Senior Manager - HR & IR

About the role

Responsibilities

1. HR Business Partnering

• Partner with Plant HR Head, Plant Head and functional leaders on workforce planning and support in execution of people strategy.
• Align manpower plans with production and expansion requirements.
• Drive organization effectiveness and workforce productivity initiatives.
• Support leadership in decision-making through people analytics and HR dashboards.

Key Deliverables

• Manpower productivity improvement

• Workforce cost optimization

• Succession pipeline readiness

• Headcount adherence

2. Industrial Relations & Employee Relations

• Maintain harmonious industrial relations across the plant.
• Lead works committee and workforce engagement initiatives.
• Handle grievance redressal, and disciplinary matters.
• Manage domestic inquiries and disciplinary proceedings.
• Ensure prevention and timely resolution of employee disputes.

Key Deliverables

• Zero production loss due to IR issues

• Timely closure of grievances

• Positive employee relations climate

3. Statutory Compliance & Labor Law Governance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable labor laws and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate & Manage inspections and internal audits.
• Monitor contractor compliance and documentation.

Coverage Includes

• Factories Act

• Industrial Relations Code

• Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code

• CLRA

• EPF

• ESIC

• BOCW

• Bonus Act

• Gratuity Act

• POSH Compliance

Key Deliverables

• Zero major non-compliance

• Successful Internal & external audits

• 100% statutory adherence

4. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Coordinate hiring of permanent and contract workforce with GCC & Off Roll Agency.
• Ensure availability of critical talent for production operations.
• Support expansion projects through manpower planning.

Key Deliverables

• Time-to-fill targets

• Hiring quality index

• Critical position closure rate

5. Performance & Talent Management

• Coordinate Cobotic PMS implementation across plant functions.
• Facilitate goal setting, performance reviews, and calibration.
• Coordinate & Support in Individual Development Plans (IDPs).

Key Deliverables

• PMS completion rate

• Critical talent retention

6. Learning & Capability Development

• Identify skill gaps and capability requirements.
• Coordinate implementation of technical and behavioral learning programs.
• Strengthen shop-floor competency development.

Key Deliverables

• Training man-hours

• Skill certification rate

• Multi-skilling index

7. Employee Engagement & Culture

• Drive employee engagement initiatives.
• Conduct & coordinate employee engagement surveys and action plans.
• Ensure shopfloor and plant level hygiene and discipline, facilitate workforce in strengthen work culture

Key Deliverables

• Engagement score improvement

• Attrition reduction

• Culture transformation initiatives

8. Contract Labor Management

• Govern contractor workforce deployed at plant.

• Ensure Ligatrix & Kronos compliance, attendance controls, wage administration,

• Ensure welfare provisions.

• Monitor contractor productivity and deployment efficiency.

Key Deliverables

• Compliance score

• Contractor productivity

• Zero contractor-related legal disputes

9. HR Operations Governance

• Oversee employee lifecycle management.
• Ensure payroll, attendance, leave, and HR transactions are completed accurately.
• Maintain employee records and HRMS governance.

Key Deliverables

• Payroll accuracy

• HR transaction TAT

• Data integrity

Qualifications

Educational Qualification

• MBA/MSW in Human Resources or Industrial Relations

• Degree in Labour Welfare preferred

Experience

• 12-18 years in Manufacturing HR & IR

• Minimum 5 years leading plant HR operations

• Exposure to greenfield or expansion projects will be an added advantage