Learning Development jobs in South Africa

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Fixed term/temporary

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Johannesburg, ZA

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate for this role will report into the Human Resource Business Partner Lead and will be responsible for delivering HR programs and support to the Wholesale Division including Shared Services. In this role you will be responsible for the day to day HR Administration, Support internal stakeholders with HR related queries. You will also support the HRBP Lead with Employee Relations Matters, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management Processes, Learning and Development and employee queries.

Talent Management

• Coordinate the end-to-end talent acquisition process by working closely with the talent team as well as the hiring manager.
• Ensure that the vacancy requisition is duly authorised and that the position is advertised.
• Participate in the short-listing process together with the hiring manager and the talent acquisition partner.
• Ensure that the interviews have been scheduled and that the interview guides have been set up.
• Participate in interview processes and that recruitment processes are closed out as per the hiring timelines.
• Follow up with line managers to ensure that the performance review and goal setting processes are completed as per the business timelines.
• Support the HR Business partner lead with the succession planning process to ensure that successors are identified, development plans are in place and risks are tracked.

HR Administration

• Process all documents required for on-boarding and off-boarding employees together with the HR operations team.
• Ensure that all org changes are processed and that the organisation structures on SuccessFactors are up to date.
• Ensure that vacancies on SuccessFactors are accurate and up to date.
• Maintain employee relations tracker.
• Compile HR reports as required.

Employee Relations

• Support the business with employee relations matters ie disciplinary’s, grievances and poor performance in line with Company Policies as well as the Labour Relations Act or any other applicable local legislation in collaboration with the HR Business Partner Lead.

HR Projects

• Support the HR leadership team in executing projects in support of the HR Strategy

Qualifications & Experience Required

• A minimum of 3-year HR Degree/ National Diploma or an equivalent qualification.

• At least 3 years’ experience in a same or similar role

• Labour Relations Act
• Basic Condition of employment act
• Talent Management

• Great at building relationships
• Change management

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.