HR Manager

Location: Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka

Full-time

About Client Partner

Our client is a premier Sri Lankan engineering, manufacturing, and industrial solutions enterprise headquartered in Peliyagoda. Renowned for design excellence and manufacturing high-quality water pumps, industrial machinery, and fluid handling technologies, the conglomerate operates extensive manufacturing, distribution, and commercial service networks across Sri Lanka.

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and hands-on HR Manager to lead human resources management and organizational development across manufacturing, engineering, and corporate operations. Reporting to executive leadership, this role oversees talent acquisition, HR governance, statutory compliance, employee relations, factory administration, performance appraisal cycles, and learning initiatives to build a high-performance workforce.

Responsibilities

Strategic HR Leadership & Governance: Drive HR strategy, workforce planning, and organizational policy implementation aligned with corporate and operational goals.
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Lead full-cycle recruitment across technical engineering, manufacturing, commercial, and corporate positions, ensuring optimal time-to-hire and structured onboarding.
Statutory Compliance & Labor Relations: Ensure strict adherence to Sri Lankan labor laws, statutory regulations, EPF/ETF contributions, workplace health and safety (EHS), and audit standards.
Performance Management: Coordinate the annual and mid-year KPI performance appraisal cycles, supporting department heads with goal setting, feedback mechanisms, and Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).
Employee Relations & Culture: Maintain a productive, disciplined, and positive workplace culture, handle employee grievances fairly, and champion employee engagement initiatives.
Training & Development: Identify organizational skills gaps, coordinate technical and leadership training programs, and nurture talent pipelines across engineering and commercial functions.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional qualification from CIPM (SL) is highly desirable.
Experience: 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2 to 3 years in a managerial role. Prior HR management experience within the manufacturing, industrial, or engineering sectors is an added advantage.
Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of Sri Lankan labor legislation, industrial relations frameworks, statutory filings, and payroll coordination.
Competencies: Strong leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills; high integrity and confidential judgment.

Benefits

Competitive executive remuneration package based on experience and qualifications.
Strategic leadership visibility within a leading engineering and manufacturing group.
Professional development and long-term career growth opportunities.