Workplace Relations Business Partner

Our business is underway with a big and exciting customer focused journey to deliver on our ambitious strategic vision to be the Integrated Food Assurance Partner. As Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, we work with care and passion, working closely with our customers and partners, at every point of their supply chains - locally and around the world - sharing our knowledge and insights, built over 145 years.
**About the role**:
You'll be inspired by the impact of your work as your contemporary approach to workplace relations will be instrumental in enabling positive behaviour change. In partnership with Head of P&C Shared Services, you will deploy our workplace relations strategy to ensure it actively informs and guides the everyday leadership of our people leaders. Your experience working with unions will contribute to enhanced engagement and future focused partnerships. Be part of a newly forming P&C Team who are focused on delivering our strategy and passionate about our commitment: Building a culture that enables our people to be their best now and in the future.
- Broad Workplace Relations agenda, providing pragmatic advice, support and coaching across P&C and to people leaders
- Partner with Head of P&C Shared Services to establish and deploy a focused Workplace relations strategy and toolkit that reflects values-based decision making
- Get alongside our business leaders to foster engagement, connection and future-focused relationships with the Unions, including partnership with bargaining.
- Maintain strong knowledge of legislative changes, and ensure the P&C team and senior business leaders are informed of anything that impacts their role and responsibilities
- Build and deploy our Workplace Relations strategy to help enable the aspirations we have for our culture and workplace.

**About you**:

- Strong relationship builder who is passionate about working proactively to coach, mentor and build capability and knowledge, with a focus on our people leaders
- Your experience in unionised environments has given you the expertise to successfully navigate multi-stakeholder relationships.
- Proven track record in successful resolution of complex workplace issues, and extensive knowledge of employment legislation
- Ability to evaluate organization wide workplace relations data and insights to develop appropriate policy tools and provide pragmatic, commercially oriented solutions that allow us to continue to build a positive workplace and strong teams.
- You support and lead by example in the acknowledgement and respect for cultural diversity across Aotearoa and join us on our bicultural journey as an organisation

**Benefits**:

- A passionate team environment that supports personal growth and work/life balance
- Opportunity to innovate, grow and develop your career
- Flexible hours & WFH options
- Bonus leave day & option to buy additional leave
- Employee volunteer programme
- Discounted healthcare & other staff discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Parental leave return to work support
- Long service recognition
- Study support

**About us**:
New Zealand is recognised world-wide for our food safety standards, we help to maintain the quality, safety and integrity of the food that we all consume.
Our 1800+ strong workforce have specialist quality assurance knowledge across all points in the food supply chain. Our combination of services including audit, inspection, farm assurance, biosecurity, advisory and food testing makes us a trusted partner for food companies serious about their brand and reputation.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We know diverse teams are stronger teams and we believe in fairness and opportunity for all.
**Helping Aotearoa shape a better food world - Join us today**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent