HR Administrator

Bring your skills as a HR Administrator to Harrismith and join a team that moves fast. This Free State role is one to watch.

About the Opportunity

This HR Administrator role sits within the hr jobs function in Harrismith. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Harrismith team.

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

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 Harrismith.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The Harrismith group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

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.

The team mix in Harrismith reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Free State, 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 Free State.

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 Harrismith.

Why Join Us

Equally, 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 Harrismith. Many colleagues across Free State have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Harrismith teams.

Beyond that, 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 Harrismith keep progressing.

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.

The Environment

Practically speaking, the environment blends desk-based administrative work with frequent interactions across the business. Confidentiality, fairness and compliance underpin the work.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Harrismith site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Free State. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Your Role

• Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
• Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
• Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
• Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
• Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
• Roll out HR policies and procedures and train managers on application
• Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs

Essential Criteria

• Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
• Sound understanding of EE and B-BBEE compliance reporting
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics
• Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.