HR Business Partner New Zealand

Key Activities and Responsibilities

1. Operational HR Leadership & Delivery (≈80%)

• Provide hands-on, timely and pragmatic HR generalist advice to managers and employees.
• Act as first point of contact for employee and manager queries, ensuring consistent and compliant responses.
• Own and manage end-to-end employee relations and industrial relations, including case management and union (ETu) communications, meetings and reviews.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, including workforce requirements alignment, selection processes and onboarding support.
• Oversee the full payroll function in conjunction with the outsourced payroll provider and Finance, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely processing.
• Respond promptly to payroll, leave, benefits and employment condition queries.
• Coordinate and manage core HR processes including performance reviews, remuneration review cycles and employee engagement surveys.
• Coach & manage the HR administrator locally
• Maintain HR systems, employee records and HR reporting requirements, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Administer and support the Learning Management System and local learning activities.
• Model and reinforce workplace behaviours aligned with company values, diversity, inclusion, respect and wellbeing.
• Ensure compliance with New Zealand employment legislation, company policies, ISO requirements and BBRG standards.
• Manage alignment with and following of Bekaert Group policies and processes (position management, hirings, exits, Travel & Expenses, access management,...)

• Lead and manage HR projects as required.

 

 

2. Strategic HR & Business Partnership (≈20%)

• Contribute to the development and execution of the annual HR plan, aligned with Cookes business priorities and BBRG HR strategy.
• Partner with the Leadership Team to identify workforce, capability and succession risks and propose practical people solutions.
• Support leadership capability development, employee engagement initiatives and culture improvement actions.
• Act as the local HR interface to the HR function, translating group HR frameworks into fit‑for‑purpose local execution.

• Provide coaching and support as required for supervisors, managers and leaders to enable then to effectively lead their teams and deliver to the best of their ability
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in people processes, safety leadership and organisational effectiveness.

 

 

3. Quality, Safety & Environment (QSE)

• Actively lead and promote a strong Health & Safety culture, contributing to the goal of a Zero Harm workplace.
• Work closely with the QSE Manager to build safety leadership capability across managers and team leaders.
• Ensure compliance with all Cookes and BBRG QSE policies, standards and procedures.
• Take accountability for personal safety and actively identify and manage workplace risks.