HR Business Partner (Logistics)

You'll handle the full HR cycle for a manufacturing plant in Polokwane, from hiring to hearings. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Polokwane-based, with most of your time spent at a manufacturing plant.

• Compile the Employment Equity report and the Workplace Skills Plan.
• Run exit interviews and report turnover each quarter.
• Represent the company at CCMA conciliations and arbitrations.
• Consult with shop stewards and attend union meetings.
• Chair or initiate disciplinary hearings and write up the outcome.
• Handle grievances with notes, dates and a clear written outcome.
• Coordinate training and submit SETA grant claims on time.

• At least 3 years as an HR officer or generalist
• Good report writing and Excel
• Confident facilitating hard conversations with managers and unions
• CCMA experience, at least at conciliation
• A degree or diploma in HR management, labour relations or industrial psychology
• Valid driver's licence for multi-site roles

• HR system experience such as Sage 300 People or PaySpace
• Skills development facilitator (SDF) training
• SABPP registration

• Annual performance bonus
• Medical aid and provident fund contributions
• Company car or travel allowance for site visits
• CPD and SABPP fees paid

• Quantify your IR work: how many hearings, CCMA cases and outcomes; that is what HR managers check first.
• Name the bargaining councils or unions you have dealt with, as sector knowledge often decides the shortlist.