Employee Engagement Manager
Manufacturing
Durban – Kwa Zulu Natal – South Africa
This role will drive organisational effectiveness through strategic organisational development initiatives, performance management, and talent retention strategies. You will play a key role in shaping a culture of high performance, compliance, and employee engagement across the business. This role offers the opportunity to shape organisational culture and influence business success through people.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree/Master’s in HR, Industrial Psychology, or Organisational Development.
- 5+ years’ Organisational Development experience, with leadership exposure.
- Industrial Psychologist preferred.
- Proficiency in SAP, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Strong interpersonal, coaching, and analytical skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead organisational design and ensure alignment of structures, job grading, and reporting lines.
- Manage performance management and succession planning, including talent mapping and retention strategies.
- Drive training needs analysis, develop annual training plans, and oversee submission of WSP and ATR to SETAs.
- Ensure HR policy compliance with BCEA, SDA, EE, and other labour legislation.
- Lead onboarding, transformation, and change management initiatives to enhance employee integration and engagement.
- Provide HR reporting, analytics, and insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement.