Head HR - Plant

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. JOB PURPOSE

The Plant HR Head leads HR functions for a single manufacturing plant. This role ensures implementation of corporate, regional and cluster HR strategies, owning plant-level industrial relations, employee engagement and operational execution. The Plant

HR Head partners with plant leadership and guides HR Generalists to deliver results on manpower productivity, compliance and workforce stability

. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Talent Acquisition & Management

• Execute plant workforce planning and recruitment to meet production targets and manpower budgets.
• Implement talent development initiatives and support succession planning for plant critical roles.
• Deploy corporate and cluster talent initiatives (competency framework, HiPot identification)
• Track plant hiring metrics and share inputs with Cluster HR

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Manage day-to-day employee relations, grievances and disciplinary matters at plant level.
• Handle plant-level industrial relations including union negotiations and work standards.
• Ensure positive employee relations and minimize escalations to Cluster HR.
• Conduct employee connect sessions and address ground-level concerns

Compliance & Industrial Relations

• Ensure 100% compliance with labour laws, statutory regulations and company policies at plant.
• Manage plant-level compliance audits and maintain statutory records/licenses
• Coordinate contractor compliance and contract labour management.
• Respond to plant-level statutory queries and ensure audit readiness

Learning & Development

• Identify plant-specific training needs and execute training calendar.
• Coordinate skill development programs for operators, supervisors and plant leadership.
• Track training effectiveness and maintain plant training records.
• Support corporate and cluster L&D initiatives at plant level.

Performance Management

• Drive performance management cycle (goal setting, reviews, ratings) for plant employees.
• Coach plant managers and supervisors on performance conversations and improvement plans.
• Ensure fair implementation of PMS ratings and linkage to rewards.
• Manage underperformance cases and PIP execution

HR Operations & Administration

• Oversee payroll, attendance, leave management and HR documentation accuracy.
• Ensure timely data entry and updates in HR systems (SuccessFactors, contract labour system).
• Manage plant HR MIS, dashboards and monthly reporting to Cluster HR.
• Benchmark plant compensation data and flag market competitiveness issues.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Execute engagement initiatives, events and communication campaigns at plant
• Conduct pulse surveys and drive closure of action items
• Promote safety culture, recognition programs and positive work environment
• Track engagement metrics and share trends with Cluster HR.

Review daily manpower status, attendance, absenteeism and attrition at plant

Walk the shopfloor and conduct employee connect sessions

Handle employee grievances, disciplinary cases and first-level IR matters

Monitor critical vacancies and coordinate with TA team and HR Generalist

Review payroll inputs, leave records, overtime and statutory compliance

Track performance management activities and goal setting progress

Update HR systems with employee data and generate plant reports

Coordinate training programs, engagement events and R&R nominations

Prepare for internal/external audits and maintain compliance documentation

Participate in plant leadership meetings and align HR with production priorities

Escalate complex IR/legal issues and cluster-level manpower decisions to Cluster HR.

Plant-level hiring decisions and manpower requisitions (within budget)

Disciplinary actions, terminations and grievance resolutions

Plant training calendar and engagement activity approvals

Routine performance management ratings and PIP decisions

Escalation of wage settlements, major IR issues and budget changes to Cluster HR