Manufacturing Manpower Engineer

CATL; Karawang Barat; On-site; IDR 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CATL in Karawang, Indonesia is seeking an HR Planning Supervisor to coordinate manpower across 10 manufacturing departments, aligning with production plans and HQ HR policies.

The role emphasizes manpower allocation, workforce planning, and data-driven analysis using Excel and HRIS systems to improve attendance, efficiency, and labor cost control. Mandarin skill is a plus, and experience in automotive manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HR planning and manpower management.
• Strong experience in manpower allocation and workforce planning.
• Manufacturing background with multi-line production; automotive experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage manpower needs across 10 manufacturing departments based on business and production plans.
• Create and adjust HC Planning or manpower allocation plans as operational needs change.
• Monitor attendance, working hours, overtime, and labor/production efficiency.
• Prepare weekly/monthly labor efficiency reports with improvement recommendations.
• Track monthly headcount and resource fulfillment status.
• Monitor labor cost indicators and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Handle expatriate recruitment and organizational transfers.
• Support the HR team on local hiring, from requirement to onboarding.
• Use HR systems (MHR / DingTalk Yida / HRIS) accurately and consistently.
• Maintain manpower and employee movement records (onboarding, offboarding, transfers).
• Align information and HR policies with operation teams and HQ HR, ensuring issues and tasks are driven to closure.

Skills

Manpower allocation

Workforce planning

Excel skills

Education

Industrial Engineering background

Tools

HRIS

MHR

DingTalk

Job description

Job Description

• Plan and manage manpower needs across 10 manufacturing departments based on business and production plans.
• Create and adjust HC Planning or manpower allocation plans as operational needs change.
• Monitor attendance, working hours, overtime, and labor/production efficiency.
• Prepare weekly/monthly labor efficiency reports with improvement recommendations.
• Track monthly headcount and resource fulfillment status.
• Monitor labor cost indicators and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Handle expatriate recruitment and organizational transfers.
• Support the HR team on local hiring, from requirement to onboarding.
• Use HR systems (MHR / DingTalk Yida / HRIS) accurately and consistently.
• Maintain manpower and employee movement records (onboarding, offboarding, transfers).
• Align information and HR policies with operation teams and HQ HR, ensuring issues and tasks are driven to closure.

Requirements

• Have 3+ years of experience, ideally at Engineer/Supervisor level.
• Strong experience in manpower allocation and workforce planning.
• Manufacturing background with multi-line production; automotive experience preferred.
• Able to work fast-paced, detail-oriented, and under pressure.
• HR or Industrial Engineering background (or equivalent experience).
• Mandarin speaking ability is a plus.
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good Excel skills — role is data/analysis heavy.
• Proactive, able to close issues independently.