We’re looking for a people person to join us as an HR Business Partner
Location: Legazpi – on site
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on HR Business Partner to drive organizational success through people in a complex industrial environment.
This role combines operational HR leadership at plant level with strategic influence on talent and culture and will act as the face of HR in Legazpi, managing day-to-day HR operations while partnering with leadership to improve employee engagement, foster a positive labor climate, and support integration and transformation processes.
A key focus during the first year will be strengthening labor relations and building trust with employee representatives. In addition, it will lead and implement talent strategies, advise on HR policies, and deliver impactful solutions across recruitment, training, development, performance, succession planning, compensation & benefits, and retention. You will also leverage HR analytics and KPIs (absenteeism, workforce metrics, costs) to drive decisions and continuous improvement.
About DAUCH
Dauch brings together world-class Driveline and Metal Forming businesses with a shared commitment to continuity, responsibility, and performance with staying power. www.dauch.com
Required Qualifications

GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation. Its origins date back to 1759, and for the last 70 years it has been at the forefront of the automotive industry, putting key technologies into series production. It is the trusted partner for 90% of the world’s global automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading driveline systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. It is the global leader in sideshafts, with eight out of ten of the world’s best-selling cars using its sideshaft technology. The first eDrive system was fitted to a production car over 20 years ago and GKN Automotive is now powering over two million electrified vehicles worldwide.
GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector.