HR Leader

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Engineering industry is currently looking to employ an experienced HR Leader based in Port Elizabeth. 

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Matric and Degree in Human Resources - essential.
• Relevant certificates applicable to HR Degree.
• Experience in effectively leading a team(s).
• 2 to 3 years’ experience as an HR Leader or 5 years’ experience as an HR Business Partner.
• SDF qualification – advantageous.

• Talent management and recruitment: Maintain the full recruitment process - Screening applications and CV’s, conducting all interviews, completing reference checks, medical checks and criminal checks. This includes onboarding of new employees and completion of all new employee documentation.
• Responsible for the coordination efforts between payroll, human resources and other departments to ensure optimal flow and maintenance of employee data. This includes preparation/distribution of detailed reports, e.g. Labour hours, overtime, leave balances, head count and retirement contribution reports.
• Maintain employee records - Ensure that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis, review changes for proper authorization and adherence to regulations.
• Co-ordinate the activities of the Employment Equity committee with reporting including EEA2 and EEA4 reporting.
• Control and record any leave, sick leave and absenteeism.
• Terminations – Ensure all terminations are captured correctly and terminated employees receive all the applicable and relevant documentation such as provident fund withdrawal forms, medical aid certificates and UI-19 forms.
• Industrial Relations – Disciplinary hearings, procedural adherence and all disciplinary action including MEIBC hearings if required.

• Serve as a resource with regard to all aspects of Skills Development.
• Tracking of Mandatory and Discretionary Grants.
• Co-ordinate the activities of the Training Committee.
• Develop the Workplace Skills Plan, including the input of the Training Committee.
• Advise the Training Committee on implementation of the Workplace Skills Plan.
• Ensure the generation of any document submissions required by the Department of Labour, the relevant SETA, or any other body.
• Provide advice to the company and training Committee of any quality standards set by the SETA.
• Act as a contact person between the company and the SETA.
• Responsible for the implementation of Learnerships and Apprenticeships.
• Responsible for Discretionary Grants, including application and implementation.
• Submissions of relevant data to MerSETA as per all Section 28 applications as per Trade Tests.
• Scheduling of all training applicable to employees and maintenance of all training data.