In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to major retail and foodservice customers in Australia and New Zealand. The Simplot Global Food business includes 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, serving retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, with 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Globally, the J.R. Simplot Company employs 15,000 people, driving innovation and excellence across diverse industries.
Within the Australian market, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating meals that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Aussie life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

ABOUT OUR ROLE

• Manufacturing based HR Advisor opportunity
• Provide an initial point of contact for employee HR related queries
• Interact and collaborate with a wide demographic of site & business stakeholders
• Based in the picturesque town of Ulverstone, NW Tasmania
  An opportunity exists with Simplot Global Food in the position of Human Resources (HR) Advisor at our Ulverstone manufacturing facility. Reporting to the HR Manager within a supportive team environment, the HR Advisor will support site based HR activities across the functions of Production / Maintenance & Engineering / Health, Safety & Wellbeing / Accounting / Quality / Sustainability and Continuous Improvement.
  Simplot Ulverstone has a proud history in the local community dating back to 1942, and our location on the banks of the Leven River is ideally situated close to the rich, fertile soils where our potatoes are grown. We process around 300,000 tonnes of potatoes from 165 Tasmanian growers each year, whilst employing over 450 people. Site capabilities / products include fries (coated & uncoated + different cuts), sweet potato fries, potato gems, and hash browns in addition to 8 x automated packing lines. Our customers include the leading QSR chains, major and independent supermarkets in addition to the food service industry.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

In this active hands-on, people focused role - the HR Advisor will provide generalist HR support for the delivery of essential employee lifecycle processes and services including (but not limited to);

• Contribute to site safety initiatives
• Management of employee queries related to payroll, HR and company policy and procedures
• Employee performance management incl. workplace investigations
• Onboarding & offboarding
• Provision of industrial relations advice
• HR administration - maintaining HR system changes & income protection paperwork
• Coordination of site wide HR communications
• Undertake site based project activity as directed by the HR Manager
• Provide oversight of production / maintenance employee rostering whilst acting as a relief Workforce Planner when required
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements whilst adhering to business internal operating procedures
• Participate and contribute to site continuous improvement (CI) activities

At Simplot, we are fueled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

• Respect for Resources
• Spirit of Innovation
• Passion for Peopl