Assistant HR Manager (Manufacturing)

Overview

Our client, a leading company specializing in automobile assembly, is seeking an Assistant HR Manager. In this role, you will play a key operational and strategic leadership role in driving plant-wide people management. Working closely with the Senior HR Manager and General Manager, you will oversee all HR functions—across both HRM and HRD—as well as employee engagement projects.

This position requires a tactful, hands-on HR leader skilled in stakeholder management, maintaining strong employee relations, and aligning HR operations with automotive production targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate a direct HR team across Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Training, and HR Administration.
• Partner directly with the Senior HR Manager and General Manager to execute manpower strategies, HR policies, annual training plans, and plant-wide operational initiatives.
• Lead corporate engagement initiatives, employee activities, safety culture programs, and employer branding projects.
• Oversee the design and execution of the Annual HRD & Training Plan to meet plant competency requirements and technical compliance standards.
• Maintain data integrity and confidentiality within HRIS and database systems for all plant personnel.
• Oversee and support full-cycle recruitment for plant, engineering, and administrative functions.
• Collaborate with department heads on manpower planning while monitoring recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and turnover rates.
• Act as a key mediator and advisor in managing workforce relations, workplace conflict resolution, and complex organizational dynamics.
• Ensure strict adherence to Thai Labor Laws, plant work regulations, disciplinary standards, and welfare management.
• Support performance management cycles, KPI tracking, and compensation and benefits administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Political Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive, auto-parts, OEM, or vehicle assembly background strongly preferred).
• Proven track record in supervising HR teams and collaborating directly with senior plant executives.
• Strong grounding in employee engagement, annual training planning, Thai Labor Law, and plant HR operations.
• High emotional intelligence, strong diplomatic and influencing skills to navigate organizational dynamics, and a hands-on problem-solving mindset.

Benefits & Workplace Highlights

• Provident Fund
• Variable Performance Bonus
• Company Uniform
• Group Health Insurance

Working Day: Monday – Friday, Onsite (08:00-17:00)