Current Vacancies at McCain Foods

How will You add value:

• Deliver on driving the Commercial (Sales & Marketing) and Corporate (Finance, R&D, Supply chain, IT and Procurement) function's end-to end People agenda in line with organisations winning culture strategy.
• Execute the talent strategy, support the Human Resources Director (HRD) and the leadership team at McCain.
• Execute all core process and support the functional teams with the Employee Life Cycle.
• Development and execution of the capability agenda for teams.
• Implement a meaningful pipeline strategy that intersects with the McCain SAF transformation and strategy work,
• Provide advisory support as it relates to workforce and strategic talent planning, Employee Relations, HR program development, and the implementation of HR initiatives.
• Responsible for driving the direction, coordination, implementation, and the execution of people projects to completion, while remaining aligned with McCain SAF HR Strategic work.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology/Sociology or Human Resources Management or related field (required). Post graduate degree recommended.
• 13 years of HR business experience or human capital consulting experience of which 8 years should be at senior level.
• Strong knowledge and working experience with talent management practices, performance management practices, organisational development, organisational design, leadership development, organisation culture, and business transformation.
• Strong consultative and diagnostic skills: ability to translate organisational and individual needs into specific solutions.
• Experience driving HR programs and process across multiple stakeholder teams.
• Ability to simplify and quickly prioritize.
• High degree of executive maturity and confidentiality required.
• Strong execution skills and ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Resiliency and perseverance needed to drive results and work forward quickly.
• Experience with labour relations & contracts.

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Walk the field and remove sick plants with their tubers.
• Give feedback on what was removed in the field during the rouging field walks.
• During out of season, assist with bagging and grading in Seed Stores.
• Assist with general work when the need arises.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 or Equivalent
• Experience in working with potato seed.
• Read and write.
• Good communication.
• Team player.
• Able to walk long distances.
• Able to distinguish visually between healthy plants and unhealthy plants.