Ermelo: HR (Site / Project) Foreman

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and highly organised HR (Site/Project) Foreman to join a major industrial expansion and installation project within a fast-paced manufacturing and engineering environment based in Mpumalanga. The successful candidate will play a key operational HR role in supporting large-scale project recruitment, workforce coordination, onboarding, inductions, contractor administration, labour compliance, disciplinary processes, and employee management across the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the full HR function relating to project and site-based employees.
• Manage recruitment coordination, candidate onboarding, site entry administration, and employee processing.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies, labour providers, contractors, and technical suppliers.
• Coordinate PPE issuing, control, sizing, and records management.
• Facilitate employee inductions, safety onboarding, and project orientation.
• Ensure all site employees meet legal, medical, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Assist with employee contracts, fixed-term employment agreements, and employment documentation.
• Manage attendance registers, employee tracking, timesheets, and workforce reporting.
• Coordinate employee accommodation, transport logistics, and workforce movements where applicable.
• Ensure all employee documentation is correctly loaded onto internal company systems.
• Support IR-related matters including warnings, disciplinaries, grievances, and absenteeism management.
• Assist management with workforce planning and manpower forecasting.
• Coordinate project HR administration relating to subcontractors and external labour providers.
• Liaise closely with Safety Officers, Project Managers, Site Management, and Operations teams.
• Ensure labour law compliance and company policy adherence.
• Maintain accurate employee records, filing systems, and HR reporting structures.
• Support payroll administration and HR data verification processes.
• Assist with project demobilisation and offboarding procedures where required.

Requirements

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Degree / Diploma in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Labour Relations, or related field
• Minimum 5 years HR experience within industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, shutdown, project, or plant environments
• Previous exposure to project workforce coordination highly advantageous
• Sound understanding of South African labour legislation and HR compliance

Qualifications

• None specified in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

• Market related TCTC available/negotiable