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Germiston, GT, ZA, 1609

Full Time

Req ID 81872 | Germiston, South Africa, ZF Services South Africa (Proprietary) Ltd.

Site Hr Manager (M/F/D)

About The Team:

As our future Site HR Manager, you will be responsible for the full cycle of human resource management starting from recruitment, training, performance management, compensation, employee relations, and compliance with labor laws. In this crucial HR function, you will be the key between management and employees by driving a positive and productive workplace culture.

What you could expect as a Site HR Manager (m/f/d):

  • Advisor/coach to local leaders on HR issues and how to improve and meet business goals, making best use of the Standard HR toolbox (systems, processes, policies)
  • Fostering employee engagement and performance (skill/will) at the site including hiring requests as well as recruitment, including blue collar recruiting and onboarding
  • Manage local HR services (apprenticeship, operational integration management, etc.) as well as formulation of local market/business needs to improve HR performance
  • Problem resolution (case & escalation management)
  • Main responsible for the HR budget of the location
  • Delivery of local transformation projects like Employment Equity (EE) transformation: EE plans, annual reports, and committee coordination
  • Manage, monitor and develop labor relationship and dispute resolution (LR/ER @ site, negotiation of labor contracts)
  • Manage, monitor and take countermeasures for HR KPIs of the location
  • Ensuring HR Compliance to standard processes, policies, local regulations and improving the collaboration with external partners
  • Initiate and execute country-/site-specific trainings (educational training, shopfloor, etc.) – governance by CoE
  • Interlink to HR BP (HR BP Division) in regards of business focus (=business demand) and CoEs in regards of application of process standards and translating into local solutions to become compliant with local law and rules (e.g. tariffs)
  • Provide guidance and coaching to site leadership team
  • Disciplinary processes and representation at CCMA and Bargaining Council
  • Compliance with local labour laws (EEA, SDA, BCEA, LRA, Collective Agreements)
  • BBBEE compliance: Coordination with external verification agencies
  • Skills Development: Annual Training Reports and Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) submission to MerSeta

What we expect from you as a Site HR Manager (m/f/d): 

  • Successfully completed degree in HR Management
  • Minimum of five years of experience as a HR Manager
  • Excellent IR experience, including experience with Bargaining councils (MIBCO) and unions
  • Excellent consulting expertise and excellent communication skills
  • Service orientation, independence, confidentiality, flexibility, organizational talent
  • Business orientation, moderation competence, and analytical skills
  • Excellent conceptual capability
  • Fluent English language skills

Why you should choose ZF in Johannesburg?

  • Medical Aid: Company contributes for the employee and immediate family (spouse and minor children)
  • Provident Fund
  • Funeral Cover as well as Death and Disability Cover
  • Statutory Benefits: UIF, SDL, levies, etc.

Be part of our ZF team as Site HR Manager and apply now!

Contact

Anastasia Mischke

+49 211 584 2194

Site HR Manager

Office

Germiston, GT, ZA, 1609

Full Time

September 18, 2025

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG