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Work History
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LAUREN TANDY

BEDFORD;WA,WA

Summary

A culture focussed HR leader

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Superintendent

Carey Group
03.2025 - Current
  • Reviewed design specifications critically for accuracy, identifying potential issues before they escalated into costly delays or rework situations.
  • Resolved conflicts efficiently among team members, fostering a positive work environment that contributed to successful outcomes.
  • Reviewed plans and inspected ongoing construction to keep work in line with project goals.
  • Communicated effectively with clients throughout each stage of the project for transparency regarding progress updates as well as addressing any concerns raised promptly.

HR Manager, APAC

Cummins
04.2022 - 11.2024
  • Act as a trusted business partner across parts of Australia as well as SE Asia including Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia
  • Lead and support 5 HR direct reports across the region
  • Supporting
  • Provide timely and accurate advice to mitigate any potential HR/People related risks
  • Provide conflict resolution options and guidance to ensure favourable outcome
  • Conduct end to end Ethics/HR investigations, ensuring a consistent outcome

Right Environment Manager/Master Investigator

Cummins Inc.
10.2018 - 04.2022
  • Reporting directly into the USA, responsible to the APAC employees to build and maintain Cummins Right Work Environment across all business units.
  • Ensure compliance with Global Ethical Principles
  • Oversee the Investigation Process, end to end, ensuring appropriate outcomes are reached and delivered.
  • Business Partner with HR Director and MD and their respective teams on ethical matters.
  • Collate and report on monthly, yearly data, identifying trends
  • Proactively engage with Leaders to ensure issues or potential issues are kept to a minimum.

HR Manager, Western Region

Cummins South Pac.
04.2014 - 10.2018
  • Lead the HR function across the Western Region – WA, NT and SA, reporting in to HR Director, South Pacific, Supported by HR Advisor
  • Ensure compliance to policy, legislation and auditing requirements
  • Employee Relations – Dispute resolution, Ethics case management – End to end investigations
  • Manage Talent within the region via SuccessFactors
  • Headcount forecasting in line with AOP
  • Provide strategic and operational support to the Western Region Leadership team. Support 400 employees

HR Team Leader

NRW Civil and Mining
09.2011 - 12.2013
  • Lead and mentor a team of 8-10 HR and Recruitment professionals
  • Partnering with senior stakeholders to provide operational and strategic HR expertise
  • Provide HR support to the Mackay regional Office – Coal Mining and Civil Projects
  • Identify and implement effective HR strategies
  • Implementation of HRIS and Recruitment System
  • HR and FTE reporting and analysis – identification of trends and implementation of people strategies
  • Provide ER/HR and IR advice to the projects as required to ensure the most favourable or least disruptive outcomes for all parties
  • Policy and legislation guidance and interpretation to ensure business compliance
  • Case Management: Harassment and Bullying, Unfair dismissals, redundancies and terminations.
  • End to End recruitment of Senior Civil and Mining Personnel
  • Focus on Aboriginal recruitment and training within the business
  • Organisational design, Workforce planning and Change management

Senior HR Advisor

Millennium Minerals
01.2011 - 09.2011
  • Provide HR/ER/IR support and advice to the Project Team
  • HRIS Implementation – Greentree
  • Design ‘best-fit’ HR policies and procedures as the company evolved from exploration into a fully operational FIFO Operation/Producer
  • Introduce and implement a number of HR initiatives, including an employee benefits scheme, salary packaging and salary sacrificing.
  • Manage Worker’s compensation
  • End to End recruitment of all positions Over-see payroll function
  • Employee Collective Agreement – Greenfields implementation

HR Team Leader

Pilbara Access Group
02.2010 - 12.2010
  • Manage Recruitment, HR/ER and IR needs of the Business (200 employees)
  • Lead and Mentor a small HR/Recruitment Team
  • Provide Employee Relations Advice and Support to Management
  • Change Management - Implement a new Collective Agreement
  • Implement IMS
  • Retention strategies
  • Training Needs Analysis for entire workforce
  • Employee Benefits Programme Design and Implementation
  • Employee Relations – Discipline and Case Management
  • Worker’s Compensation Management
  • Liaison with Union on Construction Sites

Regional HR Advisor – NSW South & ACT

David Jones Ltd
07.2009 - 01.2010
  • Senior HR representative for the Region
  • Responsible for the end to end recruitment of all positions within ACT with the assistance of a small support team in Sydney
  • Employee Relations Advise for a workforce of 300+
  • Preparation and delivery of weekly Management Reports
  • Design and implement Training to Management and the workforce
  • Design innovative attraction and retention campaigns in order reduce the turnover rate
  • Liaison with Union Representatives

HR Advisor - Recruitment (Position made redundant)

Gindalbie Metals Ltd
10.2008 - 07.2009
  • Prepare the recruitment/man-power budget for the various phases in the project – Hematite v Magnetite
  • Workforce planning – 3 phases of the Project. Identified the recruitment and resources needs
  • Remuneration comparisons and Setting of Salary bands for all positions
  • End to End recruitment of Senior and Executive Positions
  • Create position descriptions with Management team for recruitment purposes but also for future use particularly at performance and salary review dates
  • Identify and set up a Recruitment Data base – Identified that NGA.net would best sit our needs and budget, then implemented it within the organisation.
  • Set up PSA with Recruitment Agencies

HR Advisor – Brockman Site (Fly-in-fly-out, 9:5)

Rio Tinto Iron Ore
02.2008 - 10.2008
  • First Point of Contact for HR/IR/ER issues on site at Brockman (300 employees)
  • Providing timely and accurate HR Advice to Superintendents and Management Team
  • End to End Recruitment – in conjunction with various Perth departments.
  • Attracting, Recruiting and Retaining Aboriginal People in to our workforce
  • Liaising with Aboriginal Mentors to ensure that Aboriginal employees on site are adjusting to FIFO operations and also integrating into the team environment
  • Preparation of HR reports via SAP – Turnover, Absenteeism, Time to fill and generally identifying any issues that need to be addressed on site by the various Managers
  • Attending weekly and monthly Management Meetings – reporting on HR issues, trends and statistics
  • Ensuring 100% compliance with Exit Interviews, compiling the data in preparation for submission to Senior Management Team
  • Case Management and Employee discipline up to and including termination
  • Training and delivering information sessions regarding pertinent HR issues

National HR Advisor – Mining

Macmahon Contractors
11.2004 - 02.2008
  • Extensive travel involved. Residential in Newman (6 months) and Dysart (4 months)
  • Reporting to HR Manager Mining, responsible for providing support and HR/IR advice to 9 Mining Operations around Australia. Both Open Cut and Underground.
  • Unfair dismissal cases – Represented the Company on a number of occasions at the AIRC. Responsible for providing initial information and preparing the case. Researching and investigating the claim to ensure a favourable outcome without risk to the business
  • Advising Senior Management on union related matters and responding to the Right of Entry notices. Meeting with union representatives on site to ensure compliance with Workplace Relations Act 1996.
  • Liaising with Department of Immigration and Citizenship in relation to 457 Visa holders. Ensuring that the Company was compliant
  • Provide the Human Resources Information to the Estimating Department for submission in the Tender. Information would include: Manning numbers, rates of pay, rostering components, Opportunities or Threats
  • Procedure and Policy writing and implementation
  • Provide advice to Project Managers and Supervisors pertaining to issues with employees. For example, Termination of Employees, AWA interpretation, Leave arrangements and entitlements, EAP assistance.
  • Assist with Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation – Conversant with required paperwork per state, liaison with Insurance Company; liaise with Doctors and Rehabilitation Providers.
  • Complete Salary surveys with external providers

Education

Bachelor of Business - HR Management

Timeline

HR Superintendent

Carey Group
03.2025 - Current

HR Manager, APAC

Cummins
04.2022 - 11.2024

Right Environment Manager/Master Investigator

Cummins Inc.
10.2018 - 04.2022

HR Manager, Western Region

Cummins South Pac.
04.2014 - 10.2018

HR Team Leader

NRW Civil and Mining
09.2011 - 12.2013

Senior HR Advisor

Millennium Minerals
01.2011 - 09.2011

HR Team Leader

Pilbara Access Group
02.2010 - 12.2010

Regional HR Advisor – NSW South & ACT

David Jones Ltd
07.2009 - 01.2010

HR Advisor - Recruitment (Position made redundant)

Gindalbie Metals Ltd
10.2008 - 07.2009

HR Advisor – Brockman Site (Fly-in-fly-out, 9:5)

Rio Tinto Iron Ore
02.2008 - 10.2008

National HR Advisor – Mining

Macmahon Contractors
11.2004 - 02.2008

Bachelor of Business - HR Management

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