Plant HR & Admin

Role & responsibilities

Time Office & Workforce Management

• Overall management of the plant Time Office function.
• Ensure accurate recording and monitoring of attendance, shifts, overtime, leave and absenteeism.
• Ensure timely availability and accuracy of attendance and payroll-related inputs.
• Monitor contract labour attendance, deployment and statutory records.
• Identify and address issues relating to absenteeism, overtime and workforce discipline.

2. Industrial Relations & Employee Relations

• Maintain harmonious industrial and employee relations across the plant.
• Handle employee grievances, disciplinary matters and domestic enquiries in line with company policies and applicable laws.
• Liaise with union representatives and workmen to address operational and employee-related issues.
• Support wage negotiations, settlements and implementation of agreed terms, wherever applicable.
• Drive discipline, grievance redressal and adherence to standing orders and plant policies.
• Proactively identify potential IR issues and recommend appropriate preventive and corrective actions.

3. Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws, factory-related regulations and statutory requirements.
• Monitor and maintain statutory registers, records, returns, licences and notices.
• Ensure compliance relating to contract labour, wages, working hours, overtime, leave and employee welfare.
• Support internal, corporate and external compliance audits and ensure timely closure of observations.

4. Plant Administration

• Oversee day-to-day administrative operations of the plant.
• Manage security, housekeeping, transport, facilities and other employee support services.
• Coordinate with external vendors and service providers and ensure adherence to agreed service standards.

5. Canteen & Employee Welfare

• Overall supervision of the plant canteen operations.
• Ensure food quality, hygiene, safety and service standards in compliance with applicable statutory and company requirements.
• Coordinate with canteen vendors and monitor service levels, billing and contractual obligations.

6. HR Operations & Employee Engagement

• Support implementation of HR policies, processes and corporate initiatives at the plant.

Key Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations and labour laws.
• Hands-on experience in Time Office and workforce management.
• Strong understanding of statutory and factory compliance.
• Excellent grievance handling, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage unions and workmen in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong administrative and vendor management capabilities.
• High level of ownership, integrity and problem-solving ability.