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HR Operations Manager

Auckland Principal Advisor Manager

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Are you a hands-on HR practitioner who likes being close to the action?

Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts is looking for an HR Operations Manager based at our Onehunga head office. In this role you'll be the go-to HR person for our timber, plywood and LVL sites and our support office.

This is a practical, varied role. You'll run the core HR processes, back our leaders with sound advice, and support employment and industrial relations across the business

You will:

Lead HR processes end to end, support recruitment, employment checks, offers and IEA’s as well as performance management.

Give clear and practical advice to site and functional managers on day to day people issues

Coach frontline leaders on HR processes and people leadership

Support IR and ER work, including collective agreement negotiations and working with unions

Run the performance review and annual review cycles

Help deliver training and HR projects across the group

About you: 

You’ll have 3-5 years solid HR experience and be comfortable working in a busy operational environment

A tertiary qualification (HR employment relations, management or business preferred)

Good working knowledge of NZ employment law

Able to build trust and influence at all levels from the shop floor to senior leaders

Organised with project management experience

Experience in working within a multi-site manufacturing or industrial setting

Experience with Datacom a bonus

In return we can offer

Competitive salary

Southern Cross medical plan

Company superannuation including life insurance and income protection

Applicants must be able to currently work in New Zealand. You will also need to pass pre-employment and ongoing drug and alcohol screening.

Applications close Wednesday 4th November. 

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Employment Type: Permanent

Capability Level: Leads

Domains of Knowledge: Leading the HR Function, HR Administration, Policy and Process Design, Employment Relations, HR Systems and Technology, Analytics and Data Science, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Workforce Planning, Employee Engagement and Experience and Change Management.

Find out more about Professional Accreditation and The Path - the Capability Framework for HR Professionals. 

Posted on 21 October 2026