📍 Location: Macsteel Special Steels, Dunswart, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 1459
📝 Reference: MCS251124-2
📅 Closing Date: 01 December 2025
💼 Job Type: Permanent
🏢 Department: Human Capital

🔍 About Macsteel – Special Steels Division

Macsteel is one of South Africa’s leading steel manufacturers, supplying specialised products across various sectors. The Special Steels Division supports the organisation’s operational excellence by driving strong people-management processes, developing talent, and ensuring compliant, streamlined HR functions.

The HR Officer 1 role is central to supporting employee lifecycle management, compliance, HR administration, and training coordination within the division. This position requires precision, professionalism, and a strong ability to manage multiple HR functions simultaneously.

🎯 Role Overview

The HR Officer will play a key role in managing HR operations for the Special Steels Dunswart site. This includes record-keeping, onboarding, recruitment support, payroll administration, disciplinary processes, and training coordination.

You will act as a direct support partner to employees and line management, offering guidance, ensuring accurate reporting, and maintaining compliance with Macsteel’s HR policies and statutory requirements. This role is suited to a self-driven, organised individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

📁 HR Administration & Compliance

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date HR data, employee files, and HC records.

• Ensure compliance with HR policies, procedures, labour legislation, and reporting requirements.

• Capture and update information for HR reports and dashboards.

💸 Payroll & Reporting

• Manage payroll reconciliations, administrative inputs, and monthly HR reporting.

• Support payroll accuracy by ensuring documentation is complete and submitted timeously.

👥 Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Support

• Manage and execute the full onboarding and offboarding processes.

• Conduct HR inductions for new and transferred employees.

• Provide guidance and support to employees regarding HR policies and processes.

🧑‍⚖️ Employee Relations

• Represent HR during disciplinary enquiries.

• Prepare documentation packs and ensure proper process alignment.

🔎 Recruitment Coordination

• Support the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from job posting to placement.

• Manage administrative tasks, candidate documentation, and communication.

🎓 Learning & Development

• Coordinate branch-level training initiatives and ensure proper record management.

• Collaborate with teams to support skills development and compliance training.

📨 HR Communication

• Ensure accurate, timely distribution of Human Capital communication across the division.

📘 Minimum Requirements

⭐ Skills & Competencies

• Advanced MS Excel, Intermediate MS Word, Intermediate ERP system skills

• Strong planning, organising, and communication abilities

• Problem-solving and conflict-handling skills

• Ability to manage pressure and deadlines

• High level of interpersonal skills and professionalism

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Self-driven with disciplined work ethic

🎓 Education & Experience

• NQF 6 – Advanced Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management (Essential)

• 2–5 years operational HR Officer experience with proven track record (Essential)

• Experience with recruitment, HR reporting, payroll administration, and compliance

• Exposure to disciplinary procedures and HR governance standards

📝 Best CV Tips for This Role

✔ Highlight Your HR Operational Strengths

Showcase hands-on HR administration experience including onboarding, data management, and document control.

✔ Prove Your Recruitment & Payroll Experience

Mention specific tasks such as job postings, candidate screening, payroll inputs, and HR reporting.

✔ Demonstrate Compliance Knowledge

List any experience navigating labour laws, disciplinary processes, and statutory HR requirements.

✔ Showcase Technical Skills

Include ERP systems, HRIS platforms, Excel reporting, and MS Office proficiency.

✔ Use Measurable Achievements

Examples:

• “Reduced onboarding turnaround time by 30%”

• “Maintained 100% compliance in employee file audits”

✔ Present a Clean, Professional CV

A well-structured, error-free CV reflects your attention to detail — a critical competency in HR.

📢 Employment Equity

Macsteel is committed to fair, consistent, and legally compliant hiring practices. Internal candidates are given priority consideration. The organisation promotes diversity, inclusion, and equitable representation across all employment levels.