We’re Alignr — a modern recruitment partner helping ambitious businesses hire smarter and scale faster. This time, we’re partnering with a leading agribusiness entering a new chapter of growth. After a period of change in the HR team, they’re looking for a People & Culture Business Lead who can stabilise, support, and set HR on the right trajectory.

This role is all about building engagement from the ground floor up — partnering with leaders, embedding processes, and setting a path for HR to make a long-term impact.

Are you looking for…

• A role where you can roll up your sleeves but also bring strategy to life?
• A chance to take the lead and scale up an HR function?
• The chance to build policy, processes, and people capability?
• To report directly to a people-centric CEO?
• Real engagement work — recognition, communication, and career pathways?
• A business investing in people, safety, and culture (winners of major regional business awards)?

What’s in it for you?

• Permanent role
• Salary up to $120,000 Base + Super
• Work from home 1 day a week
• Report directly to a people-focused CEO
• Adelaide CBD Location
• Some regional travel - car provided as required
• Build & grow the impact of HR!
• Join a company with a clear and transparent 3-year plan
• Be the visible HR presence that leaders and employees can trust
• 1 direct report

Your next company & team
This business has made significant investments in people, safety, and capability. The HR team is growing and evolving:

• 180 People (roughly 100 covered by EBA)
• The CEO & exec team is committed to a clear strategy and raising HR’s influence across the business
• The culture? People-first, practical, and supportive, but still building structure and processes.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with leaders across multiple sites (focus on Bordertown)
• Build HR processes: policies, contracts, onboarding, wage parity reviews
• Lead engagement activities: recognition, communication, career pathing
• Guide and mentor the HR Officer
• Support ER/IR, performance, and BAU HR activities
• Drive capability-building projects across leaders and employees
• Balance BAU (contracts, compliance) with strategy (culture, people capability)

You’ll Thrive Here If You…

• Love hands-on HR but can also bring strategy to life
• You're a builder - can fly the plane while you build it
• Can build trust quickly on the ground floor with leaders and employees
• Are proactive, honest & practical
• Adapt well to foundational environments where structure is still forming
• Are patient but persistent, able to push for outcomes while balancing relationships

This Role Isn’t For You If…

• You’re looking for a polished, already-built HR function to plod along
• You prefer compliance-only HR without engagement or strategy
• You don’t want to spend time on-site across the sites
• You struggle with ambiguity
• You hate visiting regional sites

Must-Haves

• Minimum 5 years HR generalist/business partner experience
• Confident with BAU HR (contracts, onboarding, policies) and ER/IR
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and engagement at all levels
• Comfortable working onsite across regional and metro sites
• Resilient and proactive — not waiting to be told what to do

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in unionised / EBA-covered environments
• Background in agribusiness, food processing, or manufacturing
• Experience in regional or multi-site environments

Hiring Process

• Step 1: Apply & complete basic screening questions
• Step 2: If aligned, received alignment survey
• Step 3: alignment call with Alignr
• Step 4: Interview with CEO
• Step 5: Final interview with the leadership Team
• Step 6: Offer & onboarding plan

Next steps from here?
Apply, complete the short screening questions.

If everything aligns, we’ll send you a quick alignment task (<3 mins). It helps us make sure this is the right fit for both sides before progressing.

Got questions? Reach out to Alex at [email protected] or 0480 808 607.