Assistant HR and Talent Acquisition Manager

Key Responsibilities
1. Talent Acquisition – 70%
Manage end-to-end recruitment for plant and corporate functions.
Understand manpower requirements from HODs and prepare hiring plans.
Handle recruitment for technical, non-technical, managerial, supervisory and shop-floor positions.
Source candidates through Naukri, LinkedIn, employee referrals, consultants and other channels.
Screen CVs and conduct initial HR interviews.
Coordinate technical, functional and management interview rounds.
Manage salary discussions, negotiation and offer closure.
Ensure timely joining of selected candidates.
Maintain candidate pipelines for critical and recurring positions.
Monitor recruitment TAT, offer-to-joining ratio and hiring targets.
Develop and maintain relationships with recruitment consultants and external agencies.
Prepare recruitment MIS and provide regular hiring updates to management.
Support employer branding and employee referral initiatives.
Drive bulk/volume hiring whenever required.
2. Team Handling
Lead and manage the HR/TA team.
Allocate vacancies and recruitment targets to team members.
Monitor daily recruitment activities and candidate pipelines.
Review team performance against hiring targets and TAT.
Guide team members on sourcing, screening and candidate closure.
Conduct regular review meetings and provide coaching/support.
Ensure proper coordination between the recruitment team and hiring managers.
3. HR Operations – 30%
Support employee onboarding and joining formalities.
Maintain employee documentation and HR records.
Coordinate attendance and leave-related activities.
Support payroll coordination with HR/Accounts.
Handle employee queries and basic employee relations.
Manage exit formalities and employee separation documentation.
Prepare and maintain HR MIS and reports.
Ensure compliance with company HR policies and processes.
Coordinate with various departments for day-to-day HR activities.
Required Skills
Strong knowledge of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment.
Excellent sourcing and candidate screening skills.
Strong stakeholder/HOD coordination.
Good negotiation and communication skills.
Experience in plant/manufacturing recruitment.
Ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
Strong team leadership and people-management skills.
Good knowledge of recruitment MIS, TAT and hiring metrics.
Problem-solving and decision-making ability.
Good knowledge of HR Operations.
Candidate Profile


Preferred:


Experience handling both blue-collar and white-collar recruitment.
Experience with bulk hiring and manpower planning.
Experience working with multiple HODs/stakeholders.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Recruitment TAT
Vacancy closure rate
Offer-to-joining ratio
Cost per hire
Quality of hire
Hiring target achievement
Candidate pipeline
Team productivity
Stakeholder satisfaction