HR Business Partner (Industrial)
Job Summary
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About People and Partners Group
Our services include Executive Recruitment Employer of Record (EOR) and HR Outsourcing helping international organizations hire pay and manage talent compliantly across African markets without setting up local entities alongside Payroll Management Compensation Structuring Performance Management HR Audit Salary Surveys and Corporate Training.
We serve multinationals and high-growth businesses including Fortune 500 companies across FMCG Construction Heavy Industry Real Estate Technology Agriculture Healthcare and Manufacturing expanding into key African markets the UK USA and Middle East.
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- Manages day-to-day engagement with union representatives and shop stewards addresses collective issues and spots and defuses disputes early.
- Supports the Director Human Resources & Legal in preparing for and conducting negotiations and in putting agreed terms into effect.
- Applies the collective agreement across operations ensuring it is interpreted consistently across all shifts and sites.
- Handles casework for the industrial workforce including investigations hearings and sanctions and ensures every process is procedurally fair and defensible.
- Works with operations leadership to plan shift structures manning levels and seasonal and contract labour needs.
- Oversees the engagement and management of third-party and contract labour ensuring compliance with the Labour Act and Company standards.
- Drives development of the industrial workforce through skills matrices operator competence programmes and supervisory development.
- Tracks attendance overtime absence and attrition and agrees corrective action with the relevant function head.
- Looks after welfare in the operations including canteen transport and working conditions and escalates where investment is needed.
- Provides operations leadership and the Director Human Resources & Legal with people analytics that include interpretation and recommendations not just data.
- Provides cover for the Senior Lead HR Business Partnering (Topline & Support Functions) during absence.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director Human Resources & Legal from time to time.
- Degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field.
- Minimum 5 years experience in human resource management or a related discipline.
- CIHRM Ghana CIPD or SHRM membership is an advantage. A Masters in Human Resource Management or Business Administration is an advantage.
- Relationship Building
- Planning & Organizing
- Strong Communication Skills
- High Drive for Achieving Results
- Negotiating and Influence Expertise
- People Development Skills
- Innovation and Change Capabilities
- Strategic Focus Expertise
Required Skills:
57 years of progressive HR experience with at least 4 years in an HR Business Partner role Experience partnering with production engineering quality warehousing and fleet functions in a structured organization Current or prior experience with an FMCG is preferred Strong knowledge of the Ghana Labour Act and employment practice Strong union negotiations and case-handling skills Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills Excellent communication analytical and coaching abilities
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field. A Masters CIHRM Ghana CIPD or SHRM membership is an added advantage.