About This Role
Leading the HR function for a home and personal care manufacturing company, this role is for an experienced and hands-on HR Manager. It involves managing daily HR operations for both blue-collar and white-collar workforces, ensuring strong employee relations, workforce effectiveness, Emiratization, compliance, and HR service delivery. The role also contributes to broader people initiatives and supports business growth through effective HR practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee end-to-end HR operations across the organisation, covering both blue-collar and white-collar employees
- Manage the complete employee lifecycle, including manpower planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee movements, and offboarding
- Partner with business leaders and managers on workforce requirements, employee relations, performance, and people-related matters
- Manage employee relations, grievances, disciplinary cases, investigations, and workplace concerns in a fair and consistent manner
- Lead Emiratization initiatives, ensuring achievement of targets and compliance with local requirements
- Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law and applicable employment regulations, while maintaining effective HR policies and processes
- Oversee HR administration, attendance, leave, payroll coordination, employee records, benefits, and HR reporting
- Lead, coach, and develop the HR team, ensuring accountability, effective processes, and high-quality HR service delivery
- Drive performance management, employee engagement, training, development, and retention initiatives
- Provide HR insights and recommendations to senior management on workforce planning, organisational effectiveness, people challenges, and HR priorities
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, employee experience, and operational efficiency
- Support the development and implementation of HR strategies and people initiatives aligned with business objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably within manufacturing, FMCG, industrial, or another operationally intensive environment
- Proven experience managing both blue-collar and white-collar workforces
- Strong knowledge of local Labour Law, Emiratization, and HR compliance
- Previous experience leading and developing an HR team
- Strong employee relations, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
- Hands-on and commercially minded, with the ability to operate effectively at both operational and strategic levels
- Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making capabilities
