P&C Business Partner

**People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner**
- ** Join a secure industry providing essential services Australia wide**:

- ** Join a large and experienced P&C Team of over 50 individuals**:

- ** Strategic People & Culture Business Partner role**:

- ** Values based organisation**

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region's economy, businesses and households running. We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia's supply chain. At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.

We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment. We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.

**About the role**

At Pacific National we deliver what matters - for our people, our customers, and our shareholders. We are a connected network powered by people, moving essential services across the length and breadth of Australia.

Reporting to the Senior People and Culture Manager, the P&C Business Partner will partner with our operational businesses, with key accountability for the support of multiple operational sites in NSW.

Accountable for a wide range of HR activities, the P&C Business Partner will play a vital role in partnering with and providing guidance to our business leaders and employees on a range of aspects including but not limited to grievances, investigations, performance management and development, employee relations, organisational capability, EA, interpretation, and workforce strategy.

This role is a real opportunity to work as a key member of an experienced P&C team of over 50 individuals to support a vast, geographically dispersed business.

Key responsibilities include:

- Partnering, advising, and coaching leaders across several sites, enabling leaders to be successful.
- Exposure to negotiation of Enterprise Agreements.
- Conduct investigations and provide recommendations to the business.
- Provide day to day HR Generalist advice, supporting and coaching to our line managers through employment related matters.
- Contribute to business success through the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures based on relevant industrial agreements and/or legislation and HR management practices.
- Partner with leaders through the employee lifecycle events and talent review cycles, including performance management, talent reviews, succession plans, career development planning, labour planning and diversity and inclusion.

**About you**

As a HR or Business/Commerce graduate, with relevant work experience within an industrial/blue collar environment, you will have a thirst for knowledge and keen to learn more within a diverse, complex, and large operational business.
- Experience partnering with Operations in a blue-collar environment.
- A Sound understanding of HR Policy, employment law and employee relations; with demonstrated behaviours that are aligned with best practice and out values.
- Is a confident problem solver and collaborative team player with strong communication skills to implement positive change.
- Has a proactive and structured approach and is not afraid to get involved and contribute.
- Is goal oriented and can manage multiple priorities effectively.

This is a great opportunity for HR professional to play an active role in developing frontline leaders, whilst at the same time gaining hands on experience to drive your career forward within a fast paced, leading business.

**The benefits**

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you'll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we'll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

- Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
- Paid parental leave up to 14 weeks, with superannuation - after only 6 months service
- Parental benefits for birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
- Access to our Employee