Receptionist

Bring your skills as a Receptionist to Secunda and join a team that moves fast. This Mpumalanga role is one to watch.

Overview

The organisation is investing in its Secunda operation, and this Receptionist position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the administration jobs function and contribute to the wider Mpumalanga 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 Receptionist is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Mpumalanga is consistently high and consistently fair.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the administration jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Secunda much easier.

Why This Role

Equally, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this administration jobs role in Secunda; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

On top of that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Equally, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Your Future Here

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the administration jobs team in Secunda have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Secunda have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Secunda team member.

Day in the Life

Your day starts at the front of the business, ready to greet visitors, answer the switchboard and make sure the leadership diaries are in order. Through the morning you balance calls, couriers, capturing data and supporting projects with neat, accurate work. After lunch, you might be preparing minutes from a board pack, helping HR onboard a new starter, or chasing a courier across town. By close of day, every desk you support knows you have it covered, and the office is set up for a calm, productive tomorrow.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Secunda.

Beyond that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.

Equally, the Secunda 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.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Secunda.

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.

Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

Importantly, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Secunda.

Key Responsibilities

• Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
• Maintain visitor registers and ensure compliance with access protocols
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval
• Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
• Capture data accurately into internal systems and registers
• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters

Who We’re Looking For

• High attention to detail and accuracy in data capture
• Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
• Discretion when handling confidential and POPIA-sensitive information
• Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Professional, courteous manner with strong customer-service orientation
• Experience supporting senior managers is an advantage

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