Principal Employee Relations Brisbane
BHP
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
Purpose
This role provides employee relations advice and support to BHP’s Minerals Australia functions.
Additionally, it will deliver on the Employee Relations Strategy for Minerals Australia enabling a positive culture through a highly engaged workforce and visible leadership of Our Charter Values.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
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Provide technical expertise to line leaders in managing complex industrial relations and other ER matters
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Lead or facilitate enterprise bargaining
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Provide advice and interpretation on employment instruments and legislation
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Advise and support the business on dispute resolution processes
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Proactively support and develop line leader capability
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Contribute to and execute ER strategy to deliver optimal business outcomes
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Support the Company in litigation proceedings, including the FWC and tribunal advocacy
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Support risk assessment activities
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Work as part of a broader global Employee Relations sub-function within the Human Resources function in a high trust, collaborative and flexible environment.
About You
You will ideally possess:
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Undergraduate degree in a human resources-related field or equivalent experience
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Experience in enterprise bargaining, including drafting enterprise agreements and related materials
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Experience in managing workplaces disputes
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Sound commercial acumen in order to identify and mitigate commercial-related employee relations risks
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Stakeholder management and influencing skills
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Mining, Heavy Industry and/or Oil and Gas experience is advantageous
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Extensive knowledge of the Australian industrial relations system and legislation, including keeping up to date with developments in IR reform and case law
We are looking for team members who embody our core values:
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Working collaboratively and focused on building constructive relationships with stakeholders
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Have an exemplary commitment to care
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Relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement, leveraging BHP’s Operating System to achieve excellence
This role requires an element of contact time (2-3 days per week in office - Brisbane) and travel to our operational sites as necessary.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in above using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].