HR Business Partner, Commercial & Operations at Eaton

Role Overview:

• This role presents an exciting opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge as well as to grow professionally in a very hands-on role. At Eaton, HR’s role is to build organizational capabilities and effectiveness, to shape an inclusive and trusting culture, and to architect leadership and talent development.
• As an HR Business Partner, in this role you will be performing the HR general functions,  including Learning & Development.

Main responsibilities:

• Partner with the leaders in all matters related to people management to enable the business to operate effectively and ensure the timely identification of issues/trends and proposal of solutions
• Understand the business strategies and identifies opportunities to improve organizational capability and operational efficiency
• Drive the talent management through identification of talent pool candidates, promoting career development, coaching, and development planning; support company branding and community support activities
• Drive culture change to align the organization with Eaton’s strategy and philosophy
• Advocate communication processes to enable an open working environment
• Drive recruitment and develop recruitment practices in cooperation with Eaton’s Talent Acquisition Team
• Participate in manpower planning and control
• Actively participate in Inclusion & Diversity and Employer Branding activities
• Collaborate with different stakeholders throughout the EMEA -region and participate in various EMEA - wide activities and projects
• Assist and guide managers on Labour Relations matters including managing poor performance and CCMA cases.
• Coordinate Learning & Development activities, including managing Student Development Programmes
• All SETA legislative requirements’ i.e. Skills Development Facilitation SDF functions (Workplace Skills Plan WSP,  Annual Training Report ATR and Facilitations skills)
• BEE Skills Development Champion
• Manage Employee Wellness for the Campus
• Proactively drive other HR initiatives and activities based on your own skills and wishes

Qualifications:

• Degree/ Diploma in HR and Labour Relations or a similar discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in generalist HR in a manufacturing environment and / or international company
• Skills Development Facilitator SDF experience and Facilitation skills are required
• Student Development Programmes experience is required

Skills:

• Knowledge of Labour Legislation, e.g. LRA, BCEA, EE Act, Skills Development Act & BBBEEE
• Ideally SAP experience
• Good knowledge and understanding of HR systems, practices
• Computer literacy, proficiency in Excel and ability to deliver presentations
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, in a matrix environment
• Ability to be a change agent for the organisation, strong agility to adapt to various business needs 
• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good planning and organisation skills
• Fluent level of English language