Catherine Hinrichsen

Experience

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  Exxaro Resources

  Jan 1993 - Oct 2004

  Main Areas of ResponsibilityConsulting Service to Line Management and employees in terms of policies, procedures and legislation. Co-ordination of Recruitment for Exxaro KZN Sands. Monitoring of disciplinary enquiries, appeal cases, grievances and desertion investigations. Project Management - Responsible for a number of projects from planning to implementation. Contract Management - Responsible to ensure that prescription within the contact is adhere to by the organisation and the contractor. Controlling and managing of manpower in co-operation with Line Management. Management of 3 subordinates.AchievementsResponsible for the planning and co-ordination pertaining to the re-staffing of the organisation after its re-engineering project. Within three months all job profiles were compiled, positions advertised and filled (top down approach).Reason for LeavingCareer Development - Opportunity to enhance perspective and insight due to exposure to different company. Show less

  • SENIOR HR CONSULTANT/PRACTITIONER

    Oct 2002 - Oct 2004

  • SNR HR CONSULTANT/PRACTITIONER & ACTING: HR MANAGER

    Mar 2004 - Jul 2004

  • HR CONSULTANT/PRACTITIONER

    Jan 2001 - Sept 2002

  • HR ASSISTANT/HR OFFICER

    Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  • PERSONNEL ASSISTANT

    May 1998 - Jul 2000

  • ADMIN ASSISTANT/FACILITATOR

    Oct 1996 - Apr 1998

  • TYPIST/SECRETARY

    Jan 1993 - Sept 1996
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  Riversdale Mining

  Nov 2004 - Feb 2008

  Key words Strategy; budget control; risk mitigation; legal compliance; mining charter; learning & development; contract management; stakeholder relationships; change management; workforce planning; policy and procedures; corporate social investment; strategy Function & Responsibility• Formulated plans to mitigate the risk for the business and ensure compliance and to labour legislation, Mining Charter and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act. • Compiled and managed HR operational budget to support and deliver business objectives. Provided HR expertise, value adding systems and processes that support the achievement of strategic business objectives.• Streamlined HR processes and policies to support business objectives in legislative prescriptions. • Ensured effective workforce planning, skills training, succession, career paths, change management and leadership development.• Build sustainable and co-operative stakeholder partnerships (Unions and Traditional Council).• Ensured contractual compliance and optimal service delivery from various contractors.• Optimal allocation and distribution of resources to ensuring achievement of objectives in line with business strategy.• Co-ordinated social investment initiatives for the mine.• Lead and developed a team of 14 subordinates. Show less

  • HR MANAGER

    Apr 2006 - Feb 2008

  • ACTING: HR MANAGER/HR & D SUPERINTENDENT

    Nov 2004 - Mar 2006
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  Sappi

  Jul 2008 - now

  Key Words HR expertise; systems; strategy; leadership; change management; learning & development; Employee Relations; employee engagement; governance; continuous improvement; budget control; risk management; Occupational Health; Payroll Function & Responsibility• Provide HR expertise, value adding systems and processes that support the achievement of strategic business objectives. • Ensuring effective workforce planning, skills training matrix and in implementation, succession planning and career paths, change management and leadership development.• Improved employee engagement through improve communication strategies.• Optimal allocation and distribution of resources to ensuring achievement of objectives in line with business strategy.• Identification and implementation of savings initiatives, including leveraging of grants, to reduce HR cost.• Building sustainable and co-operative stakeholder partnership with union to ensure a positive industrial climate. • Reduced HR risks by ensuring corporate and legal compliance of all processes, policies and procedures. Show less Key Words HR expertise; systems; strategy; leadership; change management; learning & development; Employee Relations; employee engagement; governance; continuous improvement; budget control; risk management; Occupational Health Reason for leaving:Transferred to Sappi Saiccor to assist in improving HR Service Delivery to the business. Function & Responsibility• Provide HR expertise, value adding systems and processes that support the achievement of strategic business objectives. • Ensuring effective workforce planning, skills training matrix and in implementation, succession planning and career paths, change management and leadership development.• Improved employee engagement through improve communication strategies.• Optimal allocation and distribution of resources to ensuring achievement of objectives in line with business strategy.• Identification and implementation of savings initiatives, including leveraging of grants, to reduce HR cost.• Building sustainable and co-operative stakeholder partnership with union to ensure a positive industrial climate. • Reduced HR risks by ensuring corporate and legal compliance of all processes, policies and procedures. Show less Key Words HR expertise; Health & Wellbeing; employee relations; contractor management; governance; HR process; policies; budget control; risk management; Reason for Leaving Promoted to HR Manager and transferred to Stanger Mill. Function & Responsibility• Ensured functional delivery objectives were met through the optimal allocation of resources for the HR Service, Health & Wellbeing function; HR Administration and Community Services functions.• Streamlined HR processes and policies to support business objectives in • Provided HR Expertise to Line Management and employees in terms of policy development; procedures improvement; legislation clarification as well as the interpretation and analysis of corporate HR information and data.• Compiled and managed HR operational budget to support and deliver business objectives.• Actively engaged in Employee Relationship (ER) processes to reduce risk to the business• Improved Risk Management through improved adherence to corporate standards and compliance to legislative requirements.• Ensured contractual compliance and optimal service delivery from various HR contractors.• Managed and developed a team of 13 subordinates.• Responsible to co-ordinate maintenance and control company houses. Show less

  • Snr Manager Leadership Development & Change Management

    Dec 2019 - now

  • HR Manager

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2019

  • HR MANAGER

    Feb 2012 - Sept 2015

  • PERSONNEL MANAGER/HR CONSULTANT

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2012

  • MANPOWER SUPERINTENDENT

    Jul 2008 - Jan 2009