Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com .
It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
South Africa
Kempton Park
Essential Responsibilities
Specifically, the role will support Wabtec Transportation as EHRM for the SSA Region
- Ensure that the respective tasks associated with EHRM activities are executed on for SSA, including but not limited to Salary planning, Performance Evaluation, Training nominations, grievances, compliance and labour law support.
- Be a HR Business partner for the MD of Wabtec South Africa
- Recruitment & Selection/Onboarding : Responsible for the efficient recruitment process (effective management of the entire end-to end process):
- Arrange reference & background checks and draw up and extend offer letters
- Ensure successful induction and orientation of new hires.
- Remuneration & Benefits : Manage relationship between company and benefit vendors. Provide payroll input
- Ensure effective and timeous processing and documentation of all staff movements (promotion etc.).
- Training and Development: Lead the bursary program and other training programs to help upskill and retain employees.
- Assist management and employees to develop their Individual Development
- Partner with external institutions to identify training programs suitable for employees needs and development
- Handling the entire SDF BBBEE elements of skills development and aligning it with the SETA framework.
- Ensuring that an integrated & comprehensive WSP & Annual Training Plan is timeously submitted and aligned to the BBBEE requirements and
- Manage (External Bursaries Learnerships, Graduates in training, Engineers in training, Interns and Apprentices) and other skills programs required timeframes.
- Ensuring that discretionary grants & rebates are processed.
- Managing skills development Pillar
- Employee Relations: Support Employee Relations to ensure effective application of sound and fair employee relations processes and adherence to company policies and Basic Employment Act of South Africa
- Conduct investigations, arrange disciplinary hearings, draw up charges and administer the final sanction.
- Represent the company at CCMA proceedings.
- Engage in corrective counseling and poor performance interventions. Attend meetings with shop stewards and employees to mitigate issues and reach consensus on disputes.
- Lead leadership assessment in the organization, identifying key employee strengths and development needs in order to recognize, select, retain and develop key talent.
- Facilitate and administer the various HR generalist processes and functional interventions whilst partnering with the various business functions.
- Ensure managers and employees of the business understand the company policies and procedures, applying them fairly and consistently across the organisation.
- Promote diversity through effective application and monitoring of Employment Equity principles.
Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
