If passion is your favourite colour,we want you on our team.

Harris Paints is a regional group of companies which manufactures, distributes, and retails paint, accessories, and high-performance coatings across the region.

As our business continues to expand its regional base, we continue to seek a strategic professional who is a technology guru, passionate and customer centric. This position ideally, will be based in Jamaica or Barbados.

Guyana

Human Resource and Administrative Officer (Due November 26, 2024)

Core Responsibilities: 

1. Organize and administer recruitment and selection, performance management, benefits management and other HR related matters.
2. Ensure timely identification and processing of staff vacancies so that recruiting, interviewing, testing, and selecting applicants is administered as needed.
3. Work with the Regional HR department in allocating human resources
4. within the organisation, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.  
5. Schedule and coordinate onboarding assignments and training sessions.
6. Plan and conduct new hire orientations to foster positive attitudes toward company goals.
7. Analyse training needs to design programs to enhance employee development.
8. Compile and process employee documentation and records, keeping the employee databases up to date.
9.  Assist the Regional HR department with formulating policies, procedures, and changes, as well as communicating all updates to employees.
10. Prepare monthly statistical reports and personnel transactions.
11. Administer and process payrolls and related changes.
12. Prepare and manage HR related communications for circulation.
13. Maintain the departmental email account, responding to employee questions and complaints in a timely manner.
14. Communicate and handle incoming and outgoing communications. 
15. Prepare letters and other presentations as assigned on business performances or transactions.   
16. Deal with routine administrative matters.

Qualifications / Experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in HR / Management or related field with at least 3 years’ experience in HR or Administration role.  
• OR
• A Diploma / Associate Degree in HR / Management / Administration with 2 years’ of related work experience.

Skills, Competencies and Requirements for the position:

1. Experience in HR and Administration processes and best practices.
2. High level of interpersonal, relationship-building, communication, and leadership skills.
3. Extensive team management skills with ability to quickly engage staff and relevant resources.   
4. Strategic, proactive and results oriented.
5. Champion mentoring, coaching and training.
6. Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
7. A “make it happen” approach.
8. Knowledge of the paint industry would be an asset

Why Harris is the place for you?

You will be joining the Caribbean's market-leading brand, which will provide you with a unique opportunity to advance your career across 14 Caribbean countries. You will receive unparalleled training on the job and through our Harris Academy. In a company that prides itself on encouraging diversity and being an equal opportunity employer, this position is backed by a competitive compensation package that includes pension, health and Life Insurance benefits and the flexibility to grow your career.