Lead / Head HR - Industrial Relations (Warehousing & Logistics)
Lead / Head HR - Industrial Relations (Warehousing & Logistics)
Michael Page- Posted 6 hours ago
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Job Description
- Independently manage site HR activities end to end.
- Global brand with strong presence in India
- Our client is one of the leading global real asset owner, developer and investment manager with a strong presence across Asia and other international markets.
- Lead the end-to-end HR function for the business unit, acting as the primary HR partner to site leadership.
- Manage industrial relations, employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and workforce conflict resolution.
- Oversee blue-collar and contract workforce management, including attendance, absenteeism, productivity, and workforce discipline.
- Drive recruitment and onboarding for frontline and site-based roles, ensuring timely hiring and smooth employee integration.
- Manage the complete employee lifecycle including confirmations, transfers, employee documentation, exits, and final settlements.
- Ensure compliance with labour laws, statutory requirements, contract labour regulations, and internal HR policies.
- Maintain HR records, statutory documentation, and audit readiness across all people processes.
- Partner with payroll, finance, operations, administration, security, and EHS teams to ensure seamless workforce operations.
- Drive employee engagement, communication, welfare initiatives, and site-level culture-building activities.
- Support performance management processes and coach managers on employee handling and people-related decisions.
- Monitor and report key workforce metrics including headcount, attrition, absenteeism, hiring, and disciplinary cases.
- Implement HR policies, process improvements, and workforce planning initiatives to support business continuity and operational efficiency.
- Build strong relationships with employees and managers while maintaining a balanced approach to employee welfare and business needs.
- Act as the single point of contact for all HR matters and ensure smooth day-to-day HR operations in a lean environment.
- 12+ years of HR experience, with a significant part of that experience in an industrial setup, manufacturing environment, warehouse/logistics park, plant, or other labour-intensive operating environment.
- Proven hands-on experience in managing HR operations in a lean setup, without heavy dependence on large shared teams.
- Strong practical experience in industrial relations and blue-collar workforce management.
- Sound experience in handling employee grievances, disciplinary matters, absenteeism, workforce issues, and contract labour-related concerns.
- Good working knowledge of applicable labour laws and statutory compliance requirements relevant to industrial operations.
- Opportunity to lead the complete HR function for a standalone business unit.
- High visibility role with direct exposure to site and business leadership.
- Hands-on ownership across IR, workforce management, compliance, and HR operations.
- Stable, globally backed organization with a strong growth trajectory in India's logistics and industrial infrastructure sector.
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Key Skills
audit readiness
blue-collar workforce management
recruitment and onboarding
statutory documentation
workforce conflict resolution
