Industrial Relations Manager

at  Peabody Energy

Peabody is a leading global coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy and steel. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity, and sustainability.

We have a new opportunity for an Industrial Relations Manager to join the Australian HR operations team here at Peabody, based in Brisbane.
Reporting to our HR Director - Australia, you will be responsible for managing and resolving ER/IR issues, and ensuring compliance with employment laws, company policies and Enterprise Agreements (EAs).

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist site HR Managers to negotiate enterprise agreements and if required, lead enterprise bargaining processes across all our sites.
• Provide timely and expert ER/IR advice and case management services on a range of different matters, including workplace investigations, disciplinary processes, disputes, and major change activities.
• Represent the Company on external matters, including potential advocacy activities at the Fair Work Commission.
• Interpretating legislation, case law, employment contracts, enterprise agreements and awards.
• Ensure company compliance with employment laws and regulations and contribute to the development and implementation of employee relations policies and procedures.

The lifestyle:
This position is offered on a Monday to Friday basis, working from our Fortitude Valley office with working from home options. Peabody offers flexible start / finish times and ‘redistributed working week’ giving employees flexibility to finish at noon on Friday’s.
Ability and willingness to travel to our operational sites is a requirement.