HR Officer
Position Detail
Job Title | HR Officer | Job Grade | |
Job Code | |||
Department | HR | ||
Date Reviewed | 19/05/2022 | ||
19/Location | HO | ||
Employment Status | Permanent | ||
SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE | |||
An exciting opportunity has just opened up to join a fast-growing water treatment company that’s a leader in this multi-faceted industry. We’re looking for an exceptional HR Officer to help grow our footprint across Africa. The HR officer will be required to develop the necessary policies and procedures to ensure HR and IR compliance with all legal, statutory, and other functions within the company. In addition, the HR Officer will manage and direct the HR strategy of the company, becoming the expert source of advice on all HR and IR matters, including talent sourcing and acquisition, and developing talent within the company. Prior experience in the water treatment, built environment or engineering industries is a PLUS. | |||
reporting structure | |||
1st Line Manager (1st Level) – GM / CEO This Position – HR Officer
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Position Description
KEY RESULT AREAS | TIME SPEND |
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Develops policies and procedures and actively promotes continuous Improvement in HR and IR management. Sets priorities and follows up to ensure the completion of assigned work and that the best practises are followed. | 10% |
Recruitment and Talent Management for the group. | 15% |
Ensures the implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures | 10% |
Monitors the company’s HR, Labour and IR procedures and processes, to ensure that they comply with all labour and statutory laws or regulations, and provide guidance to company and managers. | 20% |
Manage, Investigate, and report on IR and related incidents, recommending any changes that may be necessary, to ensure that the company complies with all Labour and or Statutory laws. | 10% |
Facilitate training and analysis for the company and recommend any training that may be necessary for managers and staff. | 10% |
Participates in audits. | 10% |
Set up and maintain HR consultative machinery. | 5% |
Undertakes research to keep him/herself abreast of all developments in the fields of HR and IR so the company maintains its competitive position. This is to comply with best practise and legal compliance. | 5% |
Review working practises to ensure that the company meets the requirements of South African Labour law and BCEA | 5% |
TOTAL | 100 % |
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES | |
Personal Drive | Confident, resilient, and output driven |
Business Awareness | Identifies and explores business opportunities and understands the business concerns and priorities |
Teamwork | Works cooperatively and flexibly with others |
Communications | Communicates clearly and persuasively: orally and in writing |
Developing others | Fosters the development of members of the team, providing feedback, support, encouragement, and coaching |
Flexibility | Adapts to work easily and effectively in different situations and embraces continual improvement and change in the organisational sense |
Leadership Qualities | Guides, encourage and motivate individuals and teams to meet organisational objectives |
Planning | Decides on sources of action, ensuring that resources required to implement the action will be available and scheduling work to achieve required results |
Problem solving | Analyses situations, diagnoses problems, identifies the key issues. Establish and evaluate alternative courses of actions. Produces logical, practical, and acceptable outcomes |
CORE BUSINESS VALUES | |
Quality | Ensures that the organisations Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Processes are adhered to |
Continuous Improvements | Continuously seeks to improve processes and to reduce waste |
Customer Service | Adheres to the voice of the customer |
Innovation | Encourages his department to be better, faster and to find new solutions |
Care of People | Looks after people and sees them as the best asset to the company |
Safety | Accepts that Safety is not negotiable. All functions operate under safety policies and procedures to ensure the wellbeing of staff and visitors |
COMMON CORE VALUES | |
Honesty | Is honest and reliable. |
Impartiality | Is fair and even handed dealing with internal and external customers and colleagues |
Professionalism | Provides high quality work ethic, output, advice, and support services |
Efficiency | Uses resources responsible and cost effectively |
Mutual respect | Treats everyone with respect, courtesy, and dignity. Adult to Adult collaborative approach |
Client and Customer focus | Is responsive to the needs of co employees, members of the public and customers |
FORMAL EDUCATION / ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS | |
School Education | Matric |
Tertiary | Relevant tertiary qualification in HR or related field |
EXPERIENCE | |
In this role |
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CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND REGISTRATION | |
Membership | A membership of an appropriate professional body will be advantageous. |
Licences | Valid driver’s licence |
SPECIFIC KOWLEDGE AND SKILLS | |
KNOWLEDGE IN | |
Regulations | Expert knowledge of regulatory regulations. |
Manufacturing | High degree of knowledge and understanding of a variety of manufacturing, project management and supply chain processes |
LEAN | Knowledge of lean manufacturing will be advantageous |
HSE | SHEQ policies and procedures |
Organisational Behaviour | Motivation of others, development of others, teambuilding, self-awareness, and a collaborative approach |
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES IN | |
Projects | Ability to handle multiple projects and work independently |
Decision Skills | Problem solving, self-Management and organisational skills |
Communication | Oral and written communication skills |
Interpersonal Management Skills | Delegation or instruction giving, HR, report writing to upper management, disciplinary and coaching skills. The ability to influence individuals and teams to achieve set or desired goals |
Computer Literacy | High with the ability to work with Microsoft packages |
Technical Data | Able to analyse and manipulate complex data and provide meaningful information |
Project Management | Must be able to manage projects in an organised and effective way |
Attention to detail | Excellent attention to detail |
Business Acumen | Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, and customer fulfilment |
If you feel you have got what it takes please send C.V to hr@watericon.co.za
If you do not hear back from us within 2 weeks then please note your submission was unsuccessful.