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Chris Elston
Executive General Manager People and Culture
Chris has worked at HSE Mining since 2014 and is responsible for the People and Culture function including strategic advice and operational support to the National Leadership Team / Senior Site Leadership teams on the full continuum of HR practices . His key responsibilities are :
• Development of a strategic People and Culture plan that includes as sub sets , a Workforce Plan , Learning and Development Plan and an Internal Communication Plan
• Close collaboration with the Managing Director to develop and implement a restructure of the Leadership Team in order to position the company to meet future business challenges as we ’ ve been able to fully understand the breadth of assets we have at each of the different locations where we have contracts . For our customers , this means faster , leaner asset maintenance as we can source a part from another site rather than having to order immediately from the supplier ,” he continues .
After this process concluded , the next step was a more strategic procurement program , a part of the
• Undertaking a cultural transformation to evolve into a contemporary organisation underpinned by a strong values set
• Developed and implementing a reengineering of labour rates
With over 30 years HR experience , Chris has a strong focus on driving high performance capability across the business and building talent strategies . Chris leverages networks across HSE Mining and with external stakeholders to build alignment and ensure that company values are maintained . www . hsemining . com . au 55