Work-Force
Listing live now. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a HR Manager in Mahikeng, and we encourage applicants from across North West to consider this opportunity.
What This Role Involves
This HR Manager role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Mahikeng. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the hr jobs pipeline across North West.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Mahikeng also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the hr jobs group in Mahikeng.
Why Join Us
Notably, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in hr jobs from your base in Mahikeng. Many colleagues across North West have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
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 North West.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mahikeng teams.
Crucially, 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 Mahikeng keep progressing.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The Mahikeng group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Beyond that, the team mix in Mahikeng reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across North West, 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 North West.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mahikeng.
Based in Mahikeng
Mahikeng continues to grow as an employment hub in North West, with near the Sun City corridor. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Many candidates already living within reach of Mahikeng cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Mahikeng, North West.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Mahikeng.
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 Mahikeng.
Beyond that, the Mahikeng 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.
In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.
Your Role
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
- Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
Minimum Requirements
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- Project management skills for HR initiatives and rollouts
- Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
Practically speaking, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.