Kuta HR was founded in 2016, headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Beijing, Hefei, Qingdao, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We specialise in mid-to-senior talent search and HR solutions across energy, chemicals, new-build projects, engineering & quality services and marine & offshore.
Founded in 2016, Kuta HR brings together a first-class consultant team and an extensive talent network, with a deep understanding of how multinationals hire. Operating in line with China's relevant HR policies, we deliver end-to-end human-resources solutions mid-to-senior management and technical talent search, personnel secondment, flexible staffing, RPO and service outsourcing.
Since its founding, KUTA has worked closely with energy, chemicals, marine and industrial manufacturing clients, with roles concentrated in new-build projects, engineering and technical, quality management and operations. Consultants stay with the same clients sector by sector, taking responsibility from role definition and search through reference checks to probation follow-up. Many engagements continue into the client's next project rather than ending with a single hire.
More recently, as Chinese engineering and manufacturing companies expand overseas, KUTA has built two differentiating capabilities on top of its core business: project-based staffing for overseas projects (Contract + mobilization support) and local talent networks across the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Both are already delivering for multiple overseas EPC and chemical projects.
SOP execution and training across the full search lifecycle
The KUTA brand is established, serving industrial clients and building trust through long-term projects
The KUTA brand is established and put into use, initially serving industrial clients; long-standing project work builds the client trust and sector insight that later underpin deep specialisation in energy, chemicals and industrial markets.
Kuta HR is founded in Shanghai, starting from mid-to-senior search in manufacturing, energy and chemicals
Kuta HR is founded in Shanghai and human-resources services scale up from 2016, starting with mid-to-senior talent search for manufacturing, energy and chemicals. A handful of consultants serve industrial clients in the Yangtze River Delta, organised by sector rather than by CV database, and the founding principle is set from day one: understand the industry first, then search. Consultants have to follow the client's process and project language, not simply forward CVs.
Deeper work in automation, automotive, aviation and testing; the sector-based consultant structure takes shape
Successive expansion into automation, automotive, aviation and inspection & certification, serving multinational clients and large state-owned enterprises. The industry-aligned consultant structure takes shape: the same consultant stays with the same clients and the same candidate pool for years, repeat business and referrals become the main source of mandates, and the first sector talent maps are built.
Permanent + project Contract dual-track delivery; overseas project staffing begins
Secondment, flexible staffing, RPO and payroll services are built alongside search, forming a dual track of permanent placement and project-based Contract delivery. As Chinese engineering and manufacturing companies go overseas, overseas staffing mandates begin: quoting, medical checks, visas and mobilisation are standardised, so delivery no longer depends on individual experience.
Focus extends to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, with full-team Contract delivery on EPC and refining projects
Beijing and Hong Kong offices keep operating as the focus extends to project locations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Full-team Contract and localisation deliveries for overseas EPC, refining and chemical projects cover kick-off, construction peak and commissioning — dozens of people on site at the same time on a single project — and local talent pools are built with regional partners.
A Kuala Lumpur office and local payroll/employment channels complete the localisation loop
An office opens in Kuala Lumpur, with local partners providing employment and payroll hosting, and compliance processes are refined around visas, work permits, EOR and payroll. Overseas delivery moves from simply sending people to getting them in and keeping them on site, with local recruitment and on-site people management built in parallel.
Services extend to six sector directions, combining project delivery with long-term talent partnerships
Services extend from oil, gas and chemicals into new energy, storage and advanced manufacturing. The consultant structure across six directions — engineering & technology, technology & innovation, energy & mining, advanced manufacturing, cross-border services and consulting — is now in place, and we continue to work deep in our sectors, judged by delivery results.
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Provide our consultants with an excellent environment, organisational support and room to grow and, through an outstanding consulting team, serve the industries we focus on.
Provide our consultants with an excellent environment, organisational support and sustainable room for growth. Through an outstanding consulting team, we serve the industries we focus on.
People from different backgrounds and professions build a successful career at KUTA. To become a HR services firm with genuine core competitiveness.
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