HR Software for Manufacturing Companies

Sentrient's HR software for manufacturing companies is an all-in-one platform for recruiting, onboarding, training and managing production, trade and office staff in Australia and New Zealand. It stores licences and certificates with expiry notifications, delivers compliance courses, records incidents and hazards, and centralises employee records in one system.

Yes. Sentrient is built for Australian and New Zealand workplaces rather than adapted from an overseas product. Its compliance courses are written for Australian workplace law and endorsed by Australian lawyers, and the platform supports local needs such as WHS training records and Fair Work record-keeping. Your business remains responsible for meeting its own legal obligations.

Most manufacturing companies combine an HR system with separate rostering, time clock and payroll tools. HR software for manufacturers manages recruitment, onboarding, training, licences, policies and records. Workforce management and payroll platforms handle shift scheduling, award interpretation and pay runs. Sentrient is the HR and compliance layer in that setup and connects with payroll and accounting tools.

No. This page does not cover rostering, award interpretation or pay runs. Sentrient focuses on HR, training and compliance, and it records timesheets and attendance. It integrates with payroll and accounting tools such as Xero, MYOB and KeyPay, so you can keep the rostering and payroll systems your plant already uses.

Yes. Sentrient's records management stores high risk work licences such as forklift licences, trade qualifications, first aid certificates and other credentials against each worker, with expiry dates and supporting files. Administrators can validate uploaded records, and workers can view and update their own details through self-service at any time.

Record each licence and its expiry date in Sentrient, and automated notifications flag the record before it ends. Under the model WHS Regulations, a worker cannot carry out high risk work while their licence is expired, so acting on reminders early matters. Checking that each licence is current remains the employer's responsibility.

Many employees are covered by the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 [MA000010], including tradespersons, apprentices, factory hands and some maintenance and technical roles. Coverage depends on the industry and each classification. Sentrient stores contracts and position descriptions but does not interpret awards, so confirm coverage with the Fair Work Ombudsman or an adviser.

A person conducting a business or undertaking has a primary duty of care for the health and safety of workers and others affected by its work, so far as is reasonably practicable. That includes safe plant, safe systems of work, and information, instruction and training. Sentrient helps you record training and incidents, and your business remains responsible for meeting its WHS duties.

Sentrient's course library includes Work Health and Safety, Workplace Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Privacy, Cyber Security, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. You can also build your own courses for site inductions and machine procedures. These courses do not replace licence training from a registered training organisation.

Yes. Automation rules assign courses and send reminders when training is due, so refresher WHS, bullying and harassment training is scheduled for every worker without manual tracking. Completion records show who is current and who is overdue. Your business decides how often training is repeated based on its own risk assessment. Course building, assessments and completion reporting by line are covered on our LMS for manufacturing page.

You can keep contracts, position descriptions, licences, qualifications, training completions, policy acknowledgements, incident reports, timesheets and personal details in one place, with files attached to each record. Staff can view their records at any time. The Fair Work Ombudsman requires time and wages records to be kept for 7 years, and your business remains responsible for retaining them. Tools, devices and vehicles issued to workers are tracked in our manufacturing asset register.

Sentrient keeps training completions, licence records, policy sign-offs and incident reports in one system, so you can pull reports quickly for a WHS inspector, certification auditor or major customer. Audit checklists help you prepare in advance. The reports help you evidence your processes, and your business remains responsible for the accuracy of what it records.

Yes. Staff can report incidents, hazards, near misses and unsafe work practices from a mobile, tablet or desktop, including through anonymous reporting. The right people are notified and each report is tracked through investigation to resolution, which gives you a clear record for WHS consultation and follow-up. Hazard registers and controls in depth are covered by our risk management software for manufacturers.

Onboarding moves faster because contracts, policies, forms and induction courses are sent digitally before day one, and new starters complete them on their own device. Checklists keep supervisors on track with site inductions and equipment handover. The timeframe depends on your processes and training requirements, and our team helps you set up workflows that suit your sites.

Yes. Casual, seasonal and labour hire workers can be onboarded, trained and recorded alongside permanent staff, with their licences and inductions in the same place. Under WHS laws, your duty of care extends to labour hire workers at your workplace, so their induction and training records support that duty. Your business remains responsible for meeting it.

Yes. Sentrient centralises HR information for your whole workforce, so HR can see records, training and incidents for every plant and warehouse in one system. Announcements reach staff wherever they work, and ready-made reports help managers keep track of licences and training for their teams.

A smooth first week, clear expectations and visible development all help people stay. Sentrient supports digital onboarding, position descriptions, regular feedback, engagement surveys and milestone recognition, so workers feel informed and valued. Engagement survey results show where morale is slipping on a shift or team before resignations follow.

Yes. Supervisors can set goals, record one-on-one meetings, complete performance reviews and use performance improvement plans. Capability management and training records show skills progress for operators, leading hands and apprentices. Formal apprentice training contracts and trade training remain with the registered training organisation and the relevant apprenticeship authority.

Yes. Sentrient is online and works on mobile, tablet and desktop, so shift workers can complete courses, acknowledge policies, update their details and report incidents without a computer. That suits operators on the floor, forklift drivers in the warehouse and night shift crews who rarely visit the office.

Sentrient combines HR, compliance training, licence records, policies and incident reporting in one Australian platform, so manufacturers avoid juggling separate tools. It is simple to implement, easy to use and reliable, with courses endorsed by Australian lawyers and help from a local team. More than 1,000 businesses use Sentrient.

Sentrient suits manufacturers with around 50 to 500 or more employees, from consumer goods and food production to fabrication and packaging. Pental Limited, the Australian-owned maker of White King and Lux, uses Sentrient to extend compliance training across its manufacturing operations. Kärcher and Roche Diabetes Care Australia are also Sentrient clients.

Implementation is designed to be simple. Our team works through your needs, loads staff data, sets up courses, policies and licence records, and trains your HR team and managers through go-live. The timeline depends on your workforce size and how many sites and records you bring across.

Pricing depends on the size of your workforce and the modules you need. Sentrient prepares a tailored proposal after understanding your sites, headcount and compliance requirements. Contact our team to request a proposal that matches your manufacturing business.

Yes. Book a free 20-minute demo and a Sentrient specialist will show you how licence tracking, safety training, onboarding and incident reporting work for a manufacturing workforce. Bring your questions about shifts, sites and audits, and we will walk through them with you live.