAre patient but persistent, able to push for outcomes while balancing relationshipsThis Role Isn't For You If…You're looking for an already-built HR function to plod along and maintainYou prefer compliance-only HR without engagement or strategyYou don't want to spend time on-site across the sitesYou struggle with ambiguityMust-HavesMinimum 5 years of HR generalist experienceConfident with BAU HR (contracts, onboarding, policies) and ER/IRStrong interpersonal skills to build trust and engagement at all levelsComfortable working onsite across regional and metro sitesResilient and proactive — not waiting to be told what to doNice-to-HavesExperience or exposure in unionised / EBA-covered environmentsBackground in agribusiness, food processing, or manufacturingExperience in regional or multi-site environmentsHiring ProcessStep 1: Apply & complete basic screening questionsStep 2: If aligned, received alignment surveyStep 3: alignment call with AlignrStep 4: Interview with CEOStep 5: Final interview with the leadership TeamStep 6: Offer & onboarding planNext steps from here? Apply, complete the short screening questions. If everything aligns, we'll send you a quick alignment task (