Industrial Relations Practitioner

People issues land on your desk first at this agricultural pack house in Roodepoort, and you'll sort them fairly. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is an agricultural pack house on the Roodepoort side of Gauteng.

• Consult with shop stewards and attend union meetings.
• Handle grievances with notes, dates and a clear written outcome.
• Track leave, absenteeism and sick notes and act on patterns.
• Coordinate training and submit SETA grant claims on time.
• Update HR policies when labour law changes.
• Run exit interviews and report turnover each quarter.

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

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

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

• 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.