Work-Force
Listing live now. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Industrial Relations Officer in Mbombela, and we encourage applicants from across Mpumalanga to consider this opportunity.
The Role
The organisation is investing in its Mbombela operation, and this Industrial Relations Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the hr jobs function and contribute to the wider Mpumalanga 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 Industrial Relations Officer taking on this position.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Mbombela teams, and the new Industrial Relations Officer will feel that from the first week.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Mbombela 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 Mpumalanga.
Equally, 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 Mbombela keep progressing.
Diversity and Inclusion
Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.
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
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The hr jobs space in Mbombela offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Mpumalanga.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mbombela 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.
Key Outputs
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Roll out HR policies and procedures and train managers on application
- Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
Minimum Requirements
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Comfortable in a unionised environment where applicable
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Sound understanding of EE and B-BBEE compliance reporting
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.