This is where your work makes a difference.
At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.
Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced, people-focused HR Business Partner to join our high-performing HR team. Based at our Toongabbie, Sydney site and reporting to the Senior HR Manager, you will partner closely with manufacturing and operational leaders to deliver practical HR support and initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, capability, performance and organisational effectiveness.
About You
You are a proactive and commercially minded HR professional who enjoys working close to operations. You build trusted relationships, approach challenges practically and confidently manage competing priorities.
You bring strong employee relations capability, sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation and modern awards, and the ability to influence leaders across a complex, fast-paced environment. Experience in manufacturing, pharmaceutical or healthcare operations would be advantageous, but is not essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with site, manufacturing and operational leaders to deliver a positive employee experience and support business objectives.
- Provide practical advice on employee relations, performance, conduct, grievances and organisational change.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, restructures, site transitions and other business transformation initiatives.
- Advise leaders on Australian employment legislation, modern awards and company policies.
- Lead or contribute to HR projects, systems improvements, leadership capability programs and performance frameworks.
- Use workforce and people data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
- Build strong relationships across local, regional and offshore teams and contribute to broader HR initiatives.
Key Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in human resources or a related discipline.
- Experience as an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor or HR generalist, ideally within manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, healthcare or another operational environment.
- Strong employee relations and performance management capability.
- Practical knowledge of Australian employment legislation and modern awards.
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with frontline, operational and senior leaders.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across regional and offshore teams.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in a multinational or matrix organisation is advantageous.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
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