Team Lead / Lead - Contract Labour Management & Compliance

Role & responsibilities

• Establish and manage a robust Contract Labour Management System.
• Monitor contractor onboarding, manpower deployment, work orders, and compliance status.
• Ensure authorized manpower deployment and contractor governance.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and applicable statutory requirements.
• Drive implementation and monitoring of:
• Code on Wages
• Industrial Relations Code
• Code on Social Security
• Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code
• Conduct labour compliance audits and gap assessments.
• Verify wages, PF, ESI, bonus, gratuity, overtime, and statutory benefits.
• Implement contractor compliance scorecards and monthly certification systems.
• Ensure timely wage payments and compliance before contractor bill processing.
• Monitor contract manpower costs and productivity.
• Drive manpower optimization and labour cost control initiatives.
• Develop contractor performance benchmarks and analytics.
• Coordinate statutory inspections, audits, labour authorities, and legal compliance matters.
• Maintain labour compliance risk registers and corrective action plans.

Preferred candidate profile

• MBA/PGDM in HR, Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, or equivalent.
• Additional qualification in Labour Laws will be preferred.
• 12-15+ years of relevant experience in Contract Labour Management, Compliance, Industrial Relations, Plant HR, or Labour Law Administration.
• Experience in Cement, Mining, Steel, Power, Engineering, or other large manufacturing industries preferred.