Head - Human Resource - Greenfield Project

Role Objective:

To lead end-to-end HR establishment and operations for a greenfield manufacturing plant, ensuring timely manpower ramp-up, strong industrial relations, statutory compliance, and a stable workforce aligned with production and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Greenfield Plant HR Setup:

- Lead complete HR setup for greenfield manufacturing plant including policies, SOPs, wage structures, shift models, and statutory systems

- Partner with project and plant teams during plant commissioning and production ramp-up

Government Liaisoning & Statutory Compliance:

- Liaise with Factory Inspectorate, Labour Department, PF, ESIC, Pollution Control Board, and local authorities

- Handle factory licenses, labor registrations, renewals, and statutory inspections

- Ensure compliance with Factories Act, Industrial Disputes Act, CLRA, Standing Orders, and applicable state labor laws

Plant Hiring & Workforce Planning:

- Drive large-scale plant hiring for manufacturing roles such as operators, technicians, maintenance, quality, logistics, and supervisors

- Manage contract labor onboarding through contractors in compliance with CLRA norms

- Align manpower planning with line balancing, takt time, and production volumes

Skill Mapping & Capability Building:

- Implement skill mapping and competency matrices for shopfloor and staff roles

- Identify skill gaps and coordinate training, multiskilling, and certification programs

- Support implementation of TPM, Kaizen, 5S, Safety, and Quality systems

Employee Relations & Grievance Handling:

- Handle employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and domestic enquiries

- Maintain healthy industrial relations and manage union interactions where applicable

- Proactively prevent disputes through engagement and communication

HR Operations & Plant Discipline:

- Oversee attendance, shift rosters, overtime, wage administration, and payroll inputs

- Ensure smooth onboarding, performance management, engagement, and exit processes

- Promote shopfloor discipline, safety culture, and compliance.