Job Description:

• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
  • Partner with line managers on workforce planning, role scoping, job descriptions, and candidate assessment.
  • Proactively build and maintain a robust talent pipeline to support current and future hiring needs across the Group and subsidiaries.
• Employee Relations & Engagement
  • Act as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, including grievances, discipline, and employee welfare.
  • Foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture aligned with the Group’s core values of safety, innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
  • Plan and coordinate employee engagement initiatives, team-building activities, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.
• Performance Management & Learning Development
  • Coordinate annual performance management and appraisal cycles, providing guidance to Heads of Department on KPI setting and evaluations.
  • Identify organizational and individual training needs, and arrange relevant learning and development programs covering technical, soft skills, and digital competencies.
  • Support career progression initiatives, talent development, and succession planning to strengthen internal capabilities.
• Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Administration
  • Manage employee benefits administration, including leave, insurance, and welfare programs.
  • Conduct salary benchmarking exercises and provide recommendations to ensure competitive and equitable remuneration structures.
• HR Policies, Compliance & Industrial Relations
  • Implement, review, and maintain HR policies and procedures in compliance with the Malaysian Employment Act, Industrial Relations Act, and other relevant labour laws.
  • Support the management of disciplinary cases, including issuance of warnings and coordination of domestic inquiries where required.
  • Liaise with government bodies, regulatory authorities, and external agencies on HR and industrial relations matters.
• Government Incentives & Statutory Programs
  • Monitor, assess, and advise on relevant government initiatives, grants, incentives, and subsidy schemes (e.g. HRD Corp, PERKESO, LHDN, MDEC, TalentCorp).
  • Ensure timely application, documentation, and compliance for eligible programs such as training grants, wage subsidies, and tax incentives.
  • Communicate available government schemes to management and employees, ensuring proper utilization and adherence to requirements.
• HR Operations, Reporting & Digitalization
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, contracts, and HR documentation.
  • Support HR digital transformation initiatives, including HRMS/HRIS implementation, payroll automation, and performance management systems.
  • Prepare regular HR reports, analytics, and dashboards to support management decision-making.