- Industrial Relations Specialist
- Part time or full time
- South Auckland location
Opportunity for an Industrial Relations Specialist to join a manufacturing organisation in South Auckland.
The role of Industrial Relations Specialist includes overseeing negotiations between employers and employees, managing labour disputes, and ensuring that the company’s policies comply with labour regulations. They work closely with trade unions, employee representatives, and other stakeholders to negotiate contracts, mediate disputes, and implement policies to promote a positive work environment.
There will be a strong focus on employee engagement and satisfaction.
The successful person will play a key role in maintaining steady relationships between management and employees by managing labour relations, resolving conflicts, and ensuring compliance with labour laws and regulations. This role involves assisting with negotiating collective agreements and addressing grievances.
Key Responsibilities:
The role of Industrial Relations Specialist includes overseeing negotiations between employers and employees, managing labour disputes, and ensuring that the company’s policies comply with labour regulations. They work closely with trade unions, employee representatives, and other stakeholders to negotiate contracts, mediate disputes, and implement policies to promote a positive work environment.
There will be a strong focus on employee engagement and satisfaction.
The successful person will play a key role in maintaining steady relationships between management and employees by managing labour relations, resolving conflicts, and ensuring compliance with labour laws and regulations. This role involves assisting with negotiating collective agreements and addressing grievances.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the management of collective bargaining negotiations
- Handle employee grievances and disciplinary procedures
- Collective bargaining processes
- Conduct investigations into workplace issues and provide recommendations
- Monitor industrial disputes, strikes and other work stoppages and prevent /mitigate impact
We are looking for the following experience:
- 5-7 years minimum experience
- Strong knowledge of New Zealand labour laws, collective bargaining processes
- Best practice employee relations
- Expertise in handling employee disputes, grievances and conflict resolution
- Manufacturing or industrial environment experience
- Experience dealing with Trade Unions and employee reps
- Work closely with management, employees and unions
- Good familiarity with dispute resolution mechanisms- arbitration/mediation
This is an opportunity for someone with a real/passion for ER/IR with an analytical mindset with the ability to assess situations and provide practical solutions, and who brings a strong understanding of employee engagement and retention strategies.
If you have excellent negotiation , conflict resolution and communication skills and are looking for a new role- we want to hear from you!
For a confidential discussion or more information contact Kris Attewell@ Beyond Recruitment HR 021 435712 or email kris.attewell@beyond.co.nz OR APPLY NOW!
Job# 129448
If you have excellent negotiation , conflict resolution and communication skills and are looking for a new role- we want to hear from you!
For a confidential discussion or more information contact Kris Attewell@ Beyond Recruitment HR 021 435712 or email kris.attewell@beyond.co.nz OR APPLY NOW!
Job# 129448
