HR Advisor

Company Description

Great things you should know about this company:

Hall's is a fast-growing transport company specializing in refrigerated transport and logistics. We're well established across New Zealand, with a high profile and a focus on providing quality customer service. 

Our committed drivers and teams represent typical New Zealand values and work hard to service our customers and 'deliver the goods'.

We’re proud of the work we do and passionate about making a real difference to people's lives.

At Hall's we want all our staff to go home safely every day. To help achieve this, we have a comprehensive Health and Safety Plan in place to protect us all, including pre-employment medicals and drug testing.

Job Description

At Hall's Group, we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in everything we do, and our people are at the heart of that success. We’re currently looking for a dynamic and experienced HR Advisor to join our dedicated People & Capability team. In this pivotal role, you’ll provide expert HR advice and support to managers and employees across our nationwide Transport & Storage businesses from either our Longburn or Christchurch depot.

Reporting to the National People, Safety & Compliance Manager, you will help ensure that company strategies and commitments are effectively communicated and implemented across the business. Your role will include partnering with our managers and leaders to drive a high-performance culture, providing structured training and development opportunities to empower our leadership team, and embedding a consistent approach to HR practices throughout the group.

Key Responsibilities:

• HR Support & Advisory: Provide guidance on HR-related matters, ensuring compliance with NZ employment law and company policies
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Partner with managers to improve recruitment processes and systems, enabling them to more effectively attract and select top talent for the business.
• Learning & Development: Assist with training delivery, conduct needs analysis, and coordinate employee development programs to enhance skills and performance.
• Policy & Compliance: Maintain and update HR templates, policies, and procedures, ensuring consistency across the organization and compliance with NZ employment law.
• Workforce Planning: Collaborate with managers on workforce planning and ensure that the organisation has the right people in the right roles at the right time.
• Performance Management: Assist in performance reviews, providing coaching to managers on best practices and helping to implement performance improvement plans when needed.
• Employee Relations: Manage employee relations matters, including disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, and performance improvement plans.
• HR Reporting & Analytics: Track and report on HR metrics, providing insights and recommendations to improve decision-making and HR processes.
• Support to P&C Team: Contribute to the broader P&C team, assisting with various HR functions including safety, compliance, and other people-related initiatives.

Qualifications

What you’ll need to be brilliant:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in HR or equivalent experience, with operational knowledge in logistics or transport (advantageous).
• Proven HR experience, with expertise in recruitment, including developing and implementing strategies and managing end-to-end recruitment processes.
• In-depth knowledge of NZ employment law and preferably NZ immigration rules
• Demonstrated experience in Employee Relations, including handling disciplinary actions, performance improvement plans and conflict resolution
• Experience partnering with leadership to drive a high-performance culture and align HR strategies with business goals.
• Coaching and development experience, including performance appraisals and training needs analysis.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This is a busy role interacting with managers and the wider People & Capability team so your ability to communicate and collaborate goes without saying. People are often stopping by your desk to ask questions and you’ll receive and phone calls from various directions, so the ability to multitask and prioritise will ensure you stay ahead of the game.

Additional Information

If you're a passionate HR professional looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a forward-thinking company, we want to hear from you!  Hall's Group the home of cool jobs. www.halls.co.nz