Cape Town: HR Practitioner – Epping posted by SA Metal

The company currently has a vacancy for a motivated, professional and attentive to detail HR Practitioner to join the Human Capital team and drive company policy and procedures.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Recruitment: Manage recruitment process by attracting top talent, processes will include assessing applications, interviewing applicants, conduct skills tests, prepare reports and make recommendations to management on staff appointments
• Personnel Administration: Maintain and manage the personal records of employees on matters such as wages, leave and training, and prepare associated management reports
• Training and Development: Assess organisational needs and individual training needs together with Training and Development team, for planning and implementing skills development within the organisation
• Organisational Development: Use management information systems to record, maintain, plan and manage the organisation’s human resources
• Provide HR advice and information: Management and employees on personnel policies and procedures, including equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and occupational health and safety programs
• Advise Management and Employees on work issues, career development and organise Employee Assistance Programmes
• Performance Management: Guide management and staff on the optimal application of the performance management process and systems
• Industrial Relations: Manage internal and external disciplinary and rehabilitation processes.

Qualifying Criteria:

• Diploma/Degree in Human Resource Management a prerequisite
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the Human Resources field
• Excellent planning, organisational, analytical and decision-making skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills on all levels
• Confidentiality, tact and discretion essential when dealing with people
• Computer Literacy viz. Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent Professional and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team and independently
• Ability to multi-task and manage demanding workload in a pressurised environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills coupled with the ability to think on your feet
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver results

Qualifying Attributes

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organize and plan carefully
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Hard-working and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Time management and organizational skills
• Excellent standards in execution

Reports to: Head of Human Capital

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include

Provident fund

Life cover at 4X annual salary

Funeral cover

Medical aid 50% Hospital Plan with Discovery Health

15 x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

07h3017h00: Monday Thursday

07h3016h00: Friday

May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Salary

We offer a highly competitive package depending on the extent of the applicants qualifications and experience.

Please note the closing date to apply for this vacancy is on Monday, 18 May 2026. We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorized to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.