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Bring your skills as a Industrial Relations Officer to Phuthaditjhaba and join a team that moves fast. This Free State role is one to watch.
What This Role Involves
The Industrial Relations Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Free State. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Phuthaditjhaba and across the hr jobs space.
Practically speaking, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Phuthaditjhaba operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Industrial Relations Officer to step into the hr jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the hr jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Phuthaditjhaba much easier.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Phuthaditjhaba contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hr jobs space in Free State.
Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Phuthaditjhaba keep progressing.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Free State.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Phuthaditjhaba teams.
A Typical Day
Your day is people-shaped from the moment you log in. You move between recruitment screens, manager calls, payroll queries and the occasional sensitive conversation that needs your full attention. Mid-morning you might be running an onboarding session for new starters, and by the afternoon you’re back at your desk preparing EE or B-BBEE reports. Through it all, you balance compliance with care, making sure that policies are followed and people are heard.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Phuthaditjhaba.
Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.
Equally, the Phuthaditjhaba office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Your Workplace
Notably, the environment blends desk-based administrative work with frequent interactions across the business. Confidentiality, fairness and compliance underpin the work.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Phuthaditjhaba site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Equally, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Free State. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Free State, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Free State.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Phuthaditjhaba.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
- Champion transformation and inclusion across all people processes
What You’ll Need
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
- Project management skills for HR initiatives and rollouts
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.