HR Manager (Manufacturing)

Adecco (Portugal); Klang City; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco’s client in Malaysia is seeking an experienced HR Manager to oversee the full spectrum of HR functions, including recruitment, employee relations, payroll governance, and learning and development. The role requires hands-on leadership with strong knowledge of Malaysian employment laws and foreign-worker management.

Ideal candidates will bring 7–10 years of HR experience, with at least 4 years in a managerial capacity, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional HR initiatives in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or related field.
• 7–10 years progressive HR experience, with at least 4 years in a managerial role.
• Experience in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics or labour-intensive environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian employment legislation and statutory compliance.
• Proven end-to-end HR management experience: recruitment, payroll governance, compensation & benefits, performance, relations, learning & development.
• Hands-on experience handling disciplinary cases, domestic inquiries, grievances, and separations.
• Experience in foreign-worker management including quota, permits, renewals, hostel compliance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Develop HR strategies, manpower plans, headcount budgets and organisational structures.
• Oversee recruitment strategies, approve vacancies, manage costs and build talent pipelines.
• Review salary structures, increments, payroll controls and compliance.
• Handle disciplinary investigations, grievances, terminations and retrenchments.
• Develop HR policies ensuring Malaysian employment law compliance.
• Oversee foreign-worker quotas, work permits, renewals and hostel compliance.
• Lead learning & development, training plans and HRD Corp budgets.
• Oversee performance management, KPIs, succession planning and organisation design.
• Lead the HR team and manage external HR service providers.
• Prepare monthly HR reports covering headcount, turnover, costs, payroll and compliance risks.

Skills

HR Strategy

Workforce Planning

Recruitment

Employee Relations

Industrial Relations

Payroll Governance

Foreign-Worker Management

Learning & Development

Performance Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Adecco’s client is looking for an HR Manager with experience in the manufacturing industry to oversee the full spectrum of HR functions, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits, and HR operations. The role requires a hands-on HR leader with strong experience in workforce planning, employee relations, industrial relations, payroll governance, foreign-worker management and Malaysian employment legislation.

Preferred Industry: Manufacturing, Warehousing, Logistics or Labour-Intensive Environments

Key Responsibilities

• HR Strategy and Workforce Planning: Develop HR strategies, manpower plans, headcount budgets and organisational structures aligned with business needs.
• Recruitment and Talent Management: Oversee recruitment strategies, approve critical vacancies, manage recruitment costs and build talent pipelines for key positions.
• Compensation, Benefits and Payroll Governance: Review salary structures, increments, bonuses, payroll controls, statutory compliance and overall manpower costs.
• Employee Relations and Industrial Relations: Handle disciplinary investigations, domestic inquiries, grievances, terminations, retrenchments and complex employee-related cases.
• HR Policies and Compliance: Develop HR policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with Malaysian employment laws, statutory requirements and internal controls.
• Foreign-Worker Management: Oversee foreign-worker quotas, recruitment, work permits, renewals, accommodation and compliance with relevant authorities.
• Learning and Development: Lead training needs analysis, annual training plans, HRD Corp budgets and employee development initiatives.
• Performance and Organisation Development: Oversee performance management, KPIs, succession planning, salary grades, career progression and organisational restructuring.
• HR Team and Vendor Management: Lead and develop the HR team, manage external HR service providers and control the annual HR budget.
• Management Reporting: Prepare monthly HR reports covering headcount, manpower costs, turnover, recruitment, payroll, employee relations, training and compliance risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Psychology, Industrial Relations or a related field.
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 4 years in a managerial or team-leadership capacity.
• Experience in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics or other labour-intensive environments is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Malaysian employment legislation, industrial relations and statutory compliance.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end HR functions, including recruitment, payroll governance, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations and learning and development.
• Strong hands-on experience handling disciplinary cases, domestic inquiries, grievances and employee separations.
• Experience in foreign-worker management, including quota applications, work permits, renewals and hostel compliance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical and decision‑making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Willingness to travel to company locations, worker hostels and government offices when required.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. However, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.