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Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for a People Partner to act as the primary People point of contact for the NZAS General Manager and leadership team to deliver people priorities, turning business plans into clear actions for their teams and sites.\nIn this role, you’ll lead delivery across a defined portfolio in a complex, large-scale environment, while partnering with People Experience, Organisation and Talent Partners and specialist teams.\nThis is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys engaging stakeholders, influencing team members to deliver, shape and embed core people and workforce priorities, driving workforce effectiveness, employee experience and organisational performance.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nReporting to the General Manager People Pacific Operations, and working closely with New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) leadership teams and the broader People function, you will be:\nAct as the trusted People Partner and primary contact for the NZAS General Manager, shaping priorities and coordinating day-to-day delivery through People Experience and specialist teams.\nTranslate business strategy into near-term workforce and people plans, develop local or site actions and facilitate strategic workforce plan fulfilment across the portfolio.\nCoach leaders on performance, team effectiveness, employee experience and business priorities, providing practical advice that supports consistent decision-making.\nLead performance, talent and pay health processes for the site, including calibration, local talent strategies and identification of out-of-cycle benchmarking requirements.\nSupport complex employee relations matters and core contact point for union matters, translating labour and regulatory changes into business implications and coordinating appropriate outcomes.\nLead organisational changes, restructures and transformation initiatives, enabling leaders and supporting communication, engagement and adoption.\nAnalyse engagement, workforce, case and query data to identify trends, drive targeted action plans and provide insights that inform business strategy and People frameworks.\nPartner across Organisation and Talent Partners, People Experience, Areas of Expertise and other People teams to execute aligned initiatives, manage escalations and improve service consistency.\nAbout you\nWe’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.\nRequired for Success\nA commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.\nDemonstrated experience in senior HR business partnership and people advisory, building trusted relationships with General Managers and leadership teams, influencing culture in a complex organisation.\nExperience translating business strategy and workforce plans into actionable operational-level people priorities and driving disciplined execution.\nDemonstrated capability in New Zealand employee and labour relations, applying established frameworks and exercising sound judgement to manage and escalate risk.\nExperience leading organisational change or restructure implementation and embedding initiatives effectively across complex environments.\nStrong ability to interpret workforce and people data, translate insights into targeted business actions and collaborate across specialist teams to deliver consistent, timely outcomes.\nHelpful for Success\nExperience facilitating performance and talent calibration, pay health reviews, local talent strategies or out-of-cycle benchmarking.\nExperience engaging with unions, interpreting labour or regulatory change, or supporting operational workforces.\nExperience using employee engagement, workforce, case or query insights to improve team effectiveness, workforce planning or people processes.\nWhat we offer\nBe recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.\nA work environment where safety is always the number one priority \nA competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program \nComprehensive medical assistance scheme \nAttractive share ownership plan \nLeave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) including long service leave \nCompetitive superannuation programme \nCareer development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions \nRelocation assistance\nWhere you’ll be working\nNew Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) converts alumina into aluminium using renewable hydroelectricity, resulting in one of the lowest carbon footprints for an aluminium smelter in the world. The smelter is located on Tiwai Peninsula in Southland and the majority of the plant's alumina is supplied from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries. Around 90% of the aluminium produced at NZAS is exported. NZAS is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto (79.36%) and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical Company (20.64%).\nAbout Rio Tinto\nRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.\nWe have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. 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