HR Business Partner - Manufacturing Plant

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP)-Manufacturing Plant to partner with plant leadership and drive people initiatives across manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience working in a manufacturing or plant environment and be comfortable managing employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, and day-to-day HR operations at the shop-floor level.

This role requires someone who can effectively balance strategic HR initiatives with operational execution while building strong relationships with employees and business leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partner with plant leadership to align HR initiatives with business objectives.

- Act as the primary HR point of contact for employees and managers at the plant.

- Drive employee engagement initiatives and foster a positive work culture.

- Handle employee relations, grievance resolution, disciplinary matters, and conflict management.

- Support workforce planning, manpower optimization, and organizational effectiveness.

- Partner with managers on performance management, goal setting, talent reviews, and succession planning.

- Identify training and development needs and coordinate learning initiatives.

- Ensure compliance with HR policies, labor laws, statutory requirements, and company procedures.

- Analyze HR metrics and recommend people strategies to improve productivity and retention.

- Drive change management and organizational development initiatives.

- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to support hiring requirements for plant operations.

- Support compensation discussions, promotions, and employee recognition programs.

- Maintain strong communication between employees and management to ensure a healthy work environment.

Required Skills & Experience:

- 5+ years of HRBP experience in a manufacturing, engineering, automotive, industrial, FMCG, chemicals, or similar plant-based environment.

- Strong experience working directly with plant employees and operations teams.

- Hands-on exposure to employee relations and grievance handling at the shop-floor level.

- Experience partnering with business leaders to develop people strategies.

- Good understanding of performance management, employee engagement, and organizational development.

- Knowledge of labor laws, statutory compliance, and HR best practices.

- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

- Ability to balance strategic HR responsibilities with operational execution.