HR and Recruitment Team Lead

Trade · Naval Base, Perth WA, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr

For HR leaders looking to advance into a broader people and workforce role, this HR & Recruitment Team Lead position with an established Western Australian industrial organisation offers clear scope for impact.

Leading a small HR and Recruitment function, you will own the processes linking operational teams with suitable talent, from analysing workforce needs and assessing candidate experience to supporting verification and coordinating onboarding. The aim is a transparent, dependable hiring journey grounded in structured recruitment, clear workforce processes and strong people management.

The scope spans workshop, metropolitan and project-based operations as well as local and international recruitment, valuable experience for HR professionals from India and elsewhere building their careers.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with operational leaders to identify current and future workforce requirements
Develop talent pipelines that support upcoming projects and workforce growth
Lead, coach and develop the HR and Recruitment team towards workforce objectives
Design recruitment processes that enable accurate candidate assessment and trusted hiring outcomes
Oversee full-cycle recruitment across blue-collar and white-collar roles
Assess candidate experience, employment history, qualifications and relevant documentation
Coordinate onboarding and mobilisation across workshop, metropolitan and project-based employees
Support recruitment and processing of international and employer-sponsored candidates, including sponsorship requirements, compliance documentation and liaison with relevant migration providers
Manage labour hire providers and external recruitment suppliers
Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, disciplinary matters, investigations and grievances in line with relevant Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements and internal policies
Analyse workforce data, HR metrics and recruitment performance
Coordinate employee reviews, training initiatives and skills matrix needs
Identify improvements to recruitment systems, HR processes and operational efficiency

Requirements & Eligibility

Experience across workforce planning, employee relations and performance management
Minimum 5 years in senior HR and recruitment leadership
Proven track record delivering full-cycle recruitment for high-volume blue-collar workforces
Experience across candidate assessment, employment documentation and recruitment compliance; knowledge of employer-sponsored visas and international recruitment is highly desirable
In-depth understanding of Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements
Exposure to construction, mining, fabrication, resources or heavy industrial environments is highly regarded
Demonstrated capability to lead, mentor and develop people
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capability
Proactive, practical and solutions-oriented, balancing competing priorities in a fast-moving operational environment with strong organisational and administrative skills
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with HRIS and recruitment platforms
Eligible for employer sponsorship where required

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