Senior Human Resources Officer needed at AVI Limited

Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:

Benefit Administration and Human Resource (HR) Projects

• Oversees HR Projects’ deliverables, including Business Unit specific and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS) projects
• Facilitates labour meeting with production department.
• Coordinates the annual increase process with the labour agency and collate rolled up increases for authorisation by Line Management
• Manage the Provident Fund death claim process and ensure that forms are completed and proper communication is done with employee beneficiaries

Human Resources reporting, Statistics and Compliance

• Ensures a high level and high standard of customer service and guidance in line with HR Policies and Procedures
• Ensures effective communication on updated HR policies and procedures to line managers, supervisors and employees
• Provides support and advice on the interpretation and understanding of HR policies and procedures to management and staff
• Ensures all HR audit requirements are adhered to – liaises with HRSS on all HR Audit matters

Performance Management and Appraisals

• Provides advice on poor performers to line managers and oversees the process
• Monitors the business unit performance management process, including the completion of good quality Individual Personal Appraisals (IPA’s), one-one-ones, mid-year and year end reviews
• Provides all parties timeously with the relevant and accurate HR documentation with regard to performance management and appraisals.
• Ensure alignment of IPA scores to business
• Provide feedback to Head of Departments (HOD’s) relating to changed and amended scores
• Coordinate and update all processes on SAP (Operating system)

Industrial Relations

• Industrial Relations (IR) training and advice to line managers to ensure thorough understanding of IR policies
• Ensures compliance with all relevant legislation, including BCEA, LRA, SDA, OHASA, etc.
• Coordinates and sets up union and shop steward meetings, with minutes and distributes minutes after meetings.
• Ensures that disciplinaries and grievances are dealt with in accordance to company policies
• Ensures effective relationships and communication between the company, Shop Stewards, Unions, Bargaining Councils and other relevant parties
• Ensures proper handling of all labour disputes referred to the CCMA, Labour court and Labour Appeal court

Recruitment and Selection

• Ensures a fair and consistent recruitment practice that is aligned to the Employment Equity Act (EE Act)
• Develops and ensures an effective induction process is implemented for new recruits.
• Manages the motivation and organisation structure approval across the business unit.
• Ensures that the recruitment process is understood and properly communicated to line managers
• Ensures proper approval prior to commencing recruitment through the requisition process on SAP

Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) / Wellness and Staff events

• Oversees the site communication process ensuring appropriate news is provided, provides content and proof reading for the notices, newsletters and ensures timeous distribution and display of material.
• Coordinate and manage clinic requirements in liaison with the Clinic Co-odinator.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• 3 years’ HR Management generalist experience including employer relations, remuneration and legislation.
• HR Administration experience in FMCG / manufacturing – advantageous.
• Experience in a SAP driven and project management environment – advantageous
• 3 years’ experience leading wage negotiations and union engagement

Qualifications:

• BCOM degree in Human Resources

Additional requirements:

Valid driver’s license and reliable transport as will need to travel between business units