HR Manager

Key Objective

To build and institutionalize HR systems, policies, processes, and governance while driving recruitment, performance management, HRMS implementation, compliance coordination, employee engagement, and overall HR transformation.

Preferred Experience

• 8–12 years of HR Generalist experience.
• Strong exposure to manufacturing, steel, metals, power, cement, mining, engineering, or similar industrial environments preferred.
• Experience handling plant HR independently.
• Prior experience in organizations with structured HR practices and systems-driven culture.
• Experience in setting up or improving HR processes from scratch would be highly preferred.

Educational Qualification

• MBA / PGDM in HR preferred.
• However, relevant hands-on experience will be valued over academic credentials.

Functional Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for white-collar and plant-based positions.
• Coordinate with recruitment agencies and external hiring partners.
• Improve recruitment processes and hiring effectiveness.
• Develop onboarding and induction frameworks.

Performance Management

• Drive transition from subjective appraisal systems to a structured and objective PMS framework.
• Design and implement performance management processes.
• Establish goal setting, review mechanisms, and performance tracking systems.

HR Policies & Governance

• Draft, review, and implement HR policies.
• Formalize currently informal and verbally driven HR practices.
• Drive policy communication and organization-wide adoption.
• Establish HR SOPs and process documentation.

HRMS & Digitalization

• Lead implementation and adoption of HRMS.
• Ensure integration of HR modules and process automation.
• Improve HR reporting and analytics capabilities.

Payroll & Compliance

• Oversee payroll administration through external vendors.
• Ensure accuracy, timelines, and governance of payroll processes.
• Coordinate with compliance consultants and statutory partners.
• Monitor labour law compliance, licensing, PF, ESIC, and related statutory requirements.
• Ensure timely documentation, reporting, and audit readiness.

Technical Competencies

Must Have

• Strong HR Generalist exposure.
• Recruitment and onboarding expertise.
• Experience handling payroll through vendors.
• Understanding of statutory compliance requirements.
• HR policy drafting and implementation.
• HRMS implementation or administration experience.
• Employee engagement initiatives.
• Process orientation and documentation capability.

Good to Have

• Manufacturing plant HR experience.
• Experience creating PMS frameworks.
• HR analytics and dashboard reporting.
• Change management and HR transformation experience.