Senior People & Culture Business Partner
- Lead the People & Culture partnering function across multiple operational sites.
- Provide hands-on leadership across employee and industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and drive employee engagement initiatives.
Senior People & Culture Business Partner
Melbourne's West | Full Time | Reports to Chief People Officer
A major FMCG and manufacturing business in Melbourne's west is looking for a Senior People & Culture Business Partner.
Running large-scale, 24/7 production and distribution sites, they need a hands-on HR leader, someone immersed on-site, close to Operations, Production, Quality, Safety and Supply Chain, not working from behind a desk.
You'll advise senior leaders, manage complex employee and industrial relations matters, and drive change across a large frontline workforce. Strong, practical experience with EBAs, unions and enterprise bargaining is essential.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the People & Culture partnering function across multiple operational sites
- Partnering with Operations on workforce planning, organisational design and succession
- Providing hands-on leadership across employee and industrial relations, from grievances and investigations through to enterprise bargaining
- Interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements and coaching leaders through complex IR matters
- Driving employee engagement, culture and change initiatives across a large, unionised workforce
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, site leadership and operational managers
- Leading strategic People & Culture projects tied to workforce capability and future readiness
What You'll Bring
- 5–10 years' HR experience, including significant time in a senior HR Business Partnering role
- Strong background in manufacturing, FMCG, food production, logistics or another complex multi-site environment
- Deep, hands-on experience across Employee and Industrial Relations, including Award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation
- Experience within unionised environments and supporting enterprise bargaining
- A track record of partnering with senior leaders across large, frontline, 24/7 operations
- Strong commercial judgement paired with genuine coaching and relationship-building skills
- A tertiary qualification in HR, Business or a related field (relevant certifications highly regarded)
Why This Role This is more than a business partnering role, it's an opportunity to shape the people strategy of a major operational business at a pivotal time, working alongside a Chief People Officer and senior leadership team who value strategic thinking backed by practical, on-the-ground delivery.
If you're resilient, pragmatic, and energised by complexity, this could be your next move.
Please note, this could be a temp to perm opportunity for the right candidate.
Apply now to be considered, or reach out to Anna at anna@millerleith.com.au to discuss the role in more detail.
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Consultant
anna@millerleith.com.au
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Date posted: 11th Sep, 2026
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