Workforce services in Penang, by Icon Trans
Staffed, housed, on time and paid right.
Icon Trans looks after your whole workforce: local and foreign workers, hostels with room for up to 9,700 people, its own bus fleet and JTK-compliant payroll. Tell us what you need and we will arrange a proposal.
Every shift needs four things: people, a bed for them, a ride to the line and a correct payslip. Icon Trans handles all four, so your team can focus on production.
Manpower
People for your production line.
Icon Trans sources both local and foreign talent, so you get the right mix of skills for your operation. Its recruitment team moves quickly, and every worker comes with a place to live and a ride to work.
Local and foreign workers
The mix of skills your operation needs, from one partner.
A recruitment team that moves fast
An extensive team connects you with the right people quickly.
Tailored to your business
Headcount and services shaped around what your company needs.
A happy worker is a productive one.
Icon Trans
Photos: Icon Trans.
Transport
From the hostel to your gate, every shift.
Dedicated Icon Trans buses pick workers up at the hostel, drop them at your factory and bring them home when the shift ends. No more commuting problems or unreliable transport contractors.
Distance by road from the hostels
Driving distances calculated on OpenStreetMap data. Icon Trans plans the bus routes for each client.
What Icon Trans commits to
In-house workshop
Its own workshop and foreman handle repairs and scheduled maintenance.
APAD safety requirements
Every vehicle fully adheres to APAD safety requirements.
GPS monitoring
Pick-ups and drop-offs are tracked so runs stay precise and on time.
Experienced drivers
Well-trained drivers who cover the major locations of the northern region.
Route planning team
Routes are planned to cut cost and run efficiently.
Payroll
Payroll that is right, and on time.
Icon Trans takes payroll processing off your HR team. It works with JTK and the Employment Act to follow the latest payment rules, and reviews all payroll data for working days and hours in line with RBA.
Every pay run is
- Accurate
- Disbursed on time
- JTK compliant
- In line with the Employment Act
- Reviewed for working days and hours, in line with RBA
Hostels
Passion Paradise, Sungai Jawi.
Room for up to 9,700 workers.
Icon Trans houses its workers at two sites: Passion Paradise, a purpose-built hostel developed with its partner Passion Paradise Sdn Bhd, and Icon Square in Simpang Ampat.
Each light is one unit.
Passion Paradise
Kawasan Perindustrian Valdor, Sungai Jawi
- 2.4 hectares
- 7 blocks, 5 levels each
- 130 units per block
- up to 9,000 workers
Icon Square
Pusat Perniagaan Star Avenue, Simpang Ampat
- 0.55 hectares
- 145 units
- up to 700 workers
Bright rooms, built to last.
Rooms are bright and fully furnished, with heavy-duty bunk beds, sturdy wardrobes and the electrical appliances workers need.
- 3V heavy-duty full-metal double-decker bunk beds
- Sturdy wardrobes
- Essential electrical appliances
- Bright, fully furnished rooms
Safety, drilled in.
- Hostel operators are trained by the fire department, with real-life drills.
- Since 2018, most hostels have had first aid kits, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors.
Daily life, close at hand.
The hostel has easy access to hawker stalls, a barber, a clinic, ATMs, a laundry and a market, so workers have what they need after a shift.
Laundry
Canteen
Clinic
Barber
ATM
Mini market
Phone shop
Money transfer
Games room
Photos: Icon Trans. The laundry film is animated from an Icon Trans photograph.
About Icon Trans
Happy workers, happy company.
The Icon Trans motto
Icon Trans began with a mission: to build a bridge between businesses and the foreign talent that wants to work in Malaysia. With more than 30 years of experience behind it and three young owners at the helm, it is now a one-stop workforce partner for companies in Penang and the northern region.
- years of experience
- 30+
- young owners
- 3
- hostel sites
- 2
Why companies work with Icon Trans
Industry expertise
A solid understanding of the manpower challenges manufacturers face.
Unrivalled support
Continuous support, so there is a reliable partner whenever you need help.
Tailored solutions
Services shaped to your business, with flexibility for workers and clients alike.
Compliance excellence
Practices that meet or exceed legal and ethical requirements.
Modern technology
Software and digital tools that make workforce management more efficient.
Quality and reliability
Consistent service your operation can plan around.
Tell us what your line needs.
Share a few details and we will arrange a proposal from Icon Trans. Prefer to talk first? Send us a WhatsApp message.
What happens next
- 1We confirm your requirements with you by phone or WhatsApp.
- 2Icon Trans prepares a proposal for your headcount and worksite.
- 3You decide. There is no obligation.