HR Officer - Durban

Complement Recruitment; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking an HR Officer in Durban to oversee departmental audits, recruitment, payroll, and employee wellness. The ideal candidate will have HR qualifications and at least 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with strong communication and analytical skills. The role requires liaising with management and ensuring compliance with company policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-10 years relevant HR generalist experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with remuneration systems and tax.
• Ability to work extended hours if required.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for all Human Resource Departmental Audits.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policy and EE policy.
• Oversee payroll and employee wellness programs.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organising and planning skills

Problem solving

Education

HR Degree or Diploma

Minimum Grade 12 Certificate

Tools

Sage

Pastel

Oracle

MS Office Applications

Job description

Overview

HR Officer - Durban

Salary: R35-40K CTC Permanent with benefits

Purpose of Position:

Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Human Resources HR Officer for a permanent position based in Durban, eThekwini, Kwazulu Natal. Must have experience in a manufacturing, pressurised environment.

Minimum Requirements Qualifications And Skills

• Minimum Grade 12 Certificate.
• HR Degree or Diploma
• Relevant HR generalist experience minimum 5-10 years in a manufacturing environment
• Experience on renumeration systems (knowledge of tax)
• Computer Literacy MS Office Applications & Sage, Pastel, Oracle
• Own transport, able to work extended hours if / when required. Reside close to Pinetown, PMB, Cato Ridge, Umlazi

Primary Interactions:

Internal: All Departments

External: Suppliers and Providers, Contract Labour

Competencies:

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player and ability to work independently
• Analytical skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Organising and planning skills
• Excellent Methodology
• Deadline driven, results oriented and able to work under pressure
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Audits

Accountable for all Human Resource Departmental Audits including:

Payroll & HR Compliance Audit

Liaise with Auditor, execute and ensure all necessary audit requirements are completed and ensure compliance requirements are met as per required standards

Recruitment and Selection

Ensure Recruitment & Selection as per company recruitment policy and in line with EE policy

Submit recruitment file (as per recruitment checklist) to HR Head for review with recommended salary offer.

Compile offer contracts / offers as per legal requirements

Ensure recruitment methodology is conducted cost effectively. Source recruitment solutions in market constantly

Ensure benchmark reports are conducted and updated for all positions

Onboarding of New Employees

Ensure all onboarding documents are completed and all new employees are captured on the HRMS and Payroll Systems

Termination of Employees

Ensure all employees who leave the company complete their full and final documents.

Medical Ad and Pension Fund termination to be processed in line with requirements from the service providers

Time and Attendance

Overseeing the time and attendance system and ensure that any exceptions are resolved timeously.

Medical Aid

Conduct annual audits on staff Medical Aid membership

Liaise with medical aid broker regarding annual increases, plan changes and other pertinent changes that may occur from time to time

Effectively communicate changes and price increase to staff

Pension Fund

Liaise with external service providers regarding any changes to pension fund

Ensure accurate data is maintained

Overseeing that all employee pension fund records (including new entrant form, beneficiary nomination forms) are accurate and stored in a confidential filing system

Injury On Duty (IOD)

Overseeing the correct reporting of an injury on duty and ensure that a claim number is received

Managements of the Workmens Compensation File and ensure that all Injury on duty is closed off as per requirements from the department of labour.

Payroll

End to end processing of company payroll

Maintenance of payroll system, employee and leave records

Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries

Interpreting agreements and contracts in terms of conditions of employment

Payroll reporting to meet internal and statutory obligations

Processing of termination payments, full and final documents

Annual increment reports, payroll, and processing

NMS Salary benchmark reports and recommendations for management

Liaising with management and assisting to resolve queries

Effective communication to staff regarding payroll changes and obtaining necessary sign off

Reporting

Accountable for the following reports

• Monthly MIS Reports
• EE Report
• Recruitment Tracker
• Company Organogram
• Payroll Reports (Cost to Company, Overtime)
• Leave Reports
• Annual Increment Report
• Stats SA Report (quarterly)
• Workmens Compensation Return of Earnings (Annually)

Employee Wellness

Initiate and formulate annual wellness calendar

Planning and execution of Staff Wellness Days

Planning and Execution of Staff Annual Medicals in line with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and company Health Surveillance Policy

Overseeing all employee health related needs and tracking, trending, and reporting of any issues that may affect work performance example Covid

Projects

Initiate ideas for projects conceptualise, develop plan, execute

Events Coordination

Conceptualising of events

Presentation to management for approval

Planning and execution of staff events

5S Initiative

Understand, support, and participate in 5S initiative

Ensure work areas are maintained to Visual Standards

Ensure 5S audits are performed and documented at specified time frames for their assigned area during shift

Find Us on Social Media