Site Human Resources Manager

Redheads Engineering Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Redheads Engineering Group seeks an HR Site Manager responsible for the full HR function on site, including MIBCO payroll, IR, and labour law compliance. You will manage disciplinary processes, engage with unions, and oversee client contract workforce governance and training frameworks.

The role covers workforce planning across contracts, recruitment standards, and tenure/retention strategies, with on-site responsibilities at the Rosslyn client premises. Own transport is advisable.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day IR matters and provide reports to Head Office on a monthly basis.
• Manage disciplinary processes under the project and provide outcome report to Head Office for final approval.
• Represent the company at CCMA conciliation/arbitration or Labour Court proceedings where required, or appoint and manage external representation.
• Own the relationship with any trade unions or employee representative structures, including negotiation mandates.
• Escalate material IR risk to Redheads Engineering senior management and, where relevant, to contract steerer.
• Approve payroll and benefits processes prepared by the HR Assistant; accountable for their accuracy and legislative compliance (BCEA, COIDA, UIF), ensuring compliance with MIBCO.
• Process payroll on the payroll management system on a monthly basis.
• Provide the pay run to Head Office for payment on a monthly basis.
• Provide all payroll documentation to Head Office for verification of payroll.
• Responsible for the calculation and processing of all MIBCO-related benefits.
• Act as the primary HR-side point of contact for the client on workforce matters raised at the monthly KPI review meetings, including tenure-rate and training-certification performance.
• Own the escalation response when workforce tenure or training-certification compliance triggers the contract's escalation clauses, and drive the corrective action plan back to de-escalation.
• Sign off the monthly indirect workforce overview submitted to the client.
• Approve the site's training matrix, certification framework, and workforce ramp-up/ramp-down plans.
• Own workforce planning across the contract, including scaling associated with contract volume changes and any multi-site or multi-shift considerations.
• Set recruitment standards and approve role requirements for indirect and direct positions.
• Drive tenure and retention strategy, including the structured step-up training approach required under the client contract.
• Maintain skills matrix of staff
• Ensure staff on site have required training
• Ensure staff on site fulfil all requirements (client requirements and in-house requirements) to conduct work
• Follow full recruitment of workforce in line with the set-out vetting and assessment process.
• Maintain a sufficiently sized pool of pre-qualified candidates that can be mobilised at short notice.
• Mobilise staff at short notice when required.

Job description

We are looking for an HR Site Manager who will have overall accountability for the human resources function – including managing the full MIBCO-compliant payroll function, resource scheduling, industrial relations, and the company's compliance with both South African labour legislation and the workforce-related obligations of the client contract.

Industrial Relations & Risk

• Manage day-to-day IR matters and provide reports to Head Office on a monthly basis.
• Manage disciplinary processes under the project and provide outcome report to Head Office for final approval.
• Represent the company at CCMA conciliation/arbitration or Labour Court proceedings where required, or appoint and manage external representation.
• Own the relationship with any trade unions or employee representative structures, including negotiation mandates.
• Escalate material IR risk to Redheads Engineering senior management and, where relevant, to contract steerer.

Payroll, Benefits & Compliance Oversight

• Approve payroll and benefits processes prepared by the HR Assistant; accountable for their accuracy and legislative compliance (BCEA, COIDA, UIF), ensuring compliance with MIBCO.
• Process payroll on the payroll management system on a monthly basis.
• Provide the pay run to Head Office for payment on a monthly basis.
• Provide all payroll documentation to Head Office for verification of payroll.
• Responsible for the calculation and processing of all MIBCO-related benefits.

Client Contract Workforce Governance

• Act as the primary HR-side point of contact for the client on workforce matters raised at the monthly KPI review meetings, including tenure-rate and training-certification performance.
• Own the escalation response when workforce tenure or training-certification compliance triggers the contract's escalation clauses, and drive the corrective action plan back to de-escalation.
• Sign off the monthly indirect workforce overview submitted to the client.
• Approve the site's training matrix, certification framework, and workforce ramp-up/ramp-down plans.

Workforce Planning & Organisational Development

• Own workforce planning across the contract, including scaling associated with contract volume changes and any multi-site or multi-shift considerations.
• Set recruitment standards and approve role requirements for indirect and direct positions.
• Drive tenure and retention strategy, including the structured step-up training approach required under the client contract.

Training

• Maintain skills matrix of staff
• Ensure staff on site have required training
• Ensure staff on site fulfil all requirements (client requirements and in-house requirements) to conduct work
• Follow full recruitment of workforce in line with the set-out vetting and assessment process.
• Maintain a sufficiently sized pool of pre-qualified candidates that can be mobilised at short notice.
• Mobilise staff at short notice when required.

Note: This position will be stationed in Rosslyn at the client's premises; own transport is advisable.