Head- HR

Job DescriptionCore PurposeThis role will be responsible for driving the end-to-end HR and Personnel Administration agenda across the manufacturing units, with a deep focus on labour compliance, contract workforce management, and factory HR governance. The incumbent will partner closely with business and plant leadership to ensure a compliant, efficient, and high-performing workplace environment.Key Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations and statutory compliance across all manufacturing sites, ensuring adherence to labour laws and factory regulations.
• Oversee all statutory activities under the Factories Act, CLRA, Minimum Wages, Bonus, Gratuity, ESI, PF, and related legislations.
• Manage a large-scale workforce comprising on-roll and contractual employees through structured compliance frameworks and governance reviews.
• Drive vendor discipline and periodic audits for 450+ contractors, ensuring consistency and accuracy in documentation, wage adherence, and legal filings.
• Build and manage a distributed HR administration team responsible for personnel data, records, and factory-level HR processes.
• Standardize employment governance - including offer formats, renewals, and performance-linked reviews - across all sites.
• Institutionalize a structured performance management process for the plant workforce, ensuring management visibility and timely renewals.
• Maintain a positive employee relations climate and proactively address grievances or compliance queries.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders (legal, audit, labour departments, and consultants) to ensure full compliance readiness.