Senior HR Generalist
Perai, Penang, Malaysia
About Honeywell Aerospace
Honeywell Aerospace is a global leader in aviation products and services. We provide integrated avionics, engines, systems, and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, and defense and space contractors.
Our innovative technologies enhance safety, efficiency, and connectivity for our customers worldwide, supporting a broad range of aircraft from commercial jets to military fighters and helicopters.
As a Senior HR Generalist here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a strategic role in leading human resources initiatives that support business objectives and enhance employee engagement across the organization. You will report directly to our Honeywell Aerospace APAC Sr HR Director and will be located in the Honeywell Aerospace Avionics Penang site.
In this role, you will impact the development and execution of HR strategies that drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and a positive workplace culture aligned with Honeywell Aerospace’s goals.
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Responsibilities- Provides a broad range of human resource services to a moderately complex business unit in support of the unit's business objectives, strategic goals, and human resource initiatives.
- Performs diverse and complex assignments, requiring a high degree of ingenuity and creativity, and covering a wide area of HR functions (i.e. employee/labor relations, staffing, compensation management, affirmative action, organization development, training).
- Interprets, executes and develops policies and practices across the work-force to ensure consistent and equitable treatment.
- Serves as the business unit's primary interface between managers, employees, outside agencies and others concerning HR related issues.
- Defines and implements short/long term HR initiatives in support of business unit's strategic objectives.
- Identifies and directs the development of employee skills to support current and anticipated business needs.
- Counsels and coaches employees, supervisors, and senior management in addressing interpersonal and behavioral challenges.
- Serves as the investigative resource, coordinating with legal counsel, on issues pertaining to employment charges or litigation.
- Conducts training sessions on various subject areas (performance management, discipline, ethics).
- Participates in organization design and restructuring to ensure optimal organizational effectiveness.
- Applies a broad knowledge of human resources principles, practices, and procedures towards the completion of difficult assignments/projects.
- Works under general managerial direction, conferring with supervisor on unusual matters.
- Assignments are broad in nature, typically requiring originality and ingenuity.
- Resolves complex technical issues in primary area of competence; technical guidance and review are available.
- Typically deals with several diverse problems at the same time.
- May act as a leader for a small, single-function team; may represent the organization relating to a specific project.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration or Business Management with a Major in Human Resources, Organization Development, Training, or related discipline or 10+ years experience.
- Senior HR Generalist: Minimum of 5 years progressive professional Human Resources experience.
Additional Qualifications:
- Master's degree in HR preferred.
- Ability to evaluate, analyze and resolve complex problems.
- Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills.
- Project planning and project management skills; ability to develop short-term plans/goals.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong customer service orientation (i.e. listening, follow-through, willingness to help).
- Flexible - ability to adapt to changing policies, procedures, priorities or work environments.
ABOUT US
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more about inclusion and diversity.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Business Management with a major in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training, or a related discipline, or 10+ years of experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive professional Human Resources experience
- Master's degree in Human Resources
- Ability to evaluate, analyze, and resolve complex problems
- Excellent written, oral communication, and presentation skills
- Project planning and project management skills, including the ability to develop short-term plans and goals
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong customer service orientation, including listening, follow-through, and willingness to help
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing policies, procedures, priorities, or work environments
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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