Employee Relations Advisor
Core
Provide specialist advice on industrial relations and employee relations strategy for a diverse, unionised blue-collar workforce in logistics, mining, and manufacturing.
Role type
Employee Relations Advisor (Industrial Relations)
Builds
Operational efficiencies and improvements across the business
Domain
Logistics, Mining, Manufacturing, Transport
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Workplace investigations, Enterprise bargaining, Fair Work Act knowledge, Tribunal/court advocacy, Dispute resolution, Stakeholder management, Labour cost analysis
Preferred skills
Experience in complex blue-collar environments, Commercial acumen, Confidentiality
Technologies
Fair Work instruments, Australian enterprise bargaining framework
Responsibilities
Provide tailored employee relations and policy advice to site managers and leadership teams; Act as a subject matter expert on employee and industrial relations matters; Develop understanding of Fair Work instruments to support operational efficiency; Lead workplace investigations involving grievances, disputes, misconduct, and policy breaches; Support and manage the end-to-end enterprise bargaining process; Prepare submissions and assist with advocacy before the Fair Work Commission and other relevant tribunals or courts; Contribute to both formal and informal dispute resolution processes.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC