Senior Manager - HR & IR

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

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