HR Manager – Manufacturing

Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: AED 22,000 – 28,000 per month
Industry: Manufacturing

Charterhouse is partnering with a rapidly expanding manufacturing group in the UAE that is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead and strengthen its people function during a phase of sustained growth.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working closely with departmental heads, this role will oversee end-to-end HR operations, ensuring that robust structures, scalable processes, and best-practice frameworks are embedded across the organisation.

The HR Manager will play a critical role in workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee engagement, and performance management, while acting as a trusted HR Business Partner to senior leadership. As the organisation continues to grow, this role will also lead HR transformation initiatives focused on productivity, retention, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all core HR functions, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and compliance

• Drive workforce planning and oversee high-volume recruitment aligned with business growth objectives

• Develop and implement employee engagement, retention, and development strategies

• Partner with the Managing Director and department heads as a strategic HR Business Partner

• Lead HR transformation and change initiatives to support a high-performance workplace culture

• Implement HR metrics and productivity frameworks to support data-driven decision-making

• Ensure full compliance with UAE Labour Law and JAFZA regulations

• Oversee HR policies, procedures, and documentation, ensuring records remain accurate and up to date

• Identify training and development needs and support capability-building across the organisation

Requirements

• Proven HR management experience within the manufacturing or industrial sector in the UAE

• Strong background in employee relations, workforce planning, and high-volume recruitment

• Demonstrated experience leading change management and HR transformation initiatives

• In-depth knowledge of UAE Labour Law and free zone regulations (JAFZA preferred)

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all levels of the business

• Commercially minded, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment

• Confident, adaptable leader with the ability to build trust and credibility quickly

Why Join

• Join a high-growth manufacturing organisation with long-term expansion plans

• Play a key leadership role in shaping HR strategy and organisational culture

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• High level of autonomy and visibility with senior leadership