Human Resources Manager

Job purpose:

• Manages human resource function by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training and development and retention of employees in alignment with the company strategy.

Human Resources Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Enhances the organizations human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.
• Maintains the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
• Supports organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counselling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analysing exit interviews; and recommending changes.
• Establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
• Manages employee pay grades by conducting periodic pay surveys.
• Collaborate with management to develop KPIs aligned with the business strategy, implement, monitor and appraise employee performance.
• Responsible for all company disciplinary actions, including hearings, dismissals, retrenchments, CCMA and Labour court matters. Hearing and resolving employee grievances; and counselling employees and supervisors.
• Implements employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable BCEA requirements and managing all Department of Labour audits and queries.
• Enforces management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Retains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system and keeping past and current records as per legal requirements.
• Management of full payroll and related matters.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualification/Knowledge/Experience

• A relevant Degree in Human Resources.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in a management and similar position.
• Knowledge of all labour related legislation.
• Experience with CCMA and Labour Court cases.

Skills

• Conflict resolution
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Planning and organisation
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Facilitation
• Confident
• Empathetic
• De-escalation mindset
• Confidentiality