Head HR (Factory)

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 1200000 (ie INR 10-12 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 years

Location: Surat

JobType: full-time

Reporting: Directly to the Managing Director; dotted-line to Group HR for governance

Role Purpose
Lead the end-to-end People, Industrial Relations, and Administration charter for a high-throughput manufacturing site. Ensure statutory compliance, stable manpower availability, strong shopfloor engagement, capability building, and cost-efficient site services while safeguarding productivity and organizational culture.

Key Outcomes

• 100% compliance with Labour Laws and Factories Act
• Audit-ready Time Office, payroll inputs, and statutory registers
• Robust manpower planning with on-time hiring across production, maintenance, utilities, QA/QC, ETP, and logistics
• Execution of annual training calendar with measurable skill and safety outcomes
• Transparent grievance redressal with time-bound closures and zero industrial unrest
• Optimized site services including canteen, transport, security, and housekeeping

Responsibilities

Statutory Compliance and Governance

• Ensure compliance with Factories Act, CLRA, ID Act, Payment of Wages, Minimum Wages, Bonus, Gratuity, Standing Orders, EPF, ESIC, LWF, and state-specific rules.
• Maintain statutory registers, returns, licences, and renewals; represent the company during inspections.
• Monitor implementation of Labour Codes and update policies, registers, and SOPs accordingly.
• Conduct HR audits and ensure timely closure of CAPA.

Time Office and Payroll Interface

• Oversee attendance, shift rosters, overtime control, leave administration, and contractor muster rolls.
• Validate payroll inputs and ensure accurate, timely statutory payments and filings.
• Drive productivity KPIs such as absenteeism, overtime %, and manpower cost per unit.

Talent Acquisition for Technical Functions

• Develop hiring plans for operators, technicians, and engineers across production, utilities, maintenance, QC/QA, and ETP.
• Source from ITIs, polytechnics, industrial clusters, and regional talent pools; manage agencies and SLAs.
• Conduct structured assessments, trade tests, and pre-employment medical checks.

Training and Development

• Execute an annual training calendar aligned to a live skills matrix.
• Conduct statutory training programs in safety, first aid, firefighting, and material handling.
• Deliver supervisory development and shopfloor behavioural programs with measurable effectiveness.

Employee Relations and Grievance Redressal

• Operate a transparent grievance mechanism with defined turnaround times.
• Facilitate communication forums, suggestion schemes, and shopfloor connects.
• Ensure disciplinary actions adhere to Standing Orders; lead POSH ICC and site-wide awareness initiatives.

Administration and Site Services

• Oversee canteen hygiene and cost control, transport route planning, PPE/uniform issuance, gatepass, and visitor management.
• Govern security and housekeeping vendors with defined SOPs, SLAs, and regular audits.
• Coordinate employee housing or hostel arrangements where required.

HR Systems and Analytics

• Drive HRMS adoption for Time Office, leave, claims, and helpdesk.
• Publish monthly dashboards on headcount, hiring funnel, attendance, OT, attrition, training, and safety participation.

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 10+ years in Plant HR and Administration at manufacturing sites.
• Prior experience at sites with turnover of ₹300–500 crore.
• Direct exposure to statutory compliance, inspectorate interactions, and contractor management for 300+ headcount sites.

Education

• MBA/PGDM in HR or IR.
• LLB or Diploma in Labour Laws preferred.

Skills

• Strong expertise in labour laws and factory compliance.
• Time Office, wage administration, and contractor governance.
• Technical hiring for production, maintenance, utilities, QA/QC, and ETP.
• Training design and facilitation for shopfloor capability building.
• HRMS and Excel proficiency; fluency in Gujarati or Hindi preferred.