Senior HR Executive / HR Executive

JKS Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd; Klang City; On-site; MYR 5,000 - 8,000; Full time

Job summary

JKS Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd is seeking an HR Executive / Senior HR Executive to join our growing team. You will manage hands-on HR tasks and partner with employees and management to drive better people practices.

The role focuses on payroll, HR policy development, compliance with Malaysian labour laws, recruitment, onboarding, training coordination, and employee lifecycle management in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or related field.
• Experience in HR operations, administration, or generalist HR roles.
• Solid understanding of payroll and Malaysian labour requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across departments.
• Hands-on and proactive with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll systems, recruitment, or training coordination is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support monthly payroll processing with accuracy, compliance, and HRIS record accuracy.
• Support development and improvement of HR policies, procedures, and employee programmes.
• Ensure compliance with Malaysian employment laws, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Oversee employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, confirmation, performance, training, moves, and offboarding.
• Coordinate recruitment activities from posting to shortlist, interviews, and candidate selection.
• Work with Department Heads to identify training needs and coordinate programmes.
• Assist compensation and benefits, leave management, and other HR matters.
• Maintain accurate employee records and continuously improve HR admin processes.
• Provide day-to-day HR support and guidance to employees and managers.
• Contribute to HR improvement initiatives to enhance experience and efficiency.

Skills

Payroll

HR policies

Recruitment

Onboarding

Performance management

Training coordination

HRIS

Leave management

Compliance

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

At JKS, we believe people who care build great systems. As we continue to grow, we are strengthening our HR team to support our people, improve our HR practices, and build a positive workplace culture.

We are looking for an HR Executive / Senior HR Executive who enjoys hands‑on HR work, works closely with employees and management, and improves how things are done. If you are organised, proactive, and looking for an opportunity to grow with an established engineering company, we would like to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support monthly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, statutory compliance, and proper HRIS records.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, and employee programmes.
• Ensure compliance with Malaysian employment laws, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Manage the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, confirmation, performance management, training, employee movements, and offboarding.
• Coordinate recruitment activities from job advertisement and resume screening to interview coordination and candidate selection.
• Work closely with Department Heads to identify training and development needs and coordinate relevant programmes.
• Support compensation and benefits administration, employee insurance, leave management, and other HR-related matters.
• Maintain accurate employee records, documentation, and filing systems while continuously improving HR administrative processes.
• Provide day‑to‑day HR support and guidance to employees and managers.
• Participate in HR improvement initiatives that strengthen employee experience, efficiency, and organisational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in HR operations, administration, or a generalist HR role.
• Good understanding of payroll, Malaysian labour requirements, and HR best practices.
• Strong organisational skills with good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with employees across different departments and levels.
• Proactive, responsible, and able to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on and fast‑moving environment.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll systems, recruitment, or training coordination will be an added advantage.