Work-Force
Listing live now. Role: Payroll and HR Officer. Location: Welkom, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About This Position
The organisation is investing in its Welkom operation, and this Payroll and HR Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the hr jobs function and contribute to the wider Free State business.
Importantly, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Payroll and HR Officer taking on this position.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Payroll and HR Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State is consistently high and consistently fair.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Welkom.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Welkom.
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.
Growing With Us
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hr jobs team in Welkom have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Welkom have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.
What We Offer
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Welkom contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hr jobs space in Free State.
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.
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 Welkom keep progressing.
Key Outputs
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
Candidate Profile
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.