Manufacturing Manpower Planning Engineer

CATL; Jawa Barat; On-site; IDR 200,880,000 - 401,760,000; Full time

Job summary

CATL in West Java, Indonesia seeks an HR Planning Specialist to plan manpower across 10 manufacturing departments, monitor attendance, and coordinate recruitment. You will use HRIS tools, generate efficiency reports, and align HR policies with HQ. The role requires 3+ years in manpower allocation within manufacturing and strong Excel proficiency.

This on-site position focuses on data analysis, process improvement, and timely closeout of HR tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manpower allocation or workforce planning.
• Manufacturing background with multi-line production.
• Ability to work fast-paced, detail-oriented and under pressure.
• HR or Industrial Engineering background or equivalent.
• Mandarin ability is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills for data/analysis heavy tasks.
• Proactive and able to close issues independently.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage manpower across 10 manufacturing departments.
• Create and adjust HC planning and manpower allocation.
• Monitor attendance, working hours, overtime, and efficiency.
• Prepare weekly/monthly labor efficiency reports with improvements.
• Track monthly headcount and resource fulfillment.
• Monitor labor cost indicators and drive corrective actions.
• Handle expatriate recruitment and transfers.
• Support local hiring from requirement to onboarding.
• Maintain manpower and movement records (onboarding, offboarding, transfers).
• Use HR systems (MHR, DingTalk Yida, HRIS) accurately.
• Align HR policies with operation teams and HQ HR, ensuring closure.

Skills

Manpower planning

Workforce planning

Excel skills

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented

Proactivity

Education

HR or Industrial Engineering background

Tools

MHR

DingTalk Yida

HRIS

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.
• 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.