Role Objective

To manage plant HR operations in alignment with corporate HR policies, ensuring manpower efficiency, strong industrial relations, statutory compliance, and disciplined workforce management while supporting plant productivity goals.

Key Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end plant HR operations including blue colar recruitment, attendance, payroll inputs, and employee lifecycle
Manage blue-collar workforce (operators, contract labour) and ensure discipline on shopfloor
Maintain healthy industrial relations and handle grievances, misconduct, and disciplinary actions
Ensure statutory compliance (Factory Act, PF, ESIC, CLRA, etc.)
Control manpower cost, overtime, and contractor deployment
Partner with Plant Head to improve productivity, absenteeism, and retention
Drive employee engagement and welfare initiatives at plant and colony
Support audits, inspections, and internal HR governance

1. Manpower Planning & Recruitment

Plan manpower requirements based on loom capacity, shifts, and production targets
Handle recruitment for:

Operators

Supervisors & technical Employees

Contract labour

Ensure reduction in hiring lead time.

2. Shopfloor HR Operations

Manage attendance, shifts, and overtime control
Ensure discipline and adherence to plant rules
Drive employee engagement on shopfloor
Handle grievances of workers and staff proactively

3. Industrial Relations (IR)

Maintain healthy IR climate in the plant
Handle worker issues
Conduct domestic inquiries and disciplinary actions
Ensure minimal disruptions in production due to manpower issues

4. Statutory Compliance

Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws:

Factory Act

PF, ESIC

Bonus, Gratuity

Contract Labour Act

Maintain registers, records, and documentation

Coordinate audits and inspections

5. Contract Labour Management

Manage contractors and ensure compliance
Monitor labour deployment vs requirement
Control labour cost and avoid over-deployment

6. Payroll & HR Administration

Oversee payroll inputs (attendance, OT, leaves)
Ensure accuracy and timely salary processing
Manage HRMIS and employee records

7. Training & Development

Identify skill gaps in operations
Conduct training programs for:
Skill upgradation
Quality improvement
Safety awareness
Support onboarding of new joiners

8. Employee Engagement & Welfare

Implement welfare initiatives in plant & colony
Organize engagement activities (festivals, sports, etc.)
Improve retention and reduce absenteeism

9. Safety & Culture

Promote safety culture on shopfloor
Ensure HR support in safety compliance and audits
Build disciplined and performance-driven work culture

Qualification

MBA / MSW in HR
Additional certification in Labour Laws preferred

Experience

8–10 years in plant HR (textile preferred)