Hr Manager

Bluespec Holdings; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in South Africa is seeking a seasoned HR Manager to oversee HR functions across branches, ensuring staff satisfaction and compliance with local legislation. You will be responsible for performance management, staff training, and recruitment, while fostering strong relationships with senior management. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in effective HR management, demonstrating skills in mentoring and compliance adherence. Join us to drive meaningful improvements in HR operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing HR strategies for maximum profit.
• Ability to ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations.
• Strong mentoring and training skills for HR staff and recruitment teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR functions to enhance branch satisfaction.
• Ensure adherence to legislative requirements in HR practices.
• Develop and promote training for HR staff in branches.
• Oversee recruitment processes and maintain cost efficiency.

Skills

Effective HR Management

Performance Management

Compliance and Legislation

Training and Development

Recruitment

Job description

Responsibilities

Profit increase through effective HR Management

Day-to-day management of HR functions within allocated branches, to ensure branch satisfaction with HR services.

Ensure ongoing staff counselling.

New staff during probation period – encourage management to conduct sessions with new starters monthly to establish good fit for role.

Ongoing counselling with staff not reaching targets – Sales, production targets and CSI scores.

Ensure suitable fit of newly placed staff to ensure maximised profit return.

Ensure IR matters are handled correctly to minimise settlement / award costs at CCMA / DRC forums.

Assist companies in portfolio with budgets and forecasts to control monthly salary expenditure.

Performance Management

Ensure performance goals signed off for all employees on Administration and Management levels in portfolio, ratings to be provided where requested.

Ensure performance management deadlines for

• is reached, and scores collated for year-end reviews.

Effective management of subordinates – efficient delegation of duties, mentor junior staff, succession plan of staff in team.

Compliance and Legislation

Ensure adherence to MIBCO / BCEA / PSIRA legislations in branches in portfolio.

Ensure compliance to labour legislation in providing advice to Management, to minimise risk to company.

All employees in portfolio to have updated contracts and signed policies on file, regular audits to be conducted.

Ensure policy file is distributed to all allocated branches and all staff acknowledge Company policies.

Ensure regular visits to branches in portfolio and sufficient interaction with staff on all levels.

Ensure correct charges are being used in preparing charge sheets and warnings to minimise risk to company.

Build sustainable relationships with Senior Management in allocated branches (Operation Directors, Financial Managers, CEO, COO, etc).

Training and Development

Actively promote training in branches on all levels.

Training for HR Administrators in allocated areas – ensure training is provided to them on an ongoing basis, relevant to their roles and required knowledge.

Employment Equity

Ensure all entities in portfolio are compliant in terms of EE.

Committees are in place.

Quarterly meetings take place.

Updated EE file is kept at branches.

Training is being arranged as and when required.

Recruitment

Mentor and train recruitment administrator to ensure she is efficient and knowledgeable in process.

Ensure SLAs are signed with all agencies, and that recruitment cost is kept minimal, only use agencies for specialised / skilled positions.

Ensure recruitment portal is used and maintained -

Adverts with relevant job specs are posted.

Adverts on portal is updated and removed as required.

Fully utilise system by screening and selecting suitably qualified candidates.

Make use of alternative recruitment portals as and when required to maximise applications received – such as LinkedIn and Indeed.

Ensure company's recruitment policy is always followed

Performance management of HR staff

Discipline and take corrective action according to Company procedures.

Ensure all leave forms are approved.

Conduct recorded performance discussions as required.