As we continue to support our growing and evolving teams across Australia and New Zealand, we’re excited to welcome a Workplace Relations Manager into our People & Education (HR) team. If you're an experienced specialist who thrives in the trenches as much as in the strategy room—and you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and make an impact—this role is for you.
The Role You Could Play
Reporting to MECCA’s Head of Workplace Relations, you’ll be a driving force in bringing our workplace relations strategy to life. This role is hands-on: we don’t just design solutions—we help implement them. You will:
Provide timely, practical and people-centred workplace relations advice across Australia and New Zealand.
Support performance management, conduct, grievances, terminations and leave matters with both compliance and commercial awareness.
Maintain and uplift MECCA’s workplace relations policies, employment contract templates and frameworks.
Monitor legislative and industrial changes and translate them into clear business plans or actions.
Lead or contribute to key projects such as compliance reviews, policy reform, Award interpretation and strategic workforce initiatives.
What You Will Bring
You’ll be a passionate employment and industrial relations specialist who can simplify complexity and turn strategy into action. You will bring:
Tertiary qualifications in HR, Employment Relations, Law or a related discipline.
6+ years’ experience in employment and industrial relations (Australia essential; NZ a bonus).
Proven experience coaching leaders and People Partners through people matters with confidence and clarity.
Demonstrated success delivering WR/ER/HR projects and managing change.
A collaborative and solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to translate complexity into practical, actionable guidance.
Your Life at MECCA
Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!
Some of our other team member benefits include:
Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
Health and well-being initiatives
Reward and recognition programs
Access to bonus and incentive programs
Access to quarterly product allowance
Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy.
There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.
To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca and for all current opportunities, visit www.mecca.com.au/careers.