People & Culture Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Facility

About the role

Built Living, a joint venture between Built and Wesfarmers, is transforming how Australia delivers medium and high-density residential developments. The People & Culture Manager is the senior people partner for the Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Neerabup and sits within the AMF Leadership team. The role builds the people framework needed to mobilise, commission and run a safe, high-performing workforce, working with the leadership team and Group People & Culture.

Key responsibilities

• Turn the AMF business plan, production ramp-up and operating model into an integrated people plan.
• Advise on workforce analytics and options, and coach leaders on accountability, capability and consistent people practices.
• Develop workforce plans covering organisation design, roles, headcount phasing, critical skills, labour mix and succession.
• Coordinate people mobilisation for construction, commissioning, operational readiness and ramp-up with Talent Acquisition and operational leaders.
• Give timely, legally compliant advice on performance, conduct, grievances, investigations, discipline and employment changes.
• Apply employment contracts, policies, modern awards, enterprise agreements and other industrial instruments.
• Run performance reviews, remuneration reviews, talent identification, succession planning, engagement surveys and exits.
• Embed Built Worthy values and design engagement initiatives based on employee feedback.
• Build frontline leadership capability and support apprenticeship, graduate and trainee pathways.
• Lead and develop any People & Culture team members and contribute to Group People & Culture priorities.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Business or a related discipline.
• Minimum ten years of broad HR generalist experience, including significant business partnering and employee relations.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Experience setting up or scaling people processes in a new facility, project or business unit is highly desirable.
• Experience with blue-collar and white-collar workforces, ideally in manufacturing, construction, engineering, logistics, resources or a similar industry.

Required skills

• Workforce planning, employee relations, industrial relations and organisational change.
• Performance, remuneration, talent, engagement and learning.
• Knowledge of Australian employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements, workplace investigations and procedural fairness.