HR Specialist

HR Specialist

Contract Type:

Full Time

Location:

Hornsby, New South Wales

Industry:

HR & Recruitment

Salary From:

120000 125000  Year

Date Published:

07-Jan-2026

THE COMPANY YOU WOULD BE JOINING
  • This global, European headquartered, pharmaceutical & medical device company specialises in lifesaving prescription medicines and medical technologies.
  • Their products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.
  • They are committed to putting essential medicines and technologies in the hands of people who help improve patient outcomes.
BENEFITS
  • Large, global healthcare company with career opportunities.
  • A culture that is family friendly, open and collaborative, nurturing and progressive.
  • A supportive leader that believes in giving the team complete autonomy.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
  • This HR Specialist position is responsible for assisting the HR Manger with all facets of the Human Resources function across the business from both an administration and operational perspective. This includes, but is not limited to, recruitment and selection, employee onboarding, remuneration and benefits, reporting, work health and safety (WHS), health and wellbeing initiatives, performance management and general HR administration.
  • The role also ensures compliance with company policies and legislation, supports work health and safety initiatives, and assists with remuneration and payroll processes (this role is NOT responsible for payroll however).
  • In addition, the position is responsible for managing workers’ compensation claims (though very few), developing and reviewing HR policies and procedures, and administering the performance management system, including incentive and salary review calculations.
  • The role will coordinate end-to-end recruitment activities in consultation with the HR Manager and help draft job ads, provide candidate communication throughout the recruitment process, reference checks, pre-employment requirements (eg. police checks).
  • You will maintain and update HR files and prepare employment contracts and facilitate completion of new starter documentation while coordinating and managing employee onboarding, ensuring completion with hiring managers.
  • You will liaise with new and current employees regarding company information and employment-related queries and coordinate new hire setup with IT and hiring managers, including orientation scheduling.
  • You will maintain confidential personnel files, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance and maintain employee records in Workday, ensuring data integrity and timely updates while administering and managing Workday employee data.
  • You will coordinate HR related documentation including contracts, variation letters, performance documentation, KPI reports, and correspondence and manage probation review processes, prepare HR reports and administer LinkedIn Learning.
  • You will prepare salary reviews, incentive calculation workbooks and mail merger for remuneration outcomes.
YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING TO BE SUCCESSFUL
  • University qualifications in HR or business preferred, though not mandatory.
  • Experience in a similar role in HR operations, supporting HR leader(s), with a very good work ethic and attitude, prepared to do what it takes to work your way up to a leadership role.
  • You MUST have strong Workday current or recent experience and be highly computer literate with intermediate to advanced Excel skills and have also worked with Pivot tables.
  • Experience with end to end recruitment and the whole employee lifecycle.
  • Be very solid in relation to numbers and analysing data and presenting that data/knowing where to get data from, running reports for management of salaries, incentives, etc.
  • If you have experience in the pharmaceutical and/or medical device sectors, this will be highly regarded.
  • Australian work experience with full Australian working rights.
Interested? Please 'apply now' quoting reference number 3786. Please note, your details/resume will not be sent anywhere without a formal interview and, if successful, your subsequent prior permission. Personal information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and be treated in the strictest confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Posted on 07-Jan-2026

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