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People & Culture Advisor

Posted on Jan. 27, 2025

  • Full Time

People & Culture Advisor

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About us
You’ve probably seen our recognisable polar bear logo on trucks going from town to town across our beautiful country. No surprise if you have – Big Chill Distribution is a leader in the storage and express delivery of chilled and frozen products nationwide, with ten depots strategically positioned throughout New Zealand.
With over 400 staff, we value the importance of our people at all levels of the business and strive to provide our customers with a reliable premium service.

About the role
We recognise that our people are our greatest resource, and we are excited to offer this opportunity for a People & Culture Advisor to join our team located in Highbrook.
We are seeking a professional to ensure the People function at Big Chill Distribution, is supportive of our team and management, whilst adhering to compliance with legislation. You will also get the opportunity to work collaboratively with the wider leadership team on all things people related.
Key aspects of this role include:
  • People & Culture Advisory: Provide HR support, advice and guidance to managers, ensuring compliance with current employment law, regulations and company policies.
  • Employee Relations & Coaching: Manage ER matters and provide coaching to managers on a wide range of employment relations issues including complex cases, helping to build their people management skills and reach good business outcomes.
  • Generalist Activities: Oversee recruitment, reporting, employee relations, and initiatives such as DE&I and wellbeing programmes.
  • Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Partner with managers to complete and improve recruitment processes and systems, enabling them to identify top talent and ensuring a smooth hiring process.
  • Learning & Development Support: Assist in the creation and delivery of training programs, online modules, and workshops. Support and co-ordinate employee development programs to grow skill set and performance.
  • Employee Wellbeing & Engagement: Foster a supportive, inclusive, and engaged workplace, assisting in the implementation of wellbeing initiatives and drive employee engagement.
  • HR Administration & Coordination: Manage tasks such as posting job ads, creating employment offers, conducting pre-employment checks, maintaining HR templates, policies and procedures and reporting/data analysis, all in support of broader P&C operation.

You will have
  • Relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrated experience
  • Proven exposure across the People functions including administration, recruitment, and training co-ordination.
  • In-depth knowledge of New Zealand employment law and New Zealand Immigration requirements.
  • Experience in Employee Relations, including performance improvement plans, disciplinary action and conflict resolution.
  • A high attention to detail and your organisation skills means you know what priorities you have and what needs to be completed.
  • Great skills across the Microsoft suite and experience with Success Factors HRIS would be an advantage.
  • Exceptional all-round interpersonal and communication skills
  • The ability to adapt your style to varied audiences and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.

This is a busy role, with regular interaction with managers and the wider Big Chill team. We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, so if multi-tasking is your superpower and the above excites you, we would love to speak with you.

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