Admin/HR Executive

Esco Aster; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and Development

Competitive Compensation

Overseas Travel Opportunities for many

Job summary

Esco Aster, part of Esco Lifesciences Group in Singapore, is seeking a proactive HR/Administrative specialist to support corporate functions. You will screen candidates, coordinate onboarding, and manage HR administration to ensure smooth operations across departments.

You will report to the CEO and collaborate with Esco HQ practices and guidelines, handling payroll costs, budgets, attendance records, and training initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree with at least 1 year experience in administrative and organizational planning.
• Experience in human resources work preferred.
• Strong communication and follow-up abilities.
• Ability to work independently and solve problems.
• Cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Screen and interview potential candidates for open positions.
• Coordinate onboarding sessions for new hires.
• Develop onboarding materials if necessary.
• Address employee queries and concerns promptly.
• Support performance management and training initiatives.
• Maintain accurate employee records and attendance.
• Organize management meetings and townhalls.

Skills

Effective communication

Adaptability

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join us for the world we are making, redefining biosolutions for current and future generations to come, transcending planetary boundaries, sustainability, and One Health.

Growth

Weempower each other to produce better resultsby providingprofessional advancement and personalgrowth.

Weare driven by the challenge of creating something new and discovering better opportunities.

We value a positive attitude. We make working a more pleasant experience for everyone.

Communication

We value communication, for it creates better intercultural relationships.

Competence

We focus onthings that matter mostand help each otherdrive success.

Commitment

We see the good. We work hard. We keep things in balance.

Growth

Weempower each other to produce better resultsby providingprofessional advancement and personalgrowth.

Weare driven by the challenge of creating something new and discovering better opportunities.

We value a positive attitude. We make working a more pleasant experience for everyone.

Communication

We value communication, for it creates better intercultural relationships.

Competence

We focus onthings that matter mostand help each otherdrive success.

We want ourworkforceto become a happier,
healthier, more productive place to work.

BENEFITS

Learning and
Development

Competitive
Compensation

Overseas
Travel Opportunities for
many positions

One Team, One Mission

The Opportunity

Esco Lifesciences Group is Singapore's most globalizedlife sciences company, with annual revenues close to SGD 200M and globaloperations in over 42 locations and 26 direct countries across North America,Europe, Asia, Oceania.

Esco Aster Pte Ltd is an affiliate of EscoLifesciences Group and was first incorporated in 2017.

Esco Aster is a contract research development andmanufacturing organization founded and deeply rooted by scientists enablingfellow scientists to translate their bench work into commercially availableproducts at affordable prices.

Ourscientific work is in emerging and frontier biology utilizing cells as a finalproduct or deriving products from cells which often we use cells as the factoryto derive our target product.

Ourfirst commercial breakthrough success is Esco Aster is commercially first inclass being first in the world to be certified for cultivated/cell-based meatto FSSC 22000 and by a competent food regulatory body.

Weare first in the region to operate an end-to-end integrated full cell linecreation/immortalization or engineered cell line, cell culture processdevelopment, analytical development for stem cells and exosomes with full cGMPCapabilities from Drug Substance and small-scale fill & finish for finalCell Therapy Product.

The work we do creates a remarkable and lasting impacton our world. We offer you an opportunity to be part of this exciting journeyto own your career and firsthand exposure to new emerging modalities supportingtranslational sciences.

Join us as we redefine BioSolutions for One World andOne Health for the current and future generations to come.

One World Biosolutions for One Health.

Who we’re looking for

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to adapt and keep up with rapidchanges in a fluid and dynamic environment as this is a rapidly evolvingspace.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establishfacts, and draw conclusions

Report To

Selected candidate will report to CEO and others as assigned.

The Scope

Youwill be part of Esco Aster’s Corporate Functions team and contribute towardsthe company’s overall mission and objectives. You will participate in theadministrative and organizational planning activities, including handling humanresources matters in coordination with Esco HQ’s practices and guidelines. Yourrole will requirement effective engagement and communications with variousinternal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Screen and interview potential candidates for open positions.
• Facilitate the management and hiring managers in the recruitmentprocess from posting jobs to making job offers.
• Coordinate and conduct onboarding sessions for new hires.Development of onboarding materials if necessary.
• Address employee queries and concerns in a timely and effectivemanner, as well as to serve as a key contact point for employees to providefeedback and to raise any issues.
• Foster positive relationships between employees and management, aswell as exercise discretion and judgement to timely surface issues tomanagement and proactively recommend measures and solutions.
• Develop, implement, and enforce company policies and procedures asrequired to improve organizational efficiency.
• Support the performance appraisal process by collecting andorganizing performance-related data.
• Assist in developing and implementing personnel development plans.
• Support management in personnel development and performancemanagement matters.
• Identify training needs within the organization and coordinaterelevant training programs.
• Work with department heads to ensure employees receive necessaryskills development.
• Map and track training status and progress of reach departmentensure alignment with and commitment from departments heads to uphold thetraining activities of their teams.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and access training delivery,quality, areas of improvement, changes in delivery approaches.
• Identify improvement actions to enhance the training programs,content, and their delivery.
• Prepare monthly payroll costs and annual budgets, reports,organization charts and presentations for management.
• Maintain accurate records of employee attendance and leavebalances.
• Monitor and enforce attendance policies.
• Organize and provide lead secretarial support for managementmeetings, work plan meetings, townhalls and communication sessions.
• Coordinate closely with all departments and business units toensure effective communication and process flow.
• Provide administrative support to various departments as needed.
• Manage office supplies, equipment, and other related tasks.
• Ensure proper record keeping and documentation archival,maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records.
• Actively encourage continuous improvement and seek opportunitiesfor cost savings.
• Participate in company’s new initiatives and projects.
• Interface and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree with at least 1 year experience in administrative andorganizational planning functions.
• Minimally 1 year of experience and knowledge in human resourceswork is preferred.
• Self-motivated and possessing strong desire to support theoperations with excellent communication skills and follow up abilities.
• Ability to work independently with strong problem solving andanalytical skills.
• Able to align and partner effectively with stakeholders andcross-functional personnel.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Positive and proactive outlook and a team player.
• Able to work independently, self-starter, self-motivated and taskoriented.
• Good communication skills and able to openly communicate andescalate any relevant issues.
• Develop positive relationship with a strong set of interpersonalskills and able to provide guidance and obtain buy in from all levels oforganization.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitaskingskills.
• Enthusiastic about personal development and career ambitions;successful candidate can look forward to a progressive career within the group;with opportunities to learn and interact with senior management.