Senior Manager - Corporate & Plant HR - Manufacturing

Role Overview:

Lead end-to-end human resources, industrial/employee relations, statutory compliance, talent acquisition, and administration across both corporate offices and manufacturing/plant locations.

Reporting To: VP / Head of HR and Corporate Leadership

Key Focus: Aligning plant workforce productivity, blue-collar/white-collar management, and statutory laws with broader corporate goals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Plant & Blue-Collar / Staff HR Operations:

- Manage end-to-end workforce planning, budgeting, recruitment, selection, onboarding, and deployment for both permanent and contractual/blue-collar labor.

- Monitor key plant metrics including absenteeism, attrition, overtime, workforce costs, and productivity.

- Oversee plant administration, security agencies, canteens, transport, and facility vendors.

2. Industrial Relations (IR) & Employee Relations:

- Handle labor and industrial relations, worker grievances, disciplinary proceedings, domestic enquiries, and dispute resolution.

- Foster harmonious workplace relations, manage union/workmen interactions, and support long-term settlement or negotiations.

- Act as an escalation point for employee relations and grievance handling across corporate and plant tiers.

3. Statutory Compliance & Legal Risk Management:

- Ensure strict adherence to labor laws and statutory regulations (e.g., Factories Act, PF, ESI, Contract Labour Act, Payment of Wages Act, etc.).

- Coordinate labour inspections, statutory audits, and liaise with government and local regulatory authorities.

4. Talent Acquisition & Management:

- Drive recruitment funnels from sourcing to joining for corporate roles and plant staff/shop-floor positions.

- Implement performance management systems (PMS), training and competency development plans, and succession planning.

- Support Corporate HR and L&D teams in rolling out organizational development and employee engagement initiatives.

5. Payroll Inputs & MIS Reporting:

- Oversee monthly attendance, time-office data, and payroll inputs in coordination with Finance and Corporate HR.

- Prepare and present monthly HR Management Information Systems (MIS) dashboards, tracking KPIs, headcount budgets, and cost-reduction targets.

Qualification And Experience:

- MBA / PGDM in Human Resources, Personnel Management, or Industrial Relations (specialization in Labour Welfare is a strong plus) with 10 - 18 years of progressive HR experience, with a blend of corporate HR and manufacturing/plant HR exposure.

- Strong mastery of local labor legislation and statutory compliance.

- Proficiency in HRMS, payroll systems, and MS Excel/MIS reporting.

- Hands-on experience with blue-collar/contractual workforce management and industrial dispute handling.

Contact: P.G. Ganesh, 8368469496