Human Resources

Merantara Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Merantara Sdn. Bhd is seeking an HR professional to help build practical HR practices across recruitment, employee support, pay and incentives, and talent development.

Entry-level candidates will receive guidance and review on candidate communication, information checks and daily processes, while experienced professionals may refine HR processes within their scope. Flexibility with training and a focus on balancing employee relations with business needs are emphasized, with potential involvement

Responsibilities

• Recruitment and outreach. Understand the business and its roles, work with universities and other recruitment channels, improve recruitment processes, and support candidate communication, interviews and onboarding.
• Employee support. Maintain accurate personnel records, respond to employee enquiries and support team communication. Help clarify management arrangements for employees, interns, crowdsourced contributors and third-party personnel, seeking local professional advice where needed.
• Pay and incentives. Contribute to job levels, pay structures and performance arrangements. Reconcile payroll information and people costs with finance, helping incentives reflect quality, efficiency, collaboration and long-term development.
• Talent development. Document the skills each role requires and maintain training records. Support the development and assessment of management trainees, supervisors and future project managers, tracking learning outcomes and preparing people for future responsibilities.
• Process improvement. Analyse recruitment, staffing and training information. Translate professional requirements into clear, practical processes and improve onboarding, employee support and everyday collaboration.

Job description

Help build the HR practices the business needs, from recruitment and employee support to pay, incentives and talent development. If you are starting your career, you will work with guidance and review on candidate communication, information checks and daily processes. Experienced professionals may develop and improve HR practices within their responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

Recruitment and outreach. Understand the business and its roles, work with universities and other recruitment channels, improve recruitment processes, and support candidate communication, interviews and onboarding.

Employee support. Maintain accurate personnel records, respond to employee enquiries and support team communication. Help clarify management arrangements for employees, interns, crowdsourced contributors and third-party personnel, seeking local professional advice where needed.

Pay and incentives. Contribute to job levels, pay structures and performance arrangements. Reconcile payroll information and people costs with finance, helping incentives reflect quality, efficiency, collaboration and long-term development.

Talent development. Document the skills each role requires and maintain training records. Support the development and assessment of management trainees, supervisors and future project managers, tracking learning outcomes and preparing people for future responsibilities.

Process improvement. Analyse recruitment, staffing and training information. Translate professional requirements into clear, practical processes and improve onboarding, employee support and everyday collaboration.

About you

Relevant knowledge of human resources, business administration, psychology, employment relations or a related field, or practical experience that demonstrates the required skills.

Familiarity with employment practices in Malaysia. Ability to consult reliable sources and, with guidance, check payroll, statutory contributions and relevant deductions, understanding the relationship between HR and finance.

Practical experience using AI tools for learning or work, with the ability to explain your method and how you verified the results. Ability to organise and check information in spreadsheets, with a basic understanding of data analysis.

Clear communication, empathy, sound judgement and the ability to maintain professional standards when handling sensitive matters.

Ability to communicate and read relevant materials in Bahasa Malaysia and/or English as required by the role. Chinese and other project-relevant languages are an advantage.

For roles with independent responsibility: practical experience in relevant areas of recruitment, employee relations, pay and performance, or talent development. You should be able to explain what you established or improved, how you carried out the work and what it achieved.