Reporting to Senior General Manager
Key Result Areas:
Recruiting and Staffing:
Assist management with recruitment, selection and placement of new employees.
Draft employment contracts.
Determine terms and conditions of employment.
Ensure completion of engagement documentation by new employees.
Ensure that staff requisition documentation are authorised
Training and Development:
Establish and maintain Skills Development Committee.
Arrange, organise and co-ordinate training.
Assist with training needs assessment.
Prepare annual training documents as per MERSETA rules (Annual Training Report, Workplace Skills Plan and Discretionary Grant).
Development and Review Educational/Training Documentation in accordance with MERSETA and Dept of Higher Education.
Assess and Coach learners at their place of work, according to the MERSETA requirements.
Manage apprentice training and evaluations in accordance to QCTO and MERSETA requirements.
Liaise and communicate with relevant skills development, training and trade test authorities.
Monitor Apprentice Logbooks as per training schedule.
Liaise with MERSETA, via training centre, fbr submission of Trade test dates and applications.
Liaise with relevant Departmental managers for Apprentice training.
Attend meetings/road shows on behalf of Management with the relevant MERSETA stake holders.
Liaise with MERSETA for contracts submissions and cancellations
Employment Equity:
Prepare annual EE reports as per government legislation
Monitor movement of AA target in line with plans submitted to DOL.
Establish and maintain an effective employment equity committee
Industrial Relations/Employee Relations:
Advise management on disciplinary procedure.
Attend monthly management/union meetings.
Facilitate company/employee communication, via IR meetings, etc.
Ensure the correct application of the Main Agreement.
Manage conflict.
Represent the business in Conciliation and Arbitration hearings
Development of Human
Capital Policies and Documentation:
Develop and maintain Human Capital policies and documentation
Health and Safety:
Liaise with OHS Manager to ensure company compliance with Health and Safety Act regulations.
Ensure safe workplace
General Administration:
Ensure that the department is effective on the following matters:

Wages and Salaries.
Pension/Provident fund.
Medical aid.
Employee leave records

Confidentiality:  Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
Policy and Ethics:  Ensure that all personnel comply with group policies and ethical guidelines in dealing with Human Resources issues
Legal Compliance:
Ensure compliance with all laws, in particular the OHS Act and Labour Law
BBBEE:  Responsibility for ensuring that necessary documentation relevant for BBBEE accreditations is in place at all times.  Must get management to institute corrective actions
Performance Management:  Responsible for co-ordinating the performance management process within the division and the development plans
Advisory Services: 
Acting on an advisory capacity to management on all aspects of Human Resources Management
Must be regarded as a specialist resource and must be able to operate and advise at a senior level