HR Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Core responsibility will be to oversee the workers and the equipment they operate on the factory floor and be responsible for contributing to and carrying out production strategy decisions. You will have to design, plan, and implement human resources programs for the plant. You will need to administer corporate policies relating to compensation, benefits, employee relations, training, and health and safety programs. 

• Oversee all necessary paperwork, employee communications, benefits maintenance, leave tracking, management reports, workers compensation claims, and return to work programs is completed.
• Leads the recruitment processes of the company
• Create termination packages, complete assigned terminations, and ensure all termination paperwork is complete as per requirements
• Oversee the performance management of the employees and assist in salary planning
• Steer HR-related projects and initiatives throughout the year, maintain HR-related spreadsheets, update and distribute it on a predetermined schedule
• Develop labor policies
• Handle grievance procedures
• Manage dispute resolutions involving unions, management, employees or government agencies, etc.
• Ensure the HR staff is knowledgeable about union contract compliance
• Advise management on contract negotiations and similar management-union relations
• Consult executive staff regarding personnel policies
• Head monthly labor management meetings
• Prepare documentation regarding labor relations assignments

Designation: Human Resource Manager

Location: Africure Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ethiopia PLC Manufacturing Site - Kilinto Industrial Park, Addis Ababa

Reporting: Plant Head and dotted line to Director General and CEO

Job Requirements

Qualification, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, labor relations, business management, or human resources is required
• Candidates with a Master’s degree in human resource management and industrial/labor relations would be given preference
• 5 years of experience in HR, with at least 3 years of HR experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Great verbal and written communications skills; not afraid to speak up when required
• Meticulous attention to detail, quality, and follow-through; strong interpersonal skills

Language

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Fluency in at least English and Amharic is essential

IT Literacy

• Professional computer and MS-Office skills

Competencies and Behaviors

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Professional ability to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing problems in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Superior skills with regard to data analysis and business process analysis and design
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Proven leadership skills
• Attention to detail
• Fundamental understanding and application of project management principles and skills
• Strong aptitude towards usage of automated systems; technology-focused
• The drive for self-development, the ability to collaborate, and an action-oriented work ethic

How to Apply

Please send your applications by email with a cover letter, resume/CV, and copies of all qualifications and credentials.

The title of your email should state the specific position you're applying for. Address your application to [email protected] within the 3 weeks period this advert is on air