HR & People Advisor

About the role

This is a broad, hands-on HR generalist position with a strong focus on recruitment, employee relations, workforce compliance and the full employee lifecycle. Reporting to the Head of Operations & Support, you'll work closely with operational leaders, supervisors and support team and will be a key point of contact for HR advice across the business. You'll move comfortably between strategy and delivery – advising management on a people issue one minute, interviewing a candidate the next, reviewing an Award classification, running a performance process or making sure a policy rollout has actually been completed and documented.

Key responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end recruitment across drilling, maintenance, operational and support positions
• Working with operational leaders to understand current and upcoming workforce requirements
• Writing and posting advertisements and proactively sourcing candidates
• Screening, interviewing and progressing suitable candidates
• Managing reference checks, pre-employment requirements, offers and employment contracts
• Providing practical and commercially sound HR advice to managers and supervisors
• Managing performance, conduct and disciplinary processes
• Managing workplace investigations from initial assessment through to findings and recommended outcomes
• Interpreting applicable Modern Awards and employment conditions
• Reviewing employee classifications, pay rates and progression requirements

About you

• Demonstrated experience in an HR Advisor, Senior HR Advisor, People & Culture Advisor or similar generalist position
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally within an operational or blue-collar workforce
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations and performance matters
• Experience conducting workplace investigations and managing disciplinary processes
• Strong working knowledge of Modern Awards, the Fair Work framework and Australian employment legislation
• Confidence interpreting employment conditions, classifications and remuneration arrangements
• Experience advising managers and supervisors on HR and people matters
• Strong written capability, particularly formal HR correspondence and documentation
• Excellent attention to detail and HR governance skills
• Relevant HR qualifications would be highly regarded

About us

GeoDrill Australia is a growing Australian drilling company delivering drilling services across some of the country's leading mining and exploration projects. We operate in a fast-paced, highly operational environment where our people are critical to our success. With teams working across multiple projects and remote locations, our HR function needs to be practical, responsive and closely connected to what is happening across the business.