HR Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) – Gladstone Based

• Seasoned HR partner, with high impact and influence
• Provide insights and coaching to leadership to ensure the right culture and capability.
• Gladstone Based Permanent role.

Where we’re all welcome

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a HR Business Partner to be part of the Boyne Smelter (BSL) leadership team, to partner and deliver business objectives through fit for purpose People, Organisation and Culture solutions. The HRBP will foster a people centric approach to deliver a safe, productive, and innovative business. A focus on employee engagement, behaviours and culture, performance and productivity, talent and capability, leadership effectiveness and Inclusion and Diversity across the teams will be key to delivering this outcome.

This is a great opportunity for an established and experienced HR professional to make a real difference within this global portfolio. 

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the General Manager – HR Pacific Operations and working in a collaborative and challenging environment, you will be:

• Translating business strategies, objectives and context into a People & Culture plan
• Together with relevant business leaders, implementing the People plan to improve our culture, ensure talent pipeline for current and future business needs 
• Active members of relevant leadership teams / forums and providing inputs to shape business strategy and plan
• Supporting leadership with the ongoing capability build and development of their teams
• Constructively challenging and coaching leaders on their individual and collective effectiveness
• Be a trusted partner and coach
• Collaborating with the broader People function across Aluminium and Rio Tinto, as well as internal service providers to deliver on identified needs within the business.
• Partnering with leaders to define, build and maintain employee engagement.
• Be an active HR member and change champion within the broader People community to drive our exciting agenda on culture, talent, and simplification.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the health, safety and well-being of yourself and your team
• A minimum of 10 years HRBP experience
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• A seasoned HR background with experience collaborating within a global matrix organisation to deliver fit for purpose business support.
• Experience in organisational design and implementation of appropriate tools and systems, organisation and development interventions and employee / labour relations.
• An ability to translate strategy into executable and measurable outcomes.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior leadership teams with a good application of contemporary HR systems, processes and obligations.
• Flexibility to work across time zones and hold a high level of integrity, confidentiality and credibility.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

Opened in 1982, Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20 kilometres south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum. 

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

Along with Yarwun Operations and Queensland Alumina Limited, BSL supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives through Here for Gladstone

Every Voice Matters

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Applications close on the 3^rd of August 2024 .