HR Advisor

POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title HR Advisor Reports to Director of People, Safety and Culture or HR Business Partner Job purpose This job exists to: Assist the management team in all HR matters to ensure that Ritchies follows due process and adopts good people management principles. Support and regularly visit site-based teams as the HR team are partners to the business.

Advise on HR issues to minimise risk and exposure to Ritchies. What am I supposed to do? [Key Performance Indictors for this role] What are the outputs? Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Take all practicable steps to ensure personal safety and the safety of others as a matter of priority.
• Follow health, safety &wellbeing processes and always maintain a safe workplace for yourself, customers, employees, and all visitors.
• Contribute and participate when required in health, safety & wellbeing meetings, minimise risks and report all hazards, incidents, and near misses immediately.
• All incidents, near misses and accidents are reported in a timely manner.
• Attend regional health, safety & wellbeing meetings and ensure HR team is updated. HR Advisor Collaborate within the HR Team. Depot Support
• Provide HR support in depots.
• Assist with the annual appraisal and Remuneration review process. Ensure line management follow the process and maintain the appropriate records.
• Assist the business with performance issues including performance management processes. Recruitment
• Liaise with recruitment to manage vacancies.
• Take an active role in short and long-term resource planning assisting interviewing as required.
• Support the succession planning process.
• Draft and advise on operational position descriptions. Onboarding/ offboarding
• Take ownership and manage any employees transferring to Ritchies during contract mobilisation.
• Conduct leaver interviews. Data
• Review HR reporting KPIs and develop continual improvement strategies and work plans.
• Ensure HR records are accurate.
• Provide HR integration to payroll guidance and support. Process
• Create new HR processes appropriate to Ritchies as required.
• Create guidance on general HR related issues such as mentoring, staff referrals and employee benefits.
• Create training plans (using appraisal data) and maintain a training schedule. BAU and Projects
• Implementation of the HR Plan and achieve the Annual Calendar milestones.
• Other initiatives as requested by the Director of People
• Collaboration within the HR team.
• Ritchies depots have consistent and reliable HR support.
• The onboarding process and offboarding processes are managed.
• Employee records are current, accurate and up to date (including IEA, PDs, drivers’ licenses, p-endorsements, health checks, criminal checks and training records).
• Finance is informed of all changes in employee information that will affect payroll.
• HR BAU programme is managed and delivered on time.
• Reporting is accurate and delivered on time. Other Responsibilities & Projects
• Always maintain the integrity of Ritchies.
• Uphold confidentiality on company related matters and work within the company defined policies and procedures and the laws of New Zealand.
• Assist with other duties as required and reasonably requested.
• Participate in special projects as necessary.
• Continually explore ways to enhance your own and team’s way of working for the benefit of the business.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• No breaches of confidentiality
• All projects or other duties delivered on time and in budget.
• Policies and procedures always followed and maintained. Skills / Knowledge / Experience Essential Desirable
• Experience in HR.
• Good communicator and team player.
• Excellent people focus.
• Flexible and resilient approach.
• A positive attitude.
• Discrete and trustworthy.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to think on your feet and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent computer skills (ability to input data into systems and run reports and strong excel knowledge).
• Ability to create new systems and processes.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver under pressure.
• Experience in the Public Transport or Front Line Employee Sectors
• Professional HR qualification