Human Resources

11/30/09

Our People

Our people strategy is quite simple: we attract, we develop, you perform, we reward, we engage you, and you grow towards becoming outstanding individuals with us.  We focus our efforts on ensuring our policies, initiatives and programmes are aligned with this strategy.  We believe these efforts require the commitment of the company, the individual employee and the team, thus focus is also placed in nurturing, developing and recognising team efforts.

Our people are passionate about the products and solutions that we deliver under a unique culture of looking out for one another in terms of safety, work/life balance, and importantly, the team spirit amongst all the employees in the business units within Industrial division.

Developing Our People

Sime Darby Industrial has been investing in training for employees as well as educating customers on technical and management skills. It stands by its vision in giving commitment to develop people training programmes that meet the industry standards and customers’ needs.

The ‘Management Trainee Programme’ (MTP) is a well-structured, comprehensively designed training programme covering all aspect of the corporate world from corporate management to operations. Trainees are put through many team projects and technicalities of the products in the Sime Darby Industrial.

The company is also committed in developing the finest technicians and product support specialists through the Apprenticeship Programme. Under this programme, the technicians (apprentices) have to undergo life simulation and  practical sessions for a specific duration. All apprentices follow a systematic and well structured programme through CASTT (Caterpillar Apprentice Service Technical Training), which is aligned to customers’ needs.

Apart from specialising in training our own heavy equipment specialists, Sime Darby Industrial Academy in Tractors Engineering complex in Puchong trains customers and the public by offering government approved courses that lead to a Malaysian Skill Certification under Ministry of Human Resources.  In fact, Sime Darby Industrial Academy is the first private sector organization in the country to receive the approval of the City & Guilds (C&G) of London Institute in the United Kingdom and Malaysia’s Ministry of Education, to conduct C&G professional examinations relevant to the heavy equipment business.

Rewarding Our People

Sime Darby Industrial acknowledges the importance of its people and their contribution towards the performance of the company. The many successes in Sime Darby Industrial companies have been built on the spirit of teamwork and hardwork towards performing well in order to achieve the companies’ objectives. In addition to maintaining competitive remuneration packages which we constantly review and
benchmark against best practices, we also provide a number of other staff benefits and nonfinancial rewards. Some examples are:

- Insurance coverage
- Medical and hospitalization coverage for employees and family members
- Annual leave averaging more than 20 days per year across all levels
- Maternity leave of 60 days on full pay
- Motor vehicle loans & car schemes
- Performance-based variable pay
- Incentive schemes
- Loyalty awards
- Employee discounts for products within Sime Darby flagship.
- Educational assistance and Study leave
- Conducive & safe working environment
- Employees’ children education awards

Enriching Our People

In charting the career development of our people, all employees are given equal opportunities; as long as they are supported with proven performance and contributions. These opportunities come in the form of promotions, job rotations, short term assignments, on-job-training, coaching / mentoring, and formal training. These opportunities form part of the steps that we take in grooming our people to unleash their potential and be highly competent in their skills, knowledge and services to exceed our customers’ expectation.

Balancing Our People

In Sime Darby Industrial, we believe in balancing our professional lives with our personal lives as our people are our greatest asset. The Group recognises the need for social interaction and organizes as well as participates in a variety of social events among which include the Sime Darby Group treasure hunt, festive gatherings, family days, sports matches, etc.

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Sime Darby Industrial Academy develops underprivileged school-leavers with technical skills to equip them for a brighter future. These students were taken into our Sime Darby Industrial Academy under the sponsorship of Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD), to undergo a two-year technical training until they attain their JPK Certification in Heavy Equipment from level 1 to level 3.

Sports

Champion Piala Menteri Besar Selangor

Family Day

Festive Gathering

Treasure Hunt