Organisational Development Lead

**About the role**

Reporting to a new role of Head of People & Capability, we’re seeking an experienced Organisational Development (OD) Lead who combines commercial insight with practical HR expertise and a passion for driving culture and leadership impact.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a high-impact role with real influence, where you’ll have the opportunity to lead and deliver exciting, business-critical projects across culture transformation, leadership development, and people process improvement.

Key responsibilities of this role include.
- Create and embed initiatives that lift leadership capability, engagement, and team effectiveness.
- Lead culture and employee experience projects that make a lasting impact.
- Build fit-for-purpose OD frameworks tailored to our operational and commercial realities.
- Collaborate closely with HRBP's and business leaders to co-create outcomes.
- Use data and insights to continuously improve programs and frameworks.
- Design workshops, toolkits, and learning materials that are simple, effective, and engaging for a range of audiences.
- Design and implement improvements to all people processes to make life easier for our people

**Skills and Experience**

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re someone who operates comfortably in fast-paced, operational environment and knows how to turn big-picture thinking into practical outcomes. Ideally, you’ve spent time as a HR Business Partner or Generalist, so you get what works and what doesn’t to ensure changes stick and have an impact. Experience in a manufacturing environment would also be a bonus as our biggest impact to shift culture is with our frontline leaders.
- Experience in OD or People Experience roles, grounded in strong HRBP or generalist experience, ideally in dairy, primary industry, manufacturing, or FMCG.
- Proven ability to develop leadership, culture, and team development programs.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas into engaging materials and confidently deliver in both frontline operational and senior settings.
- A track record of improving people processes and employee experiences.
- Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills.
- Resilience, adaptability, and a delivery mindset.

**This role will be based at our Christchurch site in Dunsandel we will not consider a remote working arrangement. Applicants outside of New Zealand will only be considered if you have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.**

**About Us - The Synlait Way**

Synlait is a dynamic, purpose-led milk nutrition company that is Doing Milk Differently for a Healthier World We pride our organisation as being different and allowing our spirit to drive our success, shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking and a new attitude.

You’ll be joining down-to-earth, authentic people working together to create the very best in milk nutrition as we combine expert farming with innovative thinking and state-of-the-art processing to produce a range of nutritional milk products for our global customers.

We will challenge you by providing the opportunities you’ve been seeking to expand your career; we believe that everyone brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table so are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and embrace diversity to drive innovation and business success.

**What we offer**:

- Health insurance cover + Partnered with top brands for great benefits and discounts
- Excellent parental leave with our Matua policy
- World Class manufacturing facilities and BCorp TM certified
- Social Club membership opportunities

**What's next?**

Together we will continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

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