Head Human Resource

Role & responsibilities The incumbent will be responsible for providing strategic and operational HR leadership across the complete employee lifecycle and will lead the HR team across all locations. The role requires a strong manufacturing HR professional with experience in multi-location HR management, talent acquisition, performance management, talent management, learning & development, employee engagement, industrial relations, statutory compliance, contract labour management and administration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESHR

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead and develop the HR team across all three locations.
• Partner with business and functional leaders on manpower, organization, talent and people priorities.
• Drive consistent HR policies, practices and governance across locations.
• Translate business requirements into actionable HR initiatives.

Manpower Planning & Recruitment

• Lead annual manpower planning and manpower-cost budgeting.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment for managerial, functional and critical positions.
• Monitor recruitment TAT, vacancy ageing, offer-to-join ratio and sourcing effectiveness.
• Build succession and talent pipelines for critical positions.

Performance & Talent Management

• Lead the Performance Management System and ensure timely goal setting and performance reviews.
• Drive talent identification, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Identify critical talent and employee retention risks.
• Implement Individual Development Plans and development actions.

Learning & Development

• Lead Training Need Identification and annual training planning.
• Drive technical, behavioral, leadership and functional development programs.
• Monitor training effectiveness and capability development.
• Strengthen skill matrices and competency development.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Develop and execute employee engagement initiatives across locations.
• Drive employee-connect programs, surveys, town halls, rewards and recognition.
• Strengthening workplace culture, employee communication and retention.
• Analyze employee feedback and ensure action-plan closure.

Industrial Relations & Employee Relations

• Maintain healthy employee and industrial relations.
• Manage employee grievances and disciplinary matters.
• Guide HR teams on show cause notices, charge sheets, enquiries and corrective actions.
• Monitor absenteeism, workforce discipline and employee relations.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable labour and employment laws.
• Maintain statutory compliance calendars and monitor timely filings.
• Ensure compliance relating to PF, ESIC, minimum wages, bonus, gratuity, factories and contract labour.
• Coordinate statutory audits, inspections and closure of observations.

Contract Labour Management

• Ensure effective governance of contract labour across manufacturing locations.
• Monitor contractor manpower, attendance, wage compliance and deployment.
• Conduct contractor compliance reviews.
• Ensure contractor documentation, licenses, PF, ESIC and statutory records are maintained.
• Ensure principal-employer obligations are complied with.

HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle

• Ensure smooth management of joining, onboarding, probation, confirmation, transfers, promotions, employee movements and separations.
• Ensure employee records and HR master data are accurate.
• Strengthen HR policies, SOPs and employee-service processes.

HR Analytics & Management Reporting

• Develop and review dashboards covering headcount, manpower cost, recruitment, attrition, absenteeism, training, talent, PMS and compliance.
• Provide actionable people insights to senior management.
• Drive HR process automation and data accuracy.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 1518 years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong manufacturing / automotive / engineering industry exposure.
• Experience leading an HR team.
• Experience handling HR across multiple plants or locations.
• Strong Plant HR and HR Generalist experience.
• Hands-on exposure to IR, statutory compliance and contract labour.
• Strong Talent Management, PMS, L&D and employee-engagement experience.
• Experience interacting with Plant Heads, HODs and senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Willingness to be based at Rajkot and travel frequently across locations.

KEY Competencies

• HR Leadership
• Strategic HR
• HR Business Partnering
• Multi-location HR Management
• Industrial Relations
• Labour Compliance
• Talent Management
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Learning & Development
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Acquisition
• HR Analytics
• Change Management

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