Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

Job Purpose

To lead and manage the end-to-end Talent Acquisition function by ensuring timely recruitment of quality talent across manufacturing plants and corporate functions. The role is responsible for manpower planning, sourcing strategy, employer branding, recruitment analytics, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement of hiring processes to support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for plant and corporate positions.
• Understand manpower requirements and prepare recruitment plans in consultation with business leaders.
• Source candidates through job portals, social media, employee referrals, consultants, campus hiring, apprenticeships, and walk-in drives.
• Conduct screening interviews and coordinate technical, functional, and HR interviews.
• Ensure quality hiring within agreed Turnaround Time (TAT).
• Negotiate compensation within approved salary budgets.
• Roll out offer letters and ensure smooth pre-joining engagement.
• Track candidate joining and improve offer-to-joining conversion.

Manufacturing Hiring

• Handle recruitment for:
• Production/Assembly/ PPC//Supply Chain/Quality/Tool Room Maintenance/ Product Design/Industrial Engineering/PMD/Business Development/Finance/Logistics/Tool Maintenance/HR/Stores etc.
• Coordinate mass hiring for operators, technicians, diploma trainees, apprentices, graduate engineer trainees, and experienced professionals.
• Conduct campus recruitment from ITIs, Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges, and Technical Training Institutes.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Department Heads to understand workforce requirements.
• Advise hiring managers on market trends, talent availability, and salary benchmarking.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to improve hiring effectiveness.

Recruitment Operations

• Maintain MIS (recruitment trackers and dashboards) reports.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies and approval processes.
• Maintain candidate database and recruitment documentation.
• Coordinate background verification, medical checks, and onboarding formalities.
• Ensure excellent candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Prepare weekly and monthly recruitment MIS for management review.

Process Improvement

• Improve recruitment processes through automation and standardization.
• Reduce hiring turnaround time while maintaining quality.
• Develop and maintain recruitment SOPs.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, statutory, and internal audit requirements.

Qualifications

Education

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources

Experience

• 610 years of Talent Acquisition experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing recruitment.
• Experience in Plastic, Toys, Automotive, Engineering, Consumer Durables, or Industrial Manufacturing is preferred.
• Exposure to plant hiring and corporate recruitment.

Technical Skills

• Recruitment Strategy
• Competency-Based Interviewing
• Behavioural Interviewing
• Salary Benchmarking
• HRMS/ATS (Keka, SAP SuccessFactors, Darwinbox or similar)
• MS Excel (Advanced)