Human Resources Manager

About Filtrona

Filtrona is the only global, independent market leader in the design, testing and manufacturing of specialist filter solutions and related scientific services. With a head office in Singapore, Filtrona has 9 manufacturing facilities across Europe, America, and Asia, together with 2 innovation centres, an accredited laboratory and a Centre of Excellence focused on sustainability. The company has 2,000 employees serving customers across 120 countries.

Our purpose is to support partners to transform and benefit from business growth; we succeed when they succeed. Our mission is to be a responsible, customer-focused innovation leader creating excellence in sustainable solutions for today and tomorrow.

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Role and Responsibilities

We are looking for a result driven and qualified Human Resources (HR) Manager, with business partnering skills, to oversee a full spectrum of Human Resources services. Reporting to the Executive Director, Global Human Resources, dotted-line to Site General Manager, the HR Manager is responsible for creating and administering HR initiatives that align with business objectives plant-wide, and foster a safe, positive, productive, and engaging work environment.

The incumbent will:

Provide leadership and expertise for a broad range of HR activities including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation and benefits, training, and organizational change management

Partner with global HR team to support functional processes such as performance management, talent development, and salary planning

Serve as the first point of contact for individual contributors, people managers, and global leaders, providing leadership, coaching and support for individual needs & HR processes

Engage in talent acquisition activities and the onboarding & integration of new hires; ensure robust plans to attract diverse talents; build a talent pipeline and drive engagement initiatives

Ensuring domestic payroll is processed in an accurate and timely manner while accounting for the funding of all payroll deductions to third parties and tax authorities

Use data to drive decision making and following lean principles, analyze people trends and analytics to enhance solutions, processes and policies that address current issues and mitigate future risk

Support global HR projects and implement them in a timely and efficient manner

Provide guidance and input on organisational structure, workforce planning and succession planning. Assesses and anticipates HR-related needs within the site.

Maintain current knowledge of related compliance and legal rules and regulations, fulfil compliance and reporting requirement, and able to provide sound consultation and guide on labor relations matters

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

More than 10 years’ experience in site HR leadership roles supporting about 80 employees’ size, and manufacturing experience is a must

BA/BS degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience

SHRM or PHR Certificate

Ability to deliver change management programs.

Extensive knowledge of employment laws and practices

Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities demonstrate a high competence in organizational decision making

Experience of working in well-established global multinationals with matrix reporting structures.

Aptitude of coaching teams and providing feedback, partnering with leaders on all aspects of employee relations and responsibility of all employee actions