HR Manager

Applications are warmly invited for a HR Manager role based in Mmabatho. We welcome candidates from every background across North West who are ready to grow with us.

Overview

The organisation is investing in its Mmabatho operation, and this HR Manager position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the hr jobs function and contribute to the wider North West business.

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.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the HR Manager is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in North West is consistently high and consistently fair.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

Importantly, the Mmabatho 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.

Why This Role

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Mmabatho colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the hr jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

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 Mmabatho teams.

Core Functions

• Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes
• Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
• Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
• Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
• Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
• Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
• Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
• Roll out HR policies and procedures and train managers on application

Who We’re Looking For

• Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
• 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
• Project management skills for HR initiatives and rollouts
• Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
• Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
• Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.