HR Officer

 

 

 

VACANCY

A vacancy exists in the Durban branch, to be based at 240 Aberdare Drive Phoenix, Kwa-Zulu Natal for the following position:

 

In line with the Bidvest Laundry Group Employment Equity objectives, preference will be given to people from designated groups.

POSITION

• HR OFFICER

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12 / NQF Level 4 and a relevant HR qualification

• National Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, or a related field.

• Additional certification or training in Occupational Health & Safety (OHS), COIDA

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

 

• Minimum 3 years' HR Generalist experience within a labour-intensive, unionised, and

operationally driven environment, supporting large workforces across multiple departments or

sites.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.

• Proven experience in the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employment

contracts, probation management, employee records administration, terminations, and exit

processes.

• Solid experience managing employee relations matters, including disciplinary hearings,

grievances, poor performance, absenteeism, misconduct investigations, and CCMA preparation.

• Experience providing HR support and guidance to line management on labour legislation,

company policies, procedures, and best-practice people management.

• Proven experience with payroll input, time and attendance management, leave administration,

overtime verification, and payroll reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.

• Experience conducting monthly headcount reconciliations, workforce audits, organisational

structure reviews, and employee data verification between payroll, time and attendance, and HR

systems.

• Experience compiling, analysing, and presenting HR reports and metrics, including headcount,

absenteeism, overtime, employee turnover, vacancies, disciplinary trends, training compliance,

and labour costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

• Sound understanding and practical application of South African labour legislation, including the

BCEA, LRA, EEA, SDA, COIDA, and applicable Bargaining Council agreements.

• Ability to manage disciplinary matters, grievances, misconduct investigations, poor performance,

absenteeism, and conflict-resolution processes while ensuring legislative compliance and

consistent application of company policies.

• Strong knowledge of HR administration, employee record management, employment contracts,

recruitment, onboarding, inductions, probation management, policy implementation, compliance

audits, and statutory reporting.

• Ability to maintain accurate records and ensure adherence to internal controls, governance

requirements, and employment legislation.

• Ability to compile, analyse, and interpret HR metrics, including headcount, absenteeism, overtime,

labour turnover, vacancies, employee movements, and workforce trends.

• Strong understanding of payroll inputs, leave administration, time and attendance management,

headcount reconciliations, organisational structures, and workforce planning principles.

• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety principles, Injury on Duty (IOD) administration,

COIDA processes, incident investigations, return-to-work programmes, and preventative

interventions.

• Ability to identify operational and compliance risks and implement corrective actions to improve

safety, productivity, employee retention, and legislative compliance.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills with the ability to

build effective relationships with employees, management, union representatives, and external

stakeholders.

• Capable of exercising sound judgement, analysing issues, and implementing practical, business-

focused solutions in a fast-paced operational environment.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint,

as well as HRIS, payroll, and workforce management systems.

• Demonstrates excellent planning, organisational, and administrative skills, with a high level of

professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple

priorities and deadlines effectively.

 

All interested individuals must submit their application, cv and proof of their qualifications to Kefilwe Sokana either by hand at the Reception desk or by email to [email protected] before

end of business on 09 October 2026.

 

Should you apply and not receive a response within 10 days after the closing date for applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful