P&C Manager

People & Culture (P&C) Manager

•  Join a large and experienced P&C Team of over 50 individuals
• 2-year max term contract, based in Acacia Ridge, Hybrid working option
• Values based organisation

About us

Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia’s supply chain. At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.

We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment. We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.

About the role

At Pacific National we deliver what matters – for our people, our customers, and our shareholders. We are a connected network powered by people, moving essential services across the length and breadth of Australia.

Reporting to the Senior People and Culture Manager, the P&C Manager takes up the role of functional expert and business leader. Partners with the business, business leaders and the wider People & Culture team to create a high-performance culture where employees are engaged and aligned to the Pacific National (PN) strategy.

The role focus is responsible for partnering with the business leaders to delivery best practise people solutions, providing guidance on industrial/employee relations issues, driving change, supporting building people capability, performance management, workforce engagement and culture.

This role is a real opportunity to work as a key member of an experienced P&C team of over 50 individuals to support a vast, geographically dispersed business. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to leaders in executing business strategic objectives.
• Provides accurate and timely advice to business stakeholders on all ER/IR matters including risk rating and risk mitigation strategies and assists the business with implementation.
• ·Efficiently manages disputes, grievances, union relationship issues as well as FWA matters with support from the Senior Manager P&C and/or legal team as required.
• Develops position descriptions and completes job evaluations, making recommendations to business stakeholders on remuneration level and role classification.
• Support organisational succession planning processes, leveraging talent reviews and Talent initiatives to identify talent risks and opportunities.
• Drives employee engagement initiatives and partners with business leadership to drive cultural change.
• Support the negotiations of two state-based enterprise agreements. 

About you

As an experienced Human Resources / P&C Manager with relevant work experience within an industrial/blue collar environment, you will have highly developed interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships and communicate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Candidates will possess the following skills, experience, and attributes:

• Prior experience in infrastructures of logistics industries beneficial.
• Experience in managing multiple tasks within a fast paced, multi focused work environment.
• Superior interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Acts with discretion and demonstrates the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective and trusting business relationships.

The benefits

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we’ll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

• Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
• Paid parental leave up to 14 weeks, with superannuation - after only 6 months service
• Parental benefits for birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible working arrangements (subject to business needs)
• A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, administered by Benestar, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you
• Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support your mental wellbeing
• Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits with membership to WhereFit, our wellbeing benefits partner
• Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, retail brands, vehicles and more

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women, and you can visit our Work180 page Pacific National | WORK180 Endorsed Employer to find out more including a list of all of our benefits and policies.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please outline at the time of your application.

Closing date

Applications close on the 14th of July 2024.

Next steps

Are you ready to be part of our future?

To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button below and follow the prompts.

To find out more about Pacific National, our benefits and opportunities we offer, visit our careers page: www.pacificnational.com.au/careers      

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of​ the land on which we work, live and rail.​ We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future and to the​ continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices​ of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.