HR Generalist

JOB OVERVIEW

The HR Generalist will play an integral role in the HR Team by working closely with managers and teams from various areas of the business to implement the People/HR Strategy in line with the company’s goals. The ideal candidate will be an empathetic and approachable team player who is not afraid to get their hands dirty. He/she will provide end-to-end support across the full employee lifecycle.

This role reports to the HR Manager and is based in Johannesburg. 

Key responsibilities, including, but not limited to:

• End to end recruitment, including sourcing, interview screening and coordination with candidates and hiring managers


• Ownership and support of the onboarding process which includes background checks, drafting of contracts, gathering new starter data, ensuring first day readiness, induction and new joiner check-ins


• Provide assistance with all operational people issues of the employee lifecycle in your assigned business areas, including but not limited to performance management, learning and development, exit process


• Coordinate remuneration documentation, payroll submissions and checks to ensure accurate and timeous delivery


• Ensure data integrity and upkeep of all HR management systems and employee records, including leave management


• Ownership of the weekly wages process that is; weekly leave administration, inputting of hours and distributing the payslips to the Johannesburg Production Manager and Cape Town Production Manager. 


• Support line managers with all IOD and IR processes with documentation, scheduling, updating of information and providing guidance through disciplinary procedures


• Manage submissions of adhoc legislative administration and requirements


• Provide effective and efficient support to the HR Team, including delivering reports on key employee information to be used in strategic reporting and other periodic legislative submissions


• Execute and deliver on ad-hoc projects, interventions and tasks from time to time
  

Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ years HR generalist experience, preferably in a retail or warehouse environment of a dynamic company 


• Degree or diploma in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources Management, or a Social Sciences related field


• Experience working with an HRIS


• Sound knowledge and understanding of SA Labour Legislation (eg. BCEA) 


• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Competencies & Abilities

• Self-directed, takes initiative, with a strong ability to multitask and work under pressure


• Exceptional attention to detail with a proclivity for operational tasks


• Ability to work autonomously and actively seek solutions to problems


• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders while still maintaining own work priorities


• Comfortable and able to function in an ambiguous, fast paced environment


• High levels of integrity, and organisational and cultural awareness combined with sound people judgement skills

ABOUT US

Silvertree Brands builds disruptive purpose-driven consumer and digital brands. Our power brands include UCOOK, Faithful to Nature, Pet Heaven and SKOON. We focus on building amazing customer experiences that are “Good for you, good for the planet.” We trust our employees with full accountability and autonomy from day one. This unique entrepreneurial and performance-driven culture enables us to achieve executional excellence. 

CURRENT GROUP BENEFITS 

Discounts across the Silvertree portfolio group : 25%+ 35% from FtN, 40% discount on UCOOK, and discounts on Pet Heaven and SKOON.