HR Consultant: Operations at Sappi

We’re on the lookout for two HR Consultants: Operations - one based at the Stanger Mill and one for our Tugela Mill, to provide a proactive business partner service, advise line managers and employees on all people-related matters and deliver first-class HR Services in order to ensure that the Stanger and Tugela Mills business strategies are achieved.

As HR Consultant, you will be responsible for:

• Driving and participating in recruitment and selection processes, and employee onboarding.
• Identifying the need for organisational development interventions in the business area to resolve issues around team dynamics, leadership or related items.
• Executinge the business area’s workforce planning, career conversations, performance management and succession planning process.
• Monitoring employee turnover (voluntary and involuntary) in the business area and highlight potential issues to the HR Manager. Do succession planning for retirees coming up in the next 5 years on an ongoing basis.
• Managing and driving the permanent and temporary disability processes.
• Participating in local business projects to ensure that people issues, including structures, job profiles and training needs are adequately addressed.
• Responsible for discipline, grievance, dispute resolution and employee consultations.
• Driving the performance management processes and coaching line managers on effective goal setting and performance appraisals.
• Executing agreed on tasks or actions around employee engagement, for example providing engagement survey feedback, driving local actions and doing quick local surveys and check-in sessions.
• Compiling reports and analyses, identifying trends and informing line managers of the correct actions to prevent issues from occurring.
• Driving the company’s transformation objectives in the business area in relation to employment equity, skills development and equal opportunities for disabled people.

What are we looking for?

• National Diploma or bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or related fields’
• At least 5 years relevant experience as an HR Business Partner, or HR Consultant
• Computer literate
• Understanding SAP HR would be advantageous

What’s in it for you? 

• Opportunity to work within a global organisation that continues to thrive in a rapidly changing world even after 80 years of existence
• learning and development programmes to fast-track your career within Sappi
• Opportunities to travel (dependent on upon the role)
• Market-leading leave benefits
• Employee wellbeing benefits