Human Resources Officer

Description:

AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits, and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world-class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead, and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee, and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Human Resources Officer at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED (NBL) Snacks, Rosslyn Factory . The purpose of the role is to provide generalist HR support to the business to facilitate operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Line Manager : HR Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

1. Industrial Relations:

• Set up internal disciplinary hearings, appeals, and grievance meetings, take minutes if required
• Prepare all documentation/information for Disciplinary Hearings and CCMA cases
• Coordinate Monthly Management and Union meetings
• Ensure that disciplinary and grievances are dealt with in accordance with company policies
• Assist with CCMA cases by collecting and analyzing information for the HRM

1. Performance Management:

• Provide employees with relevant documentation with regards to performance management and reviews
• Ensure that IPA’s are submitted on time, maintain a check-list of mid-year and year-end reviews
• Provide guidelines on managing employee performance, address all general performance management or appraisal queries received from employees and management

1. Transformation, Learning and Development:

• Track and submit all business unit training initiatives to the Transformation Admin team
• Coordinate and track all Educational Assistance
• Facilitate the identification of learning needs and areas of development and arrange necessary training
• Facilitate Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) reporting

1. Recruitment, Selection and On-Boarding:

• Assist management in the drafting of job profiles, vacancy, package parameters
• Ensure that the recruitment process is followed from start to end in order to recruit effectively and reduce turnover
• Discuss the long and shortlists with line managers and the recruitment lead. Conduct interviews with management and recruitment
• Propose options to the HRM regarding recommended starting salary based on internal and market comparison
• Request the Letter of Appointment, providing all necessary information to the recruiter, check and sign off the letter before extending the LOA to the manager to sign
• Manage the on boarding of successful candidates and take-on documentation
• Manage the induction process and ensure new employee induction/orientation takes place

1. Employee Assistance Programme:

• Co-Ordinate the administration around the employee wellness plan, including communication of the LYRA offering
• Provides input and suggestions when setting up employee wellness initiatives, oversee and manage the initiatives

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience in an HR Officer role, within a manufacturing and unionised environment is essential
• Experience within Employee Relations, Performance Management, Disciplinary procedures and HR Administration
• Understanding of job evaluation and grading
• Experience within an FMCG industry is advantageous

Qualifications:

• A completed three-year qualification (Degree or Diploma) in HR or Industrial Psychology

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge/experience of payroll systems e.g. SAP (non-negotiable)
• Bestime Clocking system knowledge or similar
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Sound knowledge of HR practices
• Knowledge of Labour legislation

Why Join Us?

At AVI Ltd., you’ll be part of a dynamic HR team supporting world-class brands in a fast-paced environment. Take the next step in your HR career— apply now!

Requirements:

• Set up internal disciplinary hearings, appeals, and grievance meetings, take minutes if required
• Prepare all documentation/information for Disciplinary Hearings and CCMA cases
• Coordinate Monthly Management and Union meetings
• Ensure that disciplinary and grievances are dealt with in accordance with company policies
• Assist with CCMA cases by collecting and analyzing information for the HRM

• Provide employees with relevant documentation with regards to performance management and reviews
• Ensure that IPA’s are submitted on time, maintain a check-list of mid-year and year-end reviews
• Provide guidelines on managing employee performance, address all general performance management or appraisal queries received from employees and management

• Track and submit all business unit training initiatives to the Transformation Admin team
• Coordinate and track all Educational Assistance
• Facilitate the identification of learning needs and areas of development and arrange necessary training
• Facilitate Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) reporting

• Assist management in the drafting of job profiles, vacancy, package parameters
• Ensure that the recruitment process is followed from start to end in order to recruit effectively and reduce turnover
• Discuss the long and shortlists with line managers and the recruitment lead. Conduct interviews with management and recruitment
• Propose options to the HRM regarding recommended starting salary based on internal and market comparison
• Request the Letter of Appointment, providing all necessary information to the recruiter, check and sign off the letter before extending the LOA to the manager to sign
• Manage the on boarding of successful candidates and take-on documentation
• Manage the induction process and ensure new employee induction/orientation takes place

• Co-Ordinate the administration around the employee wellness plan, including communication of the LYRA offering
• Provides input and suggestions when setting up employee wellness initiatives, oversee and manage the initiatives

• At least 3 years’ experience in an HR Officer role, within a manufacturing and unionised environment is essential
• Experience within Employee Relations, Performance Management, Disciplinary procedures and HR Administration
• Understanding of job evaluation and grading
• Experience within an FMCG industry is advantageous

• A completed three-year qualification (Degree or Diploma) in HR or Industrial Psychology

• Knowledge/experience of payroll systems e.g. SAP (non-negotiable)
• Bestime Clocking system knowledge or similar
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Sound knowledge of HR practices
• Knowledge of Labour legislation