Mandarin-Speaking Group HR Leader (Manufacturing)

MatchaTalent; Batam; On-site; IDR 700,000,000 - 1,100,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchaTalent is seeking a Group HR Manager to standardize and implement HR frameworks across headquarters and multiple manufacturing facilities in Indonesia. You will design KPI and performance management, ensure labor compliance, and manage Chinese expatriate workforce across sites.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in manufacturing HR, strong knowledge of Indonesian regulations, and fluent Mandarin. This on-site leadership role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution across the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Law, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HR and General Affairs experience, including at least 3 years in a managerial or group-level HR position.
• Proven experience managing HR across multiple manufacturing sites, factories, or business entities.
• Strong knowledge of Indonesian labor regulations, employment contracts, industrial relations, and workforce compliance.
• Hands-on experience managing Chinese expatriate employment, work permits, immigration requirements, and cross-cultural workforce matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and standardize group-wide HR policies, employee handbooks, and HR procedures across subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities.
• Design and implement structured KPI, performance evaluation, and performance management frameworks for middle and senior management.
• Strengthen talent management, organizational development, succession planning, and professional HR practices across the group.
• Serve as the primary HR liaison between the Group Owner, Chinese expatriate executives, plant management, and local HR teams.
• Manage Chinese expatriate employment administration, including employment contracts, work permits, immigration requirements, onboarding, and workforce compliance.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labor regulations, employment contracts, company policies, and applicable Ministry of Manpower requirements.
• Provide guidance to management regarding PKWT, PKWTT, termination, employee relations, and other employment-related matters.
• Lead and mentor plant-level HR teams across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Standardize HR practices and reporting across headquarters and regional manufacturing units.
• Support plant HR teams in handling industrial relations matters, labor disputes, employee grievances, and union-related issues.
• Establish effective communication and coordination practices between Chinese expatriate management and local employees.
• Monitor HR performance, workforce planning, employee development, and organizational effectiveness across the group.
• Support HR integration for new manufacturing facilities and business expansion projects.
• Provide strategic HR recommendations to the Group Owner and senior management regarding workforce, organizational, and regulatory matters.

Skills

Mandarin

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural communication

HR policy development

KPI framework design

Industrial relations

Labor regulations knowledge

Chinese expatriate management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HRM/Law/BA/Psychology

Job description

MatchaTalent is seeking a Group HR Manager to standardize and implement HR frameworks across headquarters and multiple manufacturing facilities in Indonesia. You will design KPI and performance management, ensure labor compliance, and manage Chinese expatriate workforce across sites.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in manufacturing HR, strong knowledge of Indonesian regulations, and fluent Mandarin. This on-site leadership role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution across the group.