About this role
• Provide effective, timely HR leadership and support to the Johor Bahru manufacturing facility. • Support site performance by aligning workforce plans, talent practices, and employee engagement initiatives with operational needs. • Promote fair, consistent, and compliant HR practices and constructive employee relations. • Partner with the Country HR Manager to support Malaysia-wide HR priorities and country-level matters as required. • Help maintain a safe, respectful, and productive workplace for employees across the facility.
• Partner with site leadership to understand operational priorities and develop HR plans that support business and workforce needs. • Advise managers on workforce planning, organization effectiveness, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement. • Lead or coordinate recruitment, onboarding, retention, and development activities for the Johor Bahru facility. • Manage employee relations matters, including workplace concerns, investigations, disciplinary processes, and conflict resolution, ensuring issues are handled fairly and consistently. • Support the application of company HR policies and local employment requirements; escalate complex or sensitive matters to the Country HR Manager as appropriate. • Coordinate core HR operations for the facility, including employee records, compensation and benefits administration, payroll inputs, and HR reporting, in collaboration with relevant teams. • Support change management and communication activities affecting the facility. • Work with site leaders and relevant functions to address workforce matters in a manufacturing environment, including attendance and frontline employee engagement. • Provide HR support for Malaysia country-level matters or initiatives as assigned by the Country HR Manager, which may include coordination with other locations or country stakeholders. • Share relevant workforce trends, risks, and recommendations with the Country HR Manager and site leadership. • Travel within Malaysia as needed to support assigned HR activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. • Demonstrated HR experience, including experience supporting a manufacturing, industrial, or other operational workforce. • Experience advising managers on employee relations, recruitment, performance management, workforce planning, and HR operations. • Working knowledge of Malaysian employment practices and the ability to apply company policies consistently. • Strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential, sensitive, or complex employee matters. • Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work with frontline employees, site leaders, and country-level stakeholders. • Strong organization and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage both site responsibilities and assigned country-level support. • Proficiency in English; Bahasa Malaysia proficiency is an advantage. • Willingness and ability to travel between Johor and other locations in Malaysia as required.