Human Resources Manager – Contract Position – Maternity Cover

4 weeks ago


Cape Town City Centre, South Africa Jobted ZA C2 Full time

Kerston Foods, a well-established Food Services company is looking to fill the following position:

Human Resources Manager – Contract Position – Maternity Cover

(Late-January 2024 – Late July 2024)

To take responsibility for all HR support, services and related duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following KPA’s that constitute the full HR function within the company

- Recruitment/Selection/Placement Services (jobs specs, recruitment sources, screening processes, and final decision support)
- Induction, Onboarding & Probation Management Support Services (processes of induction and onboarding, and subsequent probation management support)
- Employment, Payroll & Related Administration Services (assist in the preparation of the monthly payroll, integrated with finance, and ensure all systems, data base and process compliance factors are met, as well as related employment administrative duties – e.g. OID)
- Staff & Industrial Relations (drive the development of a coherent system of managing relationships including formal Growth & Development processes, ensure statutory compliance and support these processes)
- Policies & Procedures Support Services (to maintain the HR P&Ps, and coordinate the central shared files of P&Ps for all other functions, ensuring compliance to format and current procedure)
- Performance management facilitation services (to coordinate the development/refinement of the performance management practices and its outcomes)
- HR Analysis, Information, Reports, Advice (to inform HR decision making through meaningful agreed information, analyses, evaluations and reports)
- Administration Services (to provide admin and related services ranging from meetings coordination, guiding and coordinating representative teams in areas such as EE, BEE, Health & Safety, and Skills Development, EXCO meetings and related support, updating forms and templates, assisting in bottlenecks within shared services)
- Development Support Services (facilitating development needs analysis and subsequent development support)
- Annual HR Plans & Schedules (plans based on HR analysis and key agreed development areas)
- Organisation Development (structures, job-descriptions, and related support and guidance)
- Projects Coordination Services (to coordinate KF projects to ensure consistency of project management)

The ideal candidate should be proactive, energetic, with a can-do attitude, be resilient under pressure and be independently motivated to achieve high standards of professionalism.

A 3-year formal Human Resources or related qualification.

Advanced Computer Literacy with emphasis on MS Office and particularly Excel skills

Thorough knowledge of the BCEA

Working knowledge of labour legislation

Minimum 5 years' work experience in Human Resources, of which 2 years should have been in an established HR function covering all aspects of professional HR management. A sound understanding of business principles and functions will be an advantage. The current employment strength is 80.

Attributes and Skills

- Time management
- Clarity in communication (specific)
- Business minded
- Able to multitask and adapt
- Service oriented
- Systematic and dependable
- Professionalism in staff relations
- Positive, confident approach to work and colleagues
- Attentiveness to detail (accuracy in grammar and detail)
- Honest and Reliable
- Discrete and confidential

If this opportunity is of interest to you then please apply to this ad with

- a summary CV (we will ask for more if we need it)

- and covering letter (in which you should motivate why you would like to work at Kerston Foods and why you would indeed be a good candidate to consider).

- we will only consider applications that comply with these guidelines

Only candidates that make the initial short-list will be contacted. Screening will be via structured interview and may include formal assessment.



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