HR Practitioner

Recruitment & Selection

• Oversee the full recruitment and selection process, ensuring attraction and retention of top talent.
• Partner with management to forecast workforce needs and succession planning.
• Manage onboarding, orientation, and career development processes.
• Ensure all recruitment practices align with legislative and company policies.

Payroll Supervision and HR Administration

• Supervise the monthly payroll process in collaboration with the Finance Manager.
• Review and verify payroll input data (new hires, terminations, overtime, leave, benefits, etc.) for accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all employee changes are timeously communicated and processed on the payroll system.
• Monitor statutory deductions (PAYE, UIF, SDL) and ensure adherence to legislative and company requirements.
• Support payroll audits and respond to payroll-related queries from employees and management.
• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy of employee compensation data.

Labour Relations

• Serve as the primary HR contact for all employee relations matters.
• Provide expert advice to management on disciplinary, grievance, incapacity, and performance issues.
• Chair or facilitate disciplinary hearings and grievance proceedings.
• Prepare, represent, and defend the company in CCMA conciliations and arbitrations.
• Liaise with external legal advisors (NEASA) and ensure procedural and substantive fairness in all cases.
• Promote a healthy, compliant, and high-performance workplace culture.

Performance Management

• Drive the Performance Management Cycle from goal setting to reviews and development discussions.
• Support and train line managers on effective feedback and coaching practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve engagement, retention, and team performance.
• Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth implementation of organisational changes.

Skills Development

• Conduct training needs analyses and develop a Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR).
• Coordinate and monitor all training, induction, and upskilling programmes.
• Ensure compliance with the Skills Development Act and SETA requirements

Employment Equity & B-BBEE

• Lead Employment Equity initiatives and ensure compliance with the EE Act.
• Support the preparation of EE reports, audits, and B-BBEE verification processes.
• Promote diversity and inclusion across all business units.

HR Projects & Advisory

• Drive and implement HR-related projects as required.
• Provide HR advisory support to management teams.

HR Policies, Compliance & Projects

• Review, develop, and implement HR policies and procedures to align with current labour legislation.
• Ensure compliance with BCEA, LRA, EEA, SDA, and POPIA.
• Drive special HR projects as required by management.
• Maintain accurate HR metrics and prepare monthly HR reports for management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• • Lead and develop direct reports to ensure achievement of HR objectives.
  • Oversee staff performance, provide coaching and mentorship, and ensure compliance with HR procedures.