Plant Human Resources (HR) Manager

Role: Senior Manager - HR (Plant HR Manager)

Location: Vasanthanarasapura, Karnataka

Type: Full-time

Industry: Industrial Components Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic HR and Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic HR business partner to all functional heads (Production, Quality, Maintenance, SCM, Finance, Commercial etc.).
• Drive HR initiatives that support productivity, workforce planning, organisation effectiveness and culture-building.
• Work closely with Plant Head and MD on workforce strategies, capability building and organisational scaling.

Workforce Management and HR Operations

• Lead manpower planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure timely staffing through recruitment partners, contractors and manpower agencies.
• Oversee attendance, shift discipline, workforce behaviour and employee-related compliance.
• Strengthen HR processes, documentation and ensure consistency across the plant.

HR Systems and Governance

• Drive adoption and effective use of HRMS for attendance, leave, data management and payroll inputs.
• Build structured SOPs, HR policies and governance frameworks to support a fast-scaling organisation.
• Develop HR dashboards for visibility to leadership and decision support.

Performance Management and Capability Development

• Facilitate goal-setting and appraisal cycles in partnership with functional heads.
• Identify development needs across technicians, supervisors and managerial staff.
• Enable managers in handling performance issues and coaching conversations.

Employee Engagement and Culture Building

• Design and implement a structured engagement framework aligned with business priorities, focusing on productivity, retention and organisational effectiveness.
• Create and implement the plants annual engagement calendar, outlining activities, ownership and timelines to improve workforce experience.
• Champion initiatives that enhance employer branding, internal communication and overall workplace experience.

Compliance and Payroll

• Ensure strict adherence to statutory requirements under the Factories Act, CLRA, and other applicable laws.
• Coordinate with consultants for audits, statutory filings, registers and documentation. Oversee payroll inputs, attendance reconciliation and statutory deductions.
• Ensure contractor compliance with periodic audits and documentation.

Training and Development

• Lead the annual Training and Development plan covering technical, behavioural, safety and leadership capabilities across functions.
• Conduct skill gap analysis in partnership with functional heads to identify capability needs for technicians, supervisors and managerial staff.
• Implement structured training calendars with clear ownership, timelines and measurable learning outcomes.
• Partner with external trainers, institutes and technical experts to deliver high-impact training interventions.

Administration Oversight

• Provide direction and oversight to Administration functions including housekeeping, canteen, transport, security and facility management.
• Collaborate with the Admin Manager to align administrative processes with overall business and operational requirements.

Requirements:

• Proven HR leadership experience in a manufacturing or engineering setup.
• Experience working closely with plant leadership and multiple functional stakeholders. Exposure to HRMS implementation and structured HR system-building.
• Strong understanding of compliance, labour laws and plant HR governance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
• Graduate / Postgraduate in HR. MBA HR preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹2,400,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have as a Plant HR or in a manufacturing context?
• Have you led the HR function at a manufacturing plant as the primary HR decision-maker (Plant HR Lead/Manager)?
• Have you been responsible for driving HR processes such as performance management, policy implementation, and manpower planning at the plant level?
• Have you implemented (or led the implementation of) any HR digital system such as HRMS?
• How many years of experience do you have in managing HR for a manufacturing/engineering plant?
• Do you have experience with payroll management and statutory compliance in a manufacturing environment?
• Your current CTC? (in INR)
• Your expected CTC? (in INR)
• Your notice period? (in days)
• This role entails working from the office six days week, with the office located at Vasanthanarasapura (Karnataka). Are you comfortable with that?

Work Location: In person