HR Manager

The HR Manager is responsible for leading and delivering the full spectrum of human resource services for ZAR Logistics. The role will partner closely with operational leadership to drive workforce performance, employee engagement, industrial relations, compliance, talent management, and organizational effectiveness across a dynamic and fast-paced logistics environment.

 Partner with operational leaders to align HR strategies with business objectives.  Provide practical HR solutions that support productivity, operational efficiency, and workforce performance.  Drive employee engagement, retention, and workforce capability initiatives.  Lead disciplinary, grievance, misconduct, performance management, and dispute resolution processes.  Manage industrial relations matters, including union engagement and collective employment issues where applicable.  Represent the Company in mediation and employment-related proceedings.  Ensure compliance with employment legislation, collective agreements, policies, and procedures.  Lead manpower planning, recruitment, and succession planning activities.  Monitor absenteeism, overtime, turnover, productivity, and workforce trends.  Develop initiatives to improve workforce attendance, accountability, and retention.  Manage expatriate recruitment, onboarding, and employment administration.  Coordinate work permit, visa, and immigration applications, renewals, and compliance requirements.  Liaise with government agencies, immigration authorities, and external stakeholders.  Support localization and succession planning initiatives.  Maintain HR policies, records, reporting, and compliance requirements.  Lead workplace investigations and HR audits.  Support workplace health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives.

 Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Psychology, or a related discipline.  Minimum 5 years' HR leadership experience.  Proven experience supporting blue-collar workforces within logistics, transport, warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, construction, or similar operational environments.  Strong employee and industrial relations experience.  Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations, disciplinary processes, grievance handling, mediation, and conflict resolution.  Proven experience managing unionized or highly operational workforces.  Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing expatriate employees across professional, technical, and operational roles.  Proven experience coordinating work permit, visa, immigration, and employment compliance processes.  Sound understanding of Fiji Employment Relations legislation and immigration requirements.  Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills.  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, operationally driven environment.  A valid driver’s license.