Industrial Relations Manager

1 month ago


Macquarie Park, Australia Metcash Full time

Joining the Metcash Family 

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.

Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future.

About the Opportunity

The purpose of the Industrial Manager role is to partner with the Group IR Manager, along with business leaders to support Metcash’s industrial relations strategy, along with supporting leaders in negotiating Enterprise Agreements. The IR Manager role will also be to liaise with unions, along with managing IR matters through to completion. You, along with the Group IR Manager will ultimately be the interface between the business and the P&C team on all industrial related matters. 

In this Role

Deliver the Metcash IR strategy, tailoring where necessary to meet the specific needs of a pillar or function 

Assist with projects in relation to workplace reforms

Partner with leaders in enterprise agreement negotiations and ensure that enterprise agreement negotiation is conducted within the parameters of the company’s industrial relations framework 

Drafting and negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements 

Provide leaders with up-to-date industrial relations advice and information

Provide support on industrial relations issues including disputes, grievances, union consultation and EA wage negotiations 

Stakeholder management both internal (all levels of management including line management through to leadership team) and external (for example relevant unions) 

Managing relationships with unions and ensuring that decisions are consistent with Metcash’s core values and behaviours 

You’re Likely a Match If you have 

Experience in a technical industrial relations role within a large organization

Previous enterprise agreement negotiation experience

Skills in working across and effectively influencing stakeholders across a range of levels within an organisation 

Skills across coaching and influencing leaders 

Ability to work autonomously, use initiative but know when to seek assistance 

High level of knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation 

Sounds problem solving skills, able to analyse facts or data to determine root causes of challenges and then able to propose solutions 

Constructive and collaborative style 

Life at Metcash

Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace 

Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. 

Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. 

An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 

12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. 

Proudly awarded the “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. 

Recognized as the 74th in the "Equileap Top 100" globally for initiatives on gender equity. 

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 

Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. 

Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”.



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