Costa is Australia's leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. We nurture our people, cultivate our growing sites and invest in ongoing research and development. All of the products we grow and sell are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed and grown on our very own farms or those of our partner growers. The Costa Berry Category is at the forefront of genetic growing and innovation. We export to some of the most demanding markets in the world, so food safety is paramount. In all that we grow, we are committed to sustainable production and growing. People are at the heart of the Costa business and across our regions we are a major employer with more than 6,000 workers during our peak seasons. About the opportunity: We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR team within the berry category in Tasmania. The HR Business Partner will be based in or around the Devonport area, supporting the Tasmania region, reporting to the Regional Manager - Tasmania. The role will provide professional and business-focused support to regional leaders.
What we offer: Permanent, Fulltime position + Base Salary + SuperannuationFree Access to an Employee Assistant ProgramOpportunities for Learning, Development, and progressionOpportunities for mentorships and coachingWork-life BalanceFull IT Kit providedAnnual Performance Review ProcessAbout the role: The HR Business Partner will be responsible for the following key areas:
Advising and supporting our berry farm regions in their management of all people topics including structure design, recruitment, performance management and disciplinary investigationsIdentifying trends in ER/IR cases and using this to develop proactive tools to support business performanceContributing to the design and delivery of a talent management framework with the berry category, identifying critical roles and designing proactive mechanisms to enable talent pathways and succession planningWorking with the HR Team to understand training needs across regions and establishing ways of training our people for the future of the businessSupporting with Enterprise Agreement negotiation processes and ongoing embedding of the agreementLeading on preparations for relevant external audits across the farm sites (e.g. SMETA)Understanding and embedding requirements of group policies and procedures across the berry businessAbout you: To be successful in this role you will have at least 5 years experience in a HR role working within a geographically dispersed business.
In addition, you should have the ability to:
Take action in a proactive way and make considered decisionsPrioritise workloads and communicate those priorities across the businessBuild and maintain relationshipsIdentify areas for improvement and take action to make changesOperate within frameworks consistentlyExperience of negotiating an enterprise agreement and being part of external audits would be advantageous but is not essential.
The role will involve occasional domestic travel.
Costa is seeking applicants who can demonstrate their behaviour in line with the Costa Values (https://costagroup.com.au/about-us/values/)
For a confidential conversation about this role please contact the HR team via ****** Applications will close once the right candidate has been selected, so if you wish to be considered, apply now!
Category: Berries
Closing Date: Thursday, 26 December 2024
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