Job Overview

Partner with the Business to Shape People Outcomes at Komatsu as our Human Resources Business Partner

Komatsu Mining Technologies (KMT) is seeking a values-led, commercially minded Human Resources Business Partner to provide trusted HR advice and support to an allocated work groups across our Australian operations.

This is your opportunity to support a high-performance culture and translate business priorities into practical people solutions.

Reporting to the National HR Manager, you’ll work as a trusted partner to leaders and employees, delivering support across employee relations, industrial relations, workforce planning, performance, engagement, change, policy application and HR systems.

Your ability to build strong partnerships, provide sound advice and use data to identify people priorities will help Komatsu remain agile, compliant and aligned to business needs.

You’ll play a key role in strengthening leader confidence, supporting effective workplace change, and ensuring HR programs are implemented consistently across your allocated work groups.

You’ll also work closely with a collaborative national and global HR team, partnering with specialists across payroll and remuneration, organisational development,  health and safety, to deliver seamless business-facing support.

Key Job Functions

• Develop effective HR partnerships with leaders and stakeholders
• Work with functional leaders to develop and implement people plans, priorities and initiatives aligned to business needs
• Coach and support leaders to build their leadership capability.
• Provide front-line IR/ER advice and support, including consultation, investigations, grievances, conflict resolution and employee relations matters
• Support workforce planning and talent management
• Provide advice and guidance to leaders and employees on HR policies, processes, systems and legislative requirements
• Partner with recruitment, payroll, OD, remuneration, EHS and other specialist teams to deliver consistent and effective HR support
• Support employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, surveys, change activity and culture-building programs

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business or a related discipline
• 3+  years’ experience across HR, ideally within mining, heavy manufacturing or a related industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience providing practical IR/ER advice, supporting investigations, consultation processes and workplace change
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, HR policies and contemporary people practices
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, coach leaders and influence outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience supporting workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, engagement and organisational change
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence using HR systems, data and reporting to inform decision-making
• A proactive, values-based approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic operating environment

Additional Information

Your impact
You’ll be instrumental in helping leaders make confident people decisions, supporting employees through change, and embedding practical HR solutions that strengthen engagement, capability and business performance. This is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to be a trusted partner in a global, market-leading organisation.

Why Komatsu?

At Komatsu, we live by the Komatsu Way – a culture of integrity, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. As a leader in mining and heavy manufacturing, we’re committed to working safely, solving problems together and building meaningful partnerships. Join us and be part of a team that values proactive advice, trusted relationships and practical people solutions.

Komatsu employee benefits

• 12 weeks paid primary career parental leave. 
• Ability to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per annum.
• Access to discounts at over 400 different retailers Australia wide.
• Discounts on Apple, Dell, Lenovo and Microsoft products 
• Employee Referral Program 
• Discounted corporate rates with HCF and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program with total wellbeing solution provider AccessEAP
• Discounts with Toyota & Orix