HR Business Partner

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Human Resources Business Partner to join the Data, Power & Control - Starline Team in Tuas, Singapore. The HR Business Partner will join the rapidly expanding Data, Power and Control (DPC) Starline team as the sole HR representative at our Singapore facility. This role will provide support to our Operations team, which consists of approximately 100 employees. In this role, you will collaborate closely with operational leaders at the Singapore site to align HR initiatives with business objectives, foster employee engagement, and cultivate a high-performance culture. You will be instrumental in managing various HR functions to ensure our people practices enhance operational efficiency and support our growth initiatives.

What Will You Do?

• Key responsibilities include overseeing staffing and onboarding, managing compensation and benefits, addressing employee relations, organizing company events, facilitating training and development, interpreting and applying policies, ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations, and handling HR/payroll system transactions.
• Interfaces with Corporate HR staff on HR projects and implements new or revised policies, processes and programs and HR Operations on day-to-day HR activities.
• Compliance - As part of the Starline and DPC HR team, assists with the development of policies, practices and procedures as it relates to Human Resources.
• Communicates and ensures compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Oversees all areas of Human Resources responsibilities to assure that all regulations are complied with.
• Compensation & Benefits - Provides support to both employees and managers in compensation and benefits administration.
• Assists employees with benefits issues, new employee benefits and related.
• Performance Management - Manages the performance review process for the assigned location.
• Monitors review activity to ensure that each step in the annual performance cycle is being completed on a timely basis.
• Is a key driver in upskilling our manager’s capability around individual development.
• Coaches managers and supervisors on conducting meaningful goal setting, development and performance feedback discussions, assists with crafting a clear and defensible message to employees with performance related issues.
• HRIS Support - Supports HRIS system administration. Handles generation and processing of job and personnel changes.
• Creates queries and ad hoc reports to provide data for a variety of audits, compensation planning, benefits billing, health and safety programs and related HR projects and activities.
• Supports payroll department with requests and attendance submissions.
• Employee Recognition - Manages a variety of projects and activities to support HR initiatives and employee relations/morale programs.
• This includes organizing and implementing employee events and meetings, employee wellness programs and other company sponsored activities.
• Recruitment & Staffing - Recruits, screens and refers internal and external candidates to fill open positions, including professional, support, production and temporary positions as required.
• Follows established hiring procedures to ensure that the successful candidate has gone through the required reference checks and screening procedures.
• Employee Onboarding - Coordinates the orientation of new and reassigned employees, including review of employee handbook/policies, overview of processes and procedures, introduction to physical location/layout, health and safety and related.
• Ensures the documentation and maintenance of all employee personnel records.
• Employee Relations - Maintains positive employee relations with the workforce; counsels, mentors, and problem solves with supervisors and associates on matters of discipline, motivation, compensation, development, or other factors affecting success on the job; responds to employee requests for information on benefits, policies, or employment matters. Keeps HR and entity leadership informed of situations that arise.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or related field
• 3-5 years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a global business with more than $100M in revenue

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Experience with HRIS systems a must, Oracle preferred.
• Experience with compensation analysis and benchmarking required.
• Knowledge of complex disciplinary, grievance, redundancy and absence management required.
• In-depth knowledge of Singapore HR practices and labor law.
• Must have exceptional people skills and be able to interact with employees at all levels, as well as vendors .and suppliers, in a professional and straightforward manner.
• Strong influencing skills, able to influence without direct authority.
• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Able to evaluate situations, identify options and implement effective solutions quickly and efficiently.
• Must possess a thorough knowledge of administrative and office procedures.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
• Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software.
• Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.
• Must have solid business acumen and understanding of a variety of functional areas within the business.
• Must be able to balance needs of people within the framework of business needs of company.

Note: The above Job Description is representative of the responsibilities and qualifications necessary to be successful in this role. It does not encompass every job duty or responsibility; other tasks may be assigned as necessary. Further the job description does not alter the at-will nature of employment with Legrand and does not create a contract of employment.

Company Info

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development.

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