Assistant Human Resource Manager at African Foundries Limited (AFL)

African Foundries Limited (AFL) was established to support the accelerating growth in Nigeria by making the country self-reliant for steel rebars and eliminating its dependence on imported rebars. AFL is set up to reach a 0.5 million-ton per year capacity for high strength rebars and allied products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Human Resource Manager

Location: Ogijo, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Foster positive employee relationships, resolve conflicts, and promote a healthy work environment.
• Recruitment and Selection: Oversee the recruitment process, conduct interviews, and ensure the best talent is hired.
• Training and Development: Coordinate training sessions, workshops, and seminars to enhance employee skills and productivity.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to labor laws, safety standards, and industry regulations.
• HR Operations: Maintain accurate employee records, manage employee benefits, and prepare HR reports.
• Strategic Planning: Assist in developing HR strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Minimizes legal liabilities and reputational damage by ensuring contractors operate within legal and safety boundaries.
• Guarantees that outsourced work meets the organization's standards and objectives.
• Proactively identifying and managing potential issues, such as safety hazards, payment complications, or operational disruptions, to protect the organization's reputation and bottom line- must have his ears on ground to avert strike actions by contract workers.
• Verifying contractors' credentials, payment of insurance to date. Ensuring contractors meet legal and regulatory requirements.
• Fostering clear and effective communication between HoDs/ Shift -in- charge and contractors.

Performance Metrics

• Employee satisfaction and engagement.
• Time-to-hire and recruitment metrics.
• Compliance with labor laws and regulations.
• Training and development program effectiveness.
• HR process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in human resources management, preferably in the steel industry.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Proven experience in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency in HR software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Folajimi.omolara@africanfoundries.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.