HR Practitioner - Durban

Company

RCL Foods

Functions

Human Resources

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Westville

Job Description

RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands: Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, Ouma rusks, and Selati sugar, just to name a few. At the heart of our culture and strategy is our Purpose – WE GROW WHAT MATTERS – which encapsulates our belief in collectively doing that little more to create a positive impact that matters. Visit our website at: www.rclfoods.com We are seeking an experienced HR Practitioner to provide comprehensive HR support to our Growth Business Unit based in Westville. The purpose of the role is to deliver effective, compliant, and value-adding HR services that support operational and strategic business objectives.

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma or Degree in Human Resource Management
• Valid Code EB driver’s licence and own vehicle
• 3–5 years’ experience in a generalist HR role at a Practitioner level, supporting sales, marketing, commercial teams.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders by partnering with leaders to align HR solutions to business objectives. Provide trusted people-related advice and support. Employee Relations: Advise and support line management on disciplinary, grievance, and misconduct processes. Investigate and manage employee relations cases in line with legislation and company policy. Represent the organisation at CCMA and Bargaining Council proceedings.
• Resourcing: Manage end-to-end recruitment, including approvals, advertising, interviews, and offers. Ensure compliance with recruitment policies and timely placement of vacancies. Oversee onboarding and employment terminations.
• Talent & Performance Management: Support line managers on performance management and talent review processes. Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning, and consistency reviews. Consolidate performance outcomes and support employment equity initiatives.
• Diversity, Belonging & Inclusion: Implement and drive the DEIB roadmap by embedding inclusive practices and facilitating diversity and inclusion circles. Partner with leaders and employees to support change management initiatives that promote equitable, respectful and high-performance workplace culture.
• Employment Equity: Drive the implementation and monitoring of the Employment Equity plan in line with legislative requirements and business objectives.
• Organisational Effectiveness: Maintain accurate organisational structures on SAP and guide stakeholders on structure changes. Drive change management initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Training & Development: Co-ordinate training and development interventions in partnership with the learning team. Drive individual development plans for key talent employees.
• Health, Safety & Compliance: Manage IOD and minor injury processes and reporting. Support risk management and statutory compliance requirements.
• HR Administration: Ensure accurate capture and integrity of HR data across systems. Manage exits, audits, and monthly HR reporting. Provide guidance on HR policies, labour legislation, and employee matters.
• Reporting & Insights: Draft reports against target metrics and present to stakeholders. Ensure data provides valuable insights that support stakeholders in making informed people decisions. Provide recommendations to mitigate potential risks and / or support efficiency, culture, best practice.