HR Assistant (Site Office)

You'll keep staff files, contracts and HR admin in order at a retail distribution centre in Kariega. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Kariega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Book training, track attendance and load results for the skills report.
• Set up new staff files and check that all onboarding forms are signed.
• Take minutes at hearings and HR meetings.
• Capture leave, sick notes and family responsibility leave on the HR system.
• Answer staff questions on policies, leave balances and benefits.
• Book pre-employment medicals and qualification checks.
• Load job ads and do first-round CV sorting for the recruiter.

• Friendly and approachable with staff at every level
• Basic understanding of the BCEA leave rules
• Good MS Office skills, especially Word and Excel
• Discreet with personal and medical information

• Minute-taking training
• Any HR admin or internship experience

• Monthly internship stipend for graduate roles
• Mentorship from a senior HR practitioner
• Study support toward an HR qualification

• Attach your full academic record; HR internships often filter on marks in labour law and HR modules.
• If you are a graduate, put your qualification, graduation year and any HR modules at the top of your CV.