Brits: Head of Human Resources

About the Role

The Head of Human Resources will be responsible for ensuring fair labor practices within the organization, while upholding the best interests of the company. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and experience in managing human resources in an automotive manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment & Selection of Salaried Staff
• Management and implementation of the Brits Employment plan
• Write and enforce procedures pertaining to HR related processes
• Draft Job Descriptions together with Department Heads when required
• Prepare advertisement and post internal / external advertisements on necessary portals
• Conduct response handling
• Shortlisting of candidates
• Manage written and practical test when required
• Conducting interviews and interview scoring
• Arrange for Personality Profile Testing when required
• Prepare and extend Offer of Employment to successful salaried staff candidates
• Prepare cost to company calculation, including company benefits
• Extend Offer of Employment, explain company Medical Aid benefits, and provident fund etc.
• Regret unsuccessful candidates
• Present the following during the induction:
• Company overview
• Company policies & procedures
• Health & safety procedure
• Rules and regulations
• HR briefing
• Personal compliance according to Entrance checklist (sign on documents, Banking details, certified copy of ID, issue of PPE, Resume, all relevant certificates
• Ensure that an individual training program is created for the Employee by the Manager in conjunction with the job description
• Arrange IT induction with the IT Administrator
• Draft, issue and brief Employee on his/her contract of Employment
• Ensure that the Employee is issued with a Job description
• Introduction of Employee to the Department
• Follow up on the training and development during the Employees probation period
• Conduct probation review interview with the Employee and the Manager to monitor the training progress
• Ensure that training needs are met
• Monitor that the Employee has reached the required skill level
• In the event of retraining, ensure that this has been scheduled and progress updated
• Successful probation period prepare and issue letter Employee fluctuation
• Resignations – attend to all tasks during the Employees notice period in accordance with Exit Checklist
• Meet with Manager or Department Head to discuss contingency plan
• Utilizing the exit checklist ensure the following:
• Resignation letter
• Applicable notice period
• Notify medical aid
• Arrange exit medical test
• Outstanding training agreement liability
• Arrange and IT Audit
• Ensure that all tasks are completed by the immediate superior and signed off on the exit checklist
• Start the recruitment process for a replacement candidate
• Set outlook reminders all for all applicable to attend to items prior to the Employee leaving
• Final salary calculation actions during the normal pay period (On or before the 25th of the month)
• Ensure that all internal systems ie contact list, organization charts, H&S teams are updated accordingly
• Conduct exit interview with the Employee
• Final sign off by Managing Director
• Report per internal and Brose Reporting
• Training and Performance Evaluation Systems Management and improvement of the Training and evaluation systems.
• Supporting process owners in identifying training requirements/needs
• Liaise with Departmental heads to establish where training is required for further development
• Review the formal training system which include schedules, training materials and evaluation
• Manage the continuous development and implementation of educational programs for wage and salaried employees
• Derive training needs as per performance appraisal assessments or need analysis
• Ensure that personnel reviews are done annually with all salary employees
• Ensure that Targets and Objectives and personnel reviews are done annually with all salary employees
• Draw up the Training plan for the Brits plant
• Compile in-house training material in conjunction with various departments
• Conduct of coordinate various health training where required
• Ensure all training records kept on file and uploaded onto the S-Cubed system
• Complete and submit (WFP) Work force profile report
• Complete and submit (WSP) Work skills plan report to merSETA consultants
• Completed and submit ATR extract report B-BBEE learner ship administration merSETA
• Discretionary Grant administration and execution
• Administrator for the annual Yes-4-Youth initiative
• Disciplinary Management
• Responsible for salaried staff disciplinary management within the Brits plants
• Ensure that the disciplinary procedures are adhered to at all times within the organization
• Institute Disciplinary action where required
• Conduct Disciplinary hearings
• Ensure that all disciplinary hearings are procedurally fair
• Attend to Grievances in accordance with the Companies grievance procedure
• Issue notice of dismissals
• Liaison with the Union and attend to union matters
• Performance Management
• Motivation of staff
• Staff retention
• Attend all DRC matters (set-down) for Brits Plants
• Health & Safety Management
• Management of Health and Safety and the enforcement thereof within the organization
• Legal Appointment as the Chairperson of the Occupation Health & Safety committee in terms of