HR Lead - TA & HRBP

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Experience: 10 - 15 Years

Qualification: Any Graduate (MBA-HR preferred). Engineering graduates (BE/B. Tech) with relevant HR experience may also apply.

Company: Leadec India

About the Company:

"Leadec is a longstanding provider of technical services for the Manufacturing industries. We are visionaries and reliable partners, problem-solvers, and experienced experts. Our KPI based services range from planning and installation through production maintenance and facility management to optimizations alongside your entire value creation and supply chain. Through innovative solutions and with great dedication we provide our customers with process support they can rely on. We offer, as a one-stop shop, services to engineers, install, automate and operate your factory & buildings and relocate your equipment."

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic HR Lead to drive large-scale recruitment and HR business partnering for our growing Technical Facilities Management and Maintenance Services business. The role requires a strong recruitment leader capable of managing high-volume hiring while partnering with business leaders to enhance employee engagement, retention, and workforce effectiveness across multiple client sites.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (80%)

- Lead end-to-end recruitment for technician, supervisor, engineer, and middle-management positions.

- Drive annual hiring targets of 1,500 - 2,000 employees across multiple locations and business verticals.

- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies through job portals, social media, employee referrals, contractors, institutes, and local hiring channels.

- Build a strong talent pipeline for technical and maintenance service roles.

- Manage recruitment metrics including TAT, cost per hire, offer-to-join ratio, and hiring quality.

- Partner with business leaders to forecast manpower requirements and workforce planning.

- Lead and mentor the recruitment team to achieve hiring objectives.

- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

- Coordinate recruitment drives, walk-ins, campus hiring, and bulk hiring initiatives.

- Promote Field recruitment process

HR Business Partnering & Generalist Activities (20%)

- Act as an HR partner to business and operations leaders.

- Support employee engagement, retention, and workforce productivity initiatives.

- Coordinate with site HR teams to address employee concerns and improve employee experience.

- Monitor attrition trends and recommend retention strategies.

- Support performance management, employee relations, and organizational development initiatives.

- Ensure compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.

- Drive HR interventions that strengthen organizational culture and increase employee satisfaction.

Desired Candidate Profile

- 1012 years of progressive HR experience with significant exposure to high-volume recruitment.

- Proven experience in hiring technical workforce, maintenance staff, facility management professionals, and middle-management talent.

- Strong understanding of recruitment processes, manpower planning, and workforce management.

- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills.

- Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities.

- Fluency in English and Tamil is mandatory; knowledge of additional South Indian languages will be an advantage.

- Presentable, confident, assertive, and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.

- Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.

- Proficient in MS Office and recruitment systems/ATS.

Key Success Measures

- Achievement of annual hiring target of 1,500–2,000 employees.

- Improvement in recruitment turnaround time and joining ratios.

- Reduction in attrition and improvement in employee retention.

- Enhanced employee engagement across sites.

- Strong partnership with business and operational leaders.