Employee Relations Advisor

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference.  

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people.  

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you.  

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen.

About the role

Our Group teams enable the broader business to perform - providing strategic, financial, legal, people and governance expertise. With roles across Australia, Singapore and the US, we’re critical partners to the business and help shape Ampol’s future. 

We work across borders, collaborate widely, and lead with purpose - always looking for ways to improve how we operate, support our people, and deliver results. 

We are currently recruiting for an Employee Relations Advisor to join the Ampol Group P&C team, based either in Sydney or Brisbane. You’ll work as part of a collaborative, supportive and flexible culture to provide Employee Relations (ER) advice and support to leaders and employees. The role will have the opportunity to support ER cases across a variety of locations (Australian, New Zealand & Singapore) and have opportunities for development through involvement in key strategic programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee case management across the Ampol Group, including the Retail Operations business. This covers investigations, disciplinary action, terminations and management of non-work related illness/injury matters;
• Support leaders with interpretation of employment policies and processes, Awards, Enterprise Agreements and legislation;
• Build credibility and strong stakeholder relationships with the business in the assigned region; and
• Execute proactive compliance interventions to ensure compliance with all industrial instruments and relevant legislation.

About you

You will be an individual with excellent communication and customer service skills, who thoroughly enjoys providing ER and HR advice and wants to grow their knowledge. As a team player, you will provide support to both colleagues and the business.  You will also be able to work autonomously and work through problems with ambiguity.

Key skills and experience

• 1-2 years experience in an ER/HR Advisory role or HR Operations role
• Case management experience
• A solid understanding of interpreting HR policies and processes
• An exposure to Award / Enterprise Agreement application in the workplace

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Leave Options – We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing.
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.  
• Check out our benefits and policies on the Work180 website. 

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We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.