Senwes Limited, ZA
Leading South African agri-business
Human Resources Business Partner November 2022 – current
- Training, motivating and mentoring personnel, providing feedback and discipline as required
- Managing the recruitment process from compiling job profiles to onboarding employees
- Workforce planning including proactively identifying gaps, critical roles, skills requirements and staff retention strategy
- Customer service and liaison, building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries
- Managing employee relations and wellbeing
- General HR administration
- Data entry and database management, maintaining meticulous records
- Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation
- Performing as a strong member of a cohesive team with strict adherence to service level agreements, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements
- Advising line management and employees on labour legislative matters, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
- Managing workplace conflict and disputes
- Coordinating and facilitating disciplinary hearings and grievance procedures
- Managing subordinates
Senwes Limited, ZA
Leading South African agri-business
Human Resources Officer: Recruitment and Selection November 2021 – October 2022
- Training, motivating and mentoring personnel, providing feedback and discipline as required
- Managing the recruitment process from compiling job profiles to onboarding employees
- Workforce planning including proactively identifying gaps, critical roles, skills requirements and staff retention strategy
- Customer service and liaison, building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries
- Managing employee relations and wellbeing
- General HR administration
- Data entry and database management, maintaining meticulous records
- Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation
- Performing as a strong member of a cohesive team with strict adherence to service level agreements, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements
- Advising line management and employees on labour legislative matters, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
- Managing workplace conflict and disputes
- Coordinating and facilitating disciplinary hearings and grievance procedures
Suidwes Pty Ltd / Senwes Limited, ZA
Human Resources Officer: Labour Relations October 2020 - October 2021
Manager: Labour Relations and Performance Management March 2020 - September 2020
Labour Relations Specialist July 2018 - February 2020
Labour Relations Officer December 2015 - June 2018
- Chairing disciplinary hearings; representing employer during dispute resolution centre processes and wage negotiations
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation, benefit programmes and collective agreements
- Facilitating employee and employer relationship building exercises
- Developing, implementing and evaluating HR and labour relations strategies including policies, programmes and procedures ; training staff on policies, disciplinary procedures and legislation
- Compiling payroll information and reporting, responding to payroll related inquiries and managing employee information in systems
- Researching and preparing occupational classifications, job descriptions, salary scales and competency appraisal measures and systems
- Advising senior and executive management on labour relations policies, legislation, remuneration trends and appropriate disciplinary action
- Maintaining employee forums
Recruitment Officer March 2014 - November 2015
- Liaising with other managers to determine staffing requirements
- Processing job applications and responding to queries
- Developing and maintaining policies related to employment and other HR issues
