Hr Manager

Bluespec Holdings; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR management firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced HR Manager to oversee HR functions across multiple branches. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with employment legislation, promoting staff training, and enhancing employee performance. Strong leadership and management skills are essential. This role is based in Gauteng and offers competitive compensation.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR functions across allocated branches to enhance satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with HR-related legislation and policies.
• Promote training and development across all levels.
• Mentor recruitment administrators to improve efficiency.
• Oversee discipline and performance management processes.

Job description

Main 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 2022 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

Discipline and HR Performance Management

• Discipline and take corrective action according to Company procedures.
• Ensure all leave forms are approved.
• Conduct recorded performance discussions as required.