Reporting to: HR Manager

Location: White River, Mpumalanga

The HR Officer provides comprehensive, day-to-day HR support to managers and employees across all sites. This role ensures compliance with labour legislation, drives recruitment and onboarding processes, supports performance and talent management, and coordinates skills development initiatives. The HR Officer acts as a key link between the HR team and the business, fostering positive employee relations and promoting a values-driven, high-performance culture.

Key performance areas include:

HR Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all relevant labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, SDA) and internal HR policies.
• Support Ethical Trade Compliance audits.
• Uphold and promote adherence to company HR policies and procedures.

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple functions.
• Conduct onboarding and orientation programmes to ensure smooth new hire integration.

Performance Management

• Facilitate goal setting, mid-year, and year-end performance reviews.
• Guide employees through self-assessment and development discussions.
• Monitor completion rates and escalate non-compliance where necessary.

Talent Management

• Support the implementation of talent and succession planning processes.
• Partner with leadership to ensure Individual Development Plans are in place for key talent.

Employee Relations

• Promote positive labour relations across sites.
• Provide sound ER advice and support to line management.
• Represent the company at the CCMA where required.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with unions and/or workplace committees.

Attendance & Time Management

• Monitor and maintain daily Jarrison timekeeping records for staff.
• Verify payroll hours, manage absenteeism tracking, and issue attendance-related warnings.

Payroll Support & HR Administration

• Cross-check payroll inputs for accuracy and assist in resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain updated leave registers, recruitment trackers, and training logs.
• Ensure compliance and proper filing of employee and policy documentation.

Skills Development

• Implement and monitor the Annual Training Plan and Discretionary Grants.
• Coordinate learnerships, bursaries, internships, and skills programmes.
• Organise and run Skills Development Committee meetings.

HR Projects and Reporting

• Execute HR improvement projects to embed best practices.
• Ensure accurate HR administration and payroll input.
• Maintain HR dashboards and provide routine HR reports.

Culture, Engagement, and Employee Wellness

• Act as a culture ambassador to drive trust, recognition, and engagement.
• Monitor employee sentiment and support initiatives that enhance cultural alignment.
• Lead wellness initiatives in partnership with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Grade 12 and a relevant HR tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma).
• Minimum 4 years of generalist HR experience, with strong exposure to Skills Development and Recruitment.
• Sound knowledge of South African labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, SDA).
• Experience representing a company at the CCMA is advantageous.
• FMCG, wholesale, or retail industry experience preferred.
• Strong HR systems knowledge and excellent communication skills.
• People-focused, organised, and self-driven with strong relationship-building ability.
• Professional, reliable, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Willing to travel between sites in White River (valid driver’s licence and own transport required).

Application:

Should you be interested in this position, please submit your clearly marked application ‘HR Officer’ to the Human Resources Department at recruitment@nutco.co.za . Please attach a copy of your CV, ID and all relevant qualifications to your application.
Closing date: 21 November 2025. Should you not receive feedback from us within ten days of the closing date, please accept your application as unsuccessful.

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