Plant Human Resource Manager

Designation: Senior Manager / Assistant General Manager Plant HR

Department: Human Resources

Function: Plant HR & Administration

Experience: 12-18 Years

Job Purpose

To lead and manage the complete Plant HR and Administration function for a large-scale manufacturing facility with a workforce of 1,000+ employees, ensuring effective manpower planning, blue-collar workforce management, employee engagement, statutory compliance, industrial relations and smooth day-to-day plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manpower Planning & Recruitment

• Drive end-to-end manpower planning and recruitment for large-scale manufacturing operations.
• Lead mass recruitment and deployment of blue-collar workforce, including CNC Operators, Technicians, Welders, Fabricators, Helpers and other shop-floor employees.
• Ensure timely fulfilment of manpower requirements in line with production plans.
• Develop effective recruitment channels, workforce sourcing strategies and employee referral programmes.
• Manage workforce onboarding, induction and deployment.

2. Blue-Collar Workforce Management

• Manage and administer a plant workforce of 1,000+ employees, including permanent, contract and temporary workforce.
• Drive employee engagement, retention, discipline and grievance management.
• Monitor absenteeism, attrition, overtime and workforce productivity.
• Maintain effective coordination with Production, Quality, Maintenance and other functional departments.
• Handle employee relations and shop-floor HR issues.

3. Plant HR Operations & Administration

• Manage day-to-day HR operations and administration of the manufacturing facility.
• Oversee attendance, shift management, leave administration and payroll coordination.
• Ensure effective implementation of HR policies, procedures and employee welfare initiatives.
• Drive HR MIS, manpower reports, productivity metrics and other management dashboards.

4. Industrial Relations & Statutory Compliance

• Handle industrial relations, employee grievances, disciplinary matters and conflict resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory requirements and factory regulations.
• Manage contract labour compliance, contractor administration and statutory documentation.
• Coordinate with government authorities, labour departments and statutory agencies.
• Maintain effective relationships with workmen, contractors and employee representatives.

5. Plant Administration & Employee Welfare

• Manage overall plant administration and employee welfare activities.
• Oversee canteen operations, food quality, hygiene and vendor management.
• Manage employee transportation, bus routes, vendor contracts and transport safety.
• Ensure effective management of housekeeping, security and general administration.
• Monitor employee facilities and welfare infrastructure.

6. HR Strategy & Process Improvements

• Develop and implement plant-level HR strategies aligned with business and production objectives.
• Drive workforce capability development, training and skill enhancement initiatives.
• Implement performance management and employee development systems.
• Introduce HR process improvements, automation and cost optimisation initiatives.

7. Greenfield / Brownfield Projects

• Support new plant establishment and expansion projects from an HR and administration perspective.
• Drive pre-operational manpower planning, recruitment, deployment and workforce ramp-up.
• Establish HR policies, administrative systems and employee welfare facilities for new manufacturing units.

Educational Qualification

• MBA / MHRM in Human Resources or equivalent qualification.

Experience & Eligibility :

• 1218 years of overall HR experience, preferably in Engineering / Manufacturing industries.
• Must have independently handled HR operations for a manufacturing plant with 1,000+ manpower strength .
• Strong experience in blue-collar workforce recruitment, deployment and management.
• Hands-on experience in plant administration, canteen and transportation management.
• Sound knowledge of industrial relations, labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Greenfield / Brownfield manufacturing project exposure will be an added advantage.

Preferred Industry: Engineering Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Precision Machining, Heavy Fabrication and Industrial Manufacturing.