Senior HR Business Partner
- Lead HR strategy and workforce planning for a blue-collar industrial workforce.
- Mentor and develop junior HR team members while managing complex ER issues.
- Act as a key partner to the Regional HR Manager APAC in a growing global business.
- True ownership and building from scratch
- A genuine leadership pathway (succession, not just a job)
- Rare commercial exposure for an HR role
Company overview:
Our client is a global heavy industry business going through an exciting growth phase, with new ownership set to bring even bigger opportunities across the region. They're looking for a Senior HRBP to be the right hand to their Regional HR Manager, APAC — someone ready to own their own patch and grow into a leadership role as the business scales.
You'll be working across a genuinely blue-collar, industrial workforce (~120 people across office, workshop and field), leading on everything from EA/IR strategy through to coaching leaders and shaping the regional people plan. You'll join a small, tight-knit HR team of 4 (soon to be 5 as the new strategy firms up), with plenty of room to mentor and help grow the more junior members of the team.
Based at Eagle Farm, with some flexibility on offer (though it is limited).
What you'll be doing:
- Acting as right-hand to the Regional HR Manager APAC — stepping in and leading when needed
- Owning workforce planning, org design and succession strategy for the region
- Leading EA/IR strategy, Fair Work matters and complex ER issues
- Coaching leaders at all levels — including first-time leaders straight off the tools
- Leading the people side of a major business transformation
- Mentoring and growing the wider HR team
What you'll bring:
- 8-10 years' progressive HR experience (HRBP, Principal HR Advisor or similar)
- Solid experience in blue-collar / industrial / manufacturing environments
- Strong knowledge of Enterprise Agreements, Awards and Australian employment law
- A genuine want to grow into a leadership role — this isn't a role for someone looking to coast
- Confidence coaching and influencing leaders and senior stakeholders
- A bit of resilience — this is a hands-on environment, and things won't always be neat and tidy
Nice to have :
- Willingness and ability to coach, mentor and grow the more junior members of the HR team
- Experience writing policies, templates and procedures from scratch
- Exposure to FWC matters or unionised workforces
- Experience across multi-site or FIFO operations
- If you don't have the industry background above, a genuine desire to give this kind of environment a go
Next Steps:
This is a rare one real autonomy, a genuine leadership pathway, and a business entering a serious growth chapter. If you've been looking for the role that gets you out of the individual contributor grind, this is it.
Please apply or contact rebecca@resourcefulrecruitment.com.au for more information.
Consultant
Rebecca Walker
Senior Consultant – Renewables, Oil & Gas
+61 7 3214 3617
rebecca@resourcefulrecruitment.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-walker-8b10597b/
Reference number: 1250005
Profession:HR & Recruitment
Company: Resourceful Recruitment
Date posted: 14th Sep, 2026
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