Manager, HR Business Partner

Base Maintenance Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Base Maintenance Malaysia invites an accomplished HR leader to partner with senior management in shaping workforce strategy for our growing operations. You will drive workforce planning, succession, performance and talent management while advising managers on employee relations, discipline and workplace issues.

The role requires strong business acumen and the ability to influence senior leaders in a fast-paced, technically demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Management or related discipline.
• 8–12 years of progressive HR experience with stronger leadership and business-partnering experience at senior levels.
• Strong experience in HR business partnering or broad HR generalist role.
• Good knowledge of workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, talent management and Malaysian employment legislation.
• Proven ability to influence and advise managers and senior leaders.
• Strong judgement, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-growing and operationally demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner business leaders on workforce planning, organisation development and people priorities.
• Support manpower ramp-up and workforce readiness for BMM's growing operations.
• Advise managers on performance management, employee relations, discipline, attendance and workplace issues.
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning and development of critical roles.
• Support career pathways for technicians, engineers, supervisors and managers.
• Partner Talent Acquisition on hiring priorities and critical workforce needs.
• Analyse attrition, absenteeism, engagement and workforce trends and recommend targeted interventions.
• Support compensation, promotions, retention initiatives and salary benchmarking.
• Coach managers to strengthen people leadership and management effectiveness.
• Support organisational change, restructuring and transformation initiatives.
• Help build a high-performance culture with strong accountability, employee engagement and operational discipline.

Skills

HR business partnering

HR generalist

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Performance management

Talent management

Malaysian employment law

Influence

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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• Partner business leaders on workforce planning, organisation development and people priorities.
• Support manpower ramp-up and workforce readiness for BMM's growing operations.
• Advise managers on performance management, employee relations, discipline, attendance and workplace issues.
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning and development of critical roles.
• Support career pathways for technicians, engineers, supervisors and managers.
• Partner Talent Acquisition on hiring priorities and critical workforce needs.
• Analyse attrition, absenteeism, engagement and workforce trends and recommend targeted interventions.
• Support compensation, promotions, retention initiatives and salary benchmarking.
• Coach managers to strengthen people leadership and management effectiveness.
• Support organisational change, restructuring and transformation initiatives.
• Help build a high-performance culture with strong accountability, employee engagement and operational discipline.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Management or a related discipline.
• Approximately 8-12 years of progressive HR experience, with stronger leadership and business-partnering experience expected at Senior Manager level.
• Strong experience in HR business partnering or a broad HR generalist role.
• Good knowledge of workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, talent management and Malaysian employment legislation.
• Proven ability to influence and advise managers and senior leaders.
• Strong judgement, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-growing and operationally demanding environment.

Preferred experience

We have a strong preference for candidates with experience in:

• Aviation or aerospace
• Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
• Manufacturing
• Transportation
• Other technical, industrial or frontline-intensive environments
• Experience supporting a large technical workforce, managing workforce ramp-up, or working in a start-up or transformation environment would be highly relevant.

The type of HR leader we are looking for

We are looking for someone who can operate as:

• Business Partner - understands the business and turns operational needs into practical HR solutions.
• Coach - helps managers become better people leaders.
• Change Agent - supports BMM as we continue to scale and build organisational capability.
• People Leader - balances employee fairness with accountability, performance and business requirements.

If you are an HR professional who enjoys being close to operations, working with leaders and employees, and helping build a high-performing aviation organisation, we would be keen to hear from you.