Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a HR Administrator role based in Hartswater. We welcome candidates from every background across Northern Cape who are ready to grow with us.
What This Role Involves
This HR Administrator role sits within the hr jobs function in Hartswater. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.
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 HR Administrator taking on this position.
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 Hartswater.
Where You’ll Work
In addition, the environment blends desk-based administrative work with frequent interactions across the business. Confidentiality, fairness and compliance underpin the work.
On top of that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Hartswater site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Hartswater colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the hr jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Importantly, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Day in the Life
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.
Equally, the Hartswater 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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Hartswater.
Key Outputs
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
What You’ll Need
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Comfortable in a unionised environment where applicable
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
- Sound understanding of EE and B-BBEE compliance reporting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.