HR Manager

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Plant HR Manager to handle complete HR operations at our manufacturing plant. The candidate must have prior experience in the Food/Feed industry and strong exposure to plant-level HR and workforce management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Plant HR operations, attendance, leave, shifts, payroll inputs, and employee records.
• Handle manpower planning, recruitment, onboarding, and workforce deployment.
• Manage blue-collar, shop-floor, and contract labour.
• Handle employee grievances, disciplinary matters, and industrial relations.
• Ensure labour law and statutory compliance including PF, ESIC, Bonus, Gratuity, Contract Labour, etc.
• Coordinate employee engagement, training, performance management, and retention.
• Prepare HR MIS and regular reports for management.

Candidate Requirements

• MBA/PGDM in HR or relevant qualification.
• 710 years of HR experience, preferably in a plant/manufacturing setup.
• Mandatory Food/Feed industry experience – Animal Feed, Cattle Feed, Poultry Feed, Food Processing, Agro-Processing, etc.
• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations and Labour Laws.
• Experience handling blue-collar and contract workforce.
• Good communication, leadership, problem-solving, and HRMS/MS Excel skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timely fulfillment of manpower requirements.
• Reduction in absenteeism and employee attrition.
• Accuracy of attendance and payroll inputs.
• Timely completion of statutory compliance.
• Effective grievance and disciplinary case resolution.
• Employee engagement and retention.
• Training and development effectiveness.
• Overall efficiency of plant HR operations.

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on HR professional who can independently manage plant HR operations, handle workforce and employee relations effectively, ensure statutory compliance, and work closely with plant management to achieve business and manpower objectives.