Maria Robbins - Consulting and Career Summary


Maria’s career has spanned a wide range of positions and industries.

Consulting

2005 to current

Robbins Group

Example Key Projects:

  • BHP Tollgating Process for Development of Third Port Newcastle
  • Restructure and Business Alignment Sugar Australia, Penford Australia Starch
  • M&A Integration and Start Up Advisory: Better Place Australia, Metric Australia
  • People and Culture Reviews and Restructure: Country Fire Authority, The Arts Centre
  • Enterprise Agreement Delivery, Public and Private Sector in complex, multi party environments.
  • IR strategy, trouble shooting, dispute resolution, industrial advocacy
  • Coaching/Mentoring in Performance Management
  • Trusted advisor CEO and Senior Executives
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Career

Manufacturing

2003 – 2004

General Manager Human Resources, George Weston Foods

Three level business turnaround role:

GWF Corporate

  • Succession Planning and Executive Development

Meat and Dairy National

  • OHS, HR and IR Strategy Governance
  • High Performance Executive Team Development
  • Business Improvement and Restructure Programs
  • Functional HR responsibility, 3 sites nationally

Dons Smallgoods HR Manager

  • All HR, IR, WC, Training and OHS. 400 employees.
  • Site Management Team member and team effectiveness facilitator
  • Business Improvement and Restructure Programs
  • Frontline Management Development.
  • High profile safety leadership
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2002 – 2003

Manager Organisation Development, Nylex Plastics

Successful business turn around role with CEO Jonathan Ling, now CEO Fletcher Construction Group.

  • Vision and Values development and roll out
  • Position Description development and roll out
  • Performance Management System development and roll out
  • Training and Development Strategy and Plans
  • Developed and delivered Business Change Workshops
  • Development and Training for Front Line Supervisors
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Resources

2001 – 2002

Global Practice Leader Remuneration, BHP Billiton Petroleum

BHP Billiton Petroleum is a global organisation based across four key hubs: Melbourne, Perth, Houston and London.

This role had three parts:

  • Global Practice Leader Remuneration, Rewards and Retention
    • High level strategy and execution in a complex, competitive, global market
  • Senior HR Consultant to CFO Greg Robinson, now CFO Newcrest for Global Finance Team
    • Ensuring high performance of Global Finance Team
  • Senior HR Consultant to Bass Straight Pipeline Team

    • Oversight of OD planning for Pipeline and Operations Plant

1997 – 2001

Employee Relations Manager, BHP Transport and Logistics

BHP T&L operated a fleet of bulk carrier ships transporting BHP raw material all over the world.

Carriage of all operations matters for the 700 seagoing personnel on BHP ships and for the shore based Marine business.

  • High level strategic management of industrial and business risk to BHP export program

  • Negotiation of EBAs and dispute resolution with MUA and other maritime unions in a tough economic environment for the shipping industry

  • All HR aspects of the Marine business, operational and corporate

1995 – 1997

Acting Human Resources Manager and Human Resources Coordinator, BHP Coal

The Gregory Joint Venture open cut and underground mines, Emerald Central Queensland. 600 mineworkers.

All corporate and operational Human Resources and Industrial Relations matters across two sites.

  • Significant reduction in LTI, Industrial Lost Time

  • Successful change agenda in mining industry

  • Corporate role in training and development, Brisbane Head Office

Union Movement

1989 – 1995

National Industrial Officer, Community and Public Sector Union

The CPSU had a membership of approximately 120,000 members. I operated in the Commonwealth Public Service representing blue collar, clerical and professional employees across a diverse range of Commonwealth Departments such as Defence, Laboratories, Social Security and Ministerial Offices.

This was an enormous role with a large amount of responsibility.

Key activities:

  • Development and negotiation of Enterprise Bargaining Agreements
  • Strategic Planning and carriage of industrial disputes
  • Advocacy in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
  • Government Lobbying in Canberra/ Senate Committee Process
  • Individual grievance handling and dispute resolution

1987 – 1989 Research Officer, Finance Sector Union

The FSU had membership of approximately 80,000 members.

As a graduate, I was responsible for the researching and development of:

  • Industrial claims and awards,
  • OHS policies and positions
  • Economic monitoring
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Qualifications

Bachelor Economics, Monash University

Graduate Diploma in Organisation Dynamics, Swinburne University

Graduate Certificate, Accounting, Monash University