# HR Manager: Manufacturing & Engineering

> Fuku · Johor Bahru, Malaysia · Full-time · Posted 2026-03-02

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

HR Manager: Manufacturing & Engineering  
  
Why You Should Apply  
\- Opportunity to lead the HR and manage a small team for an engineering and manufacturing plant in Johor.  
\- Report directly to the Head of HR in Kuala Lumpur, who will mentor and support your career development while you independently manage the Johor Bahru HR function.  
\- Be part of a tech-savvy and data-driven culture, utilizing modern HRMS systems and encouraging new ideas to enhance employee engagement.  
\- Join a listed multinational company committed to upskilling and retaining Malaysian talent, supporting key national industries in Oil & Gas and EPCC.  
  
What You Will Do  
\- Serve as the Head of Department and act as the key HR business partner to plant leadership.  
\- Provide strategic HR leadership by developing and executing HR strategies, leading workforce planning, manpower forecasting, and succession planning.  
\- Oversee talent acquisition and workforce development, including onboarding, retention strategies, structured training programs, and succession pipelines.  
\- Lead performance and rewards management, including performance appraisal cycles, KPI setting, and salary benchmarking.  
\- Ensure governance, reporting, and risk management through HR audits, inspections, statutory compliance, and monitoring HR metrics such as turnover, absenteeism, engagement, and manpower costs.  
  
What You Will Need  
\- 8 to 10 years of HR experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a managerial role.  
\- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, construction, oil & gas, or infrastructure sectors.  
\- Background in structured, compliance-heavy, or joint-venture environments is preferred.  
\- Strong stakeholder management skills, able to work effectively across plant operations and Group HR.  
\- Proficiency in HRIS systems and data-driven reporting.  
  
About the Company & Team  
\- Well-known Malaysian EPCC, manufacturing, and oil & gas company with a 40-year history.  
\- Bursa LIsted, global presence across 8 countries with a workforce of 2,500 employees.  
\- Matrix reporting structure: report to the Head of Group HR in Kuala Lumpur and, on a day-to-day basis, to the Plant Manager in Johor Bahru.  
\- Financially secure and expanding Johor plant with exciting growth plans for 2026/27.  
  
How to Apply  
\- Click the “apply” button. You may submit your CV or share your LinkedIn profile if preferred.  
\- The recruiter is available to provide more information upon request.  
\- Every applicant or enquiry will receive a reply.  
  
Note  
\- Employment passes, work visas, or relocation support cannot be provided.  
\- Only applicants with work rights in Malaysia will be considered.

## Apply

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