HR Manager (Small to Medium Business)

Keeping a manufacturing plant in Coega fair, legal and well staffed is the heart of this job. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Coega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Update HR policies when labour law changes.
• Advise line managers on the Labour Relations Act and the BCEA.
• Handle grievances with notes, dates and a clear written outcome.
• Coordinate training and submit SETA grant claims on time.
• Chair or initiate disciplinary hearings and write up the outcome.
• Run exit interviews and report turnover each quarter.
• Represent the company at CCMA conciliations and arbitrations.

• Confident facilitating hard conversations with managers and unions
• Valid driver's licence for multi-site roles
• At least 3 years as an HR officer or generalist
• A degree or diploma in HR management, labour relations or industrial psychology
• Solid working knowledge of the LRA, BCEA and EEA

• SABPP registration
• Experience on a unionised site or in a bargaining council sector
• HR system experience such as Sage 300 People or PaySpace

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

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