Job Description:

As our Section Manager P&O Kolomelayour responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Participate in developing safety and health principles and embed them into P&O programmes and culture development.
• Take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and eliminate fatalities.
• Function as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health for the site are paramount.

Provide an environment for on-site discipline to challenge and act on unsafe behaviours without repercussions.

• Support the site leadership team in embedding critical controls into daily work practices.
• Assess the safety leadership capabilities of direct reports and the capability and potential of the broader teams of safety specialists and line management.
• Conduct physical safety checks, interventions, and coaching.
• Active participation in VFLs, Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Manage the effective scoping, planning and delivery of P&O specialist support and services within their area of responsibility.
• Coordinate inputs into and participation with relevant P&O processes for the operation (including employee relations, development, organisational effectiveness, transformation, performance management, and reward processes).
• Provide support and guidance for effective workforce planning and resourcing requirements to a defined level within the Operation environment.
• Ensure that structures and roles within the operation are well defined and clarified, and that competencies and learning paths are developed according to requisite organisation theory and practice.
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of talent management audit, IDP process, and department action plans with the relevant P&O Advisor and the Assessment Advisor.
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of the performance management process in association with the relevant P&O Advisor and the Specialist Remuneration.
• Assist in maintaining sound employee relations through continuous coaching, consulting, negotiating, and counselling with various stakeholders.
• Manage the delivery of P&O services such as manpower planning, recruitment, performance management, reward, management of incapacity cases and employee relations through technical proficiency.
• Participate and identify cost-saving initiatives within the area of control.
• Manage and approve budgetary expenditures within authorisation limits.
• Analyse data and determine improvement and development areas within the P&O value chain.
• Refine an improvement plan to address development areas and track and report progress.
• Implement and facilitate climate and cultural interventions for the operation.
• Implement and facilitate organisational effectiveness and transformational strategy.
• Identify continuous improvement projects that will enable the P&O fraternity to provide excellent P&O support and maintain a strategic business partnership with management.

This role is in People & Organisation (P&O) NC on a band 6 level (D4/D5) reporting to Manager, People & Organisation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent /B Tech (NQF7)
• Honours Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent (NQF8) – Advantageous
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in Manpower Budgeting, Organisation & Job Design, Resourcing, Performance Management, Career and Succession Planning, HRD, Employee relations, and Consequence Management.
• Knowledge and competence in SAP HR and MS Office.
• Knowledge in leading teams, including coordinating knowledge sharing across the P&O discipline, managing workload, and reviewing the work of others to ensure consistency with task requirements.
• A consistently excellent example of safety practices, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the critical importance of safety knowledge.

Closing Date: 29 September, 2025