Role Purpose:

To lead and manage all Human Resource and Industrial Relations activities at the plant, ensuring a productive, compliant, and engaged workforce while supporting business objectives through effective people management practices.

Key Responsibilities:

1. HR Business Partnering:

- Act as the strategic HR partner to the Plant Head and functional leaders.

- Align HR initiatives with plant business goals, productivity targets, and operational requirements.

- Provide guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management.

2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning:

- Manage manpower planning and budgeting for the plant.

- Lead recruitment of staff, engineers, supervisors, and shopfloor personnel.

- Ensure timely onboarding and induction of new employees.

- Develop succession plans for critical plant positions.

3. Industrial Relations (IR):

- Maintain harmonious employee and union relations.

- Handle collective bargaining, wage settlements, and negotiations where applicable.

- Address grievances, disciplinary matters, and employee disputes.

- Ensure compliance with labor laws and statutory regulations.

- Liaise with labor authorities and government agencies.

4. Performance Management:

- Drive goal setting, performance appraisal, and performance improvement processes.

- Support managers in performance reviews and talent assessments.

- Implement reward and recognition programs to enhance employee motivation.

5. Learning & Development:

- Identify training needs across plant functions.

- Develop annual training calendars and capability-building initiatives.

- Facilitate leadership development and technical skill enhancement programs.

- Monitor training effectiveness and competency development.

6. Employee Engagement & Culture:

- Lead employee engagement initiatives and communication programs.

- Conduct employee satisfaction surveys and action planning.

- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

- Organize employee welfare, CSR, and community engagement activities.

7. Compensation & Benefits:

- Ensure effective administration of compensation and benefits programs.

- Monitor market competitiveness and internal equity.

- Support annual compensation reviews and budgeting exercises.

8. HR Operations & Administration:

- Oversee payroll inputs, attendance management, leave administration, and HR records.

- Ensure accurate HRIS data management and reporting.

- Drive process improvements and digitization initiatives in HR operations.

9. Statutory Compliance:

- Ensure compliance with all applicable labor laws and regulations, including:

1. Factories Act

2. Industrial Relations Code

3. EPF, ESI, Gratuity, Bonus

4. Contract Labour regulations

5. Shops & Establishments (where applicable)

6. POSH compliance

- Coordinate internal and external compliance audits.

10. Contract Labour Management:

- Manage contractor workforce deployment and productivity.

- Ensure statutory compliance by contractors.

- Monitor contractor performance and workforce costs.

- Conduct regular audits of contract labor practices.

11. Health, Safety & Environment Support:

- Partner with EHS teams to promote a safe workplace culture.

- Support safety training, awareness programs, and behavioral safety initiatives.

- Participate in safety committees and incident investigations.

12. HR Metrics & Continuous Improvement:

- Monitor and analyze HR KPIs, including:

1. Attrition

2. Absenteeism

3. Manpower productivity

4. Overtime costs

5. Training effectiveness

6. Employee engagement scores

- Drive continuous improvement and HR excellence initiatives