Job Description

At BlueScope, we offer opportunities to innovate and learn and grow with the business, always driven by Our Purpose – to create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen our communities for the future. With inclusive leadership and a positive, passionate team, working with us is an opportunity to experience a culture of connection and care, where every action you take matters, creating innovative solutions for our customers and communities. 

The Opportunity

Our Western Port Manufacturing facility is looking to welcome a Senior HR Business Partner based in Hastings, VIC. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products Portfolio, we have four major manufacturing sites at Western Port which operate 24 x 7 and deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to export and domestic customers. 

This is an opportunity to partner with our leaders across manufacturing operations onsite and have meaningful impact on workforce performance, capability, and engagement.

Enjoy access to specialist teams such as Organisational Development, Talent Acquisition, Safety and HR Analytics, enabling you to draw on broader expertise, tools and insights to deliver in your role.

What Will You Do?

• Strategic Business Partnering: turn enterprise-level People priorities into clear, practical actions. Provide commercially grounded advice across performance, capability, culture and risk, ensuring decisions align to enterprise strategy.
• Workforce Strategy & Change: lead workforce planning and organisational design activity. Partner with leaders from business case development through to delivery of change programs aligned to enterprise frameworks.
• Employee & Industrial Relations: manage ER/IR matters including disputes, conduct issues, investigations, union engagement and support EA negotiations. Build leader capability to confidently manage performance and conduct.
• Leadership & Culture: coach and support leaders to uplift people leadership capability, continuing to foster an inclusive, safe and engaging workplace that supports retention and performance.
• Governance & Risk: ensure consistent application of employment legislation and policies. Provide oversight of people decisions and uplift leader capability in managing people risk and compliance.
• People Insights: own and interpret people metrics into actionable insights for your portfolio.

More About You

You are an experienced HR Business Partner who has successfully operated in complex operational environments where you have been able to influence key stakeholders.

You can demonstrate: 

• a degree qualification in HR, Business, Industrial Relations or related discipline 

• significant experience in HR Business Partnering within a complex workplace

• strong knowledge and application of employment legislation and industrial relations practices (including exposure EA negotiations) 

• exposure to workforce planning, change and organisational development 

• effective influencing, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills

Why BlueScope 

As we’re creating strength for the future through our people, products and solutions, BlueScope gives you opportunities to innovate, learn and grow with the business, supported by inclusive leadership and a positive, passionate team. At BlueScope, you’ll:​ 

• Learn and develop as you grow. With opportunities to build skills specific to your role and aspirations, our lifelong learning culture will support your future career pathways.​ 

• Create innovative solutions. Seek better, smarter ways to solve problems, create sustainable solutions and make things happen.​ 

• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.​ 

• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do. ​ 

At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and welcome people of all backgrounds, skills, experiences and perspectives. We encourage Women and First Nations people to apply. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal.​ 

Bring your energy and make your mark, as, together, we drive Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.” ​ 

Come and discover us at www.bluescope.com/auscareers​ 

Join us, creating strength for the future.