HR Practitioner

**PURPOSE OF THE JOB**:
To implement and maintain HR strategies and processes in area of responsibility. To support and advise Line in accordance with HR Policies and Procedures. To maintain systems; records and reporting.

**KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY**
- Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
- Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
- Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status us

**CUSTOMERS**

**Customer Relations**:

- Interact with customers and be aware of operational concerns and any inherent peculiarities
- Ensure customer satisfaction

**Suppliers Relations**:

- Liaise with HR Suppliers

**BUSINESS PROCESSES**

**HR Legislation**:

- Comply with the relevant HR Legislation (Labour Relations Act, EE Act, Skills Development Act, etc.)
- Provide information and advice regarding legislation that may impact employment issues

**Organisation Development**:

- Ensure initiatives regarding Organisational Values

**Industrial Relations**:

- Ensure compliance by all parties to the Disciplinary Code and Legislation at disciplinary/grievance hearings
- Take minutes of proceedings at disciplinary/grievance hearings
- Assist with first line IR related problems in area of responsibility
- Facilitate the resolution of employee grievances
- Compile IR statistics
- Assist with counselling sessions
- Conduct conciliations at the CCMA

**Employee Wellness**:

- Monitor absenteeism and trend analysis
- Coordinate the disability process
- Coordinate the EAP processes in area of responsibility
- Coordinate Voluntary Confidential Counselling & Testing (VCCT) (two yearly)
- Coordinate with the clinic regarding the treatment of all HIV positive employees

**Climate and Culture**:

- Coordinate applicable surveys
- Drive implementation of Culture and organisation development initiatives

**Recruitment and Selection**:

- Facilitate recruitment process in accordance with recruitment procedure
- Ensure correctness of shortlisting in accordance with minimum criteria and the recruitment procedure
- Conduct recruitment interviews
- Complete all administration related to the recruitment process
- Coordinate medical examinations
- Update the Recruitment Tracker
- Receive, filter and distribute CVs to the recruitment panel
- Draft recruitment adverts for vacancies in the prescribed media

**Onboarding**:

- Conduct onboarding in accordance with the Onboarding Procedure
- Coordinate the Induction and Orientation processes
- File all appropriate documentation
- Arrange IDPs for successful applicants

**Exit process**:

- Prepare and conduct exit interviews and report findings
- Administer the employee exit processes and compile exit statistics

**Employee Retention**:

- Compile employee turnover statistics (Monthly)

**Education, Training and Development**:

- Ensure that Individual Development Plans are in place and implemented for all employees
- Evaluation and visits of learners in the plant
- Implementation of competency procedure
- Develop and maintain portfolio of evidence assessment packs
- Coach and support line on training/ assessment principles
- Identify training needs and advise Line on appropriate training intervention
- Report on expired and legal trainings
- Facilitate training interventions
- Facilitate revision of Skills Based Pay Matrix on yearly basis
- Analyse and report Training and Development statistics/metrics
- Registration of learners on the Seta database
- Preparing annual training report and workplace skills plan

**Performance Management**:

- Implement the Performance Management System for all employees
- Monitor and keep track of progress

**Talent Management**:

- Complete Talent Management information for all employees

**HR Administration**:

- Ensure completion of all necessary documentation on sign-on of new employees (Entry Medical, Medical Aid, Pension Fund, etc.)
- Ensure completion of all necessary documentation on termination of employees' service (Exit Medical, Record of Service, UIF Card, etc.)
- Maintain SAP HR system as per allocated responsibility

**HR Statistics**:

- Compile, collate and report relevant HR statistics

**HR General**:

- Coordinate the plant Communication Forums
- Maintain and update organograms
- Administer plant Remuneration and Benefits
- Conduct general HR administration pertaining to salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, appointment letters etc
- Schedule and chair monthly HR departmental meetings

**CSI**
- Administer CSI recruitment process

**SHAREHOLDER VALUE**

**Financial Control**:

- Control costs in area of responsibility
- Prepare and plan for Departmental Budgets

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED**
- Safety Awareness
- Initiative
- Managing Work
- Results Orientation
- Customer Focus