Metcash

Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Metcash

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Macquarie Park • Australia

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage complex employee relations cases end to end, including performance, misconduct, grievances and investigations.
  • Coach and support leaders to build confidence and capability in managing ER matters.
  • Provide practical, compliant advice aligned to legislation, industrial instruments and policy.
  • Assess risk and escalate complex issues, including tribunal preparation and representation.
  • Identify trends and improvement opportunities to reduce future ER issues.
  • Contribute to ER frameworks, tools and projects across the business.

Requirements

  • Experience in an Employee Relations or similar advisory role
  • Proven ability to manage complex, end to end ER cases (performance, misconduct, absence and investigations)
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills
  • Ability to coach and support leaders on ER matters
  • Experience influencing stakeholders at all levels and building strong working relationships
Benefits
  • Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually
  • Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
  • Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers
  • Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion
  • Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024–2025)
  • Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia
  • Flexibility: Flex Ready and Family Friendly Workplace accredited, Hybrid working arrangements available!
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
negotiationinfluencingcoachingsupporting leadersrelationship buildingcommunicationproblem-solvingtrend identificationimprovement opportunitiesstakeholder engagement