James Watt Email & Phone Number

North Sydney, Nsw, Au

As the People & Culture Advisory Services Manager at Pacific National, I’m proud to lead a dynamic team in Australia’s largest private rail freight service provider. My role involves steering a team of Employee Relations Advisors, fostering their development and growth as strategic partners within the business. I specialise in providing expert compliance, performance, and investigation advice, and designing robust case management solutions that reflect our strong company values.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

As a Senior HR Business Partner at Toll, I partnered with General Managers and the National frontline leadership teams accross Toll People and Fleet Management. My role was to deliver a consistent value-add HR service for the business. I reported into the Global Strategic Business Partner located in Singapore. My responsibilities spanned across business units comprising of 2,100 Labour Hire Casuals, 150 Operational staff, and 200 Proffessional employees.

Essendon Fields, Vic, Au

Armaguard Group is a leader in secure currency supply chain and technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. As an HR Business Partner, I provide strategic advice and guidance on HR matters across QLD and NT consisting of 400 employees.Key Achievements - HR Project Lead for the delivery of the HR Metrics Dashboard utilising Amazon Quicksite- Undertook rightsizing initiatives across multiple branches to increase operational efficiencies- Achieved positive business outcomes through enterprise bargaining with the TWU and ASU

9 Sherwood Rd, Po Box 342, Au

While at Auto & General, I managed the employee relations case portfolio for the Claims and Assessing Division under the Budget Direct brand. Key Achievements- Managment of conduct, performance and illness/injury cases - Advocacy in Fair Work cases- Increased leadership capability through ongoing coaching and development

North Ryde, Nsw, Au

As Senior HR Advisor at Inghams Group Limited, I partnered with stakeholders to provide advice on HR, ER and IR matters in QLD for 1400 employees across the Food Manufacturing, Farming and Distribution sites. Key Achievements- Managed restructuring processes for a large scale sites in QLD- Understood drivers and executed strategic people initiatives to reduce attrition by 20%- EA negotiations for sites across the state, driving commercial outcomes for our major operations.- Created HR metrics dashboard using PowerBI as HR lead in the business intelligence project team.

Fortitude Valley Bc, Qld, Au

As a Workplace Relations Advisor at Master Electricians Australia, I managed an employee and industrial relations case portfolio of 4000+ membership in the Electrical Industry.Key Achievements- Reduced industrial liability of members through advice and representation at the FWC- Prepared Industry submissions on IR matters to management, council and members- Delivered webinars on workplace relations matters to members including but not limited to sham contracting, common law contracts and redundancy.

Brisbane, Qld, Au

As Human Resource Officer at EGR, I performed generalist HR functions across automotive, plastic extrusion and building products divisions.Key Achievements- Conducted end to end recruitment for manual and technical workforces- Developed and presented training across front line and leadership- Managed WorkCover Cases throughout the lifecycle of an injury- Conducted investigations and disciplinary matters

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Mba - International Exchange, Innovation

Master Of Laws - Llm, Commercial Law

Bachelor Of Business, Human Resource Management