HR Manager

Job Title: HR Manager – Plant / Industrial Relations & Statutory Compliance

Job Type: Full-time | On-site

Experience: 6–12 Years

Work Location: Hoskote / Hesaraghatta (Bangalore, Karnataka)

Industry: Manufacturing / Automotive / Engineering / Logistics

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned HR Manager (6–12 years of experience) to lead end-to-end plant human resources, industrial relations (IR), contract labour compliance (CLRA), and generalist operations for our Bangalore facility.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on expertise in shop-floor grievance handling, managing large third-party (3P) contractual workforces, driving performance appraisals (KRAs/KPIs), ensuring 100% adherence to Karnataka and Central labour laws, and liaising with statutory authorities.

Key Responsibilities1. Industrial Relations (IR) & Shop-Floor Management

• Maintain a harmonious workplace, proactive communication, and positive relations between management, shop-floor workers, and unions/worker committees.
• Handle disciplinary actions, inquiries, domestic inquiries, charge sheets, show-cause notices, and grievance redressals in accordance with the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act.
• Represent the management during inspections, conciliation meetings, and disputes before the Labour Officer, ALC, or DLC.

2. Contract Labour Regulation & 3P Vendor Management

• Supervise the end-to-end deployment, attendance, and administration of contractual/temporary manpower under the CLRA (Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act).
• Conduct strict monthly statutory compliance audits of contractor wage sheets, PF/ESIC challans, Form XVII/XXIV, muster rolls, and minimum wage payouts prior to bill clearance.
• Manage vendor SLAs, contractor licensing, and renewals of principal employer registration (Form I).

3. Statutory Compliance & Labour Laws (Central & Karnataka State)

• Ensure strict adherence to:
• Factories Act, 1948 (Safety norms, working hours, health registers, annual returns)
• Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, and Payment of Bonus Act
• Employees’ Provident Fund (EPFO) & ESIC calculations, monthly returns, and remittances
• Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (KLWF) & Professional Tax (PT)
• Maternity Benefit Act, Gratuity Act, and POSH Act
• Maintain up-to-date physical and digital statutory registers, statutory notices, abstracts, and factory license renewals.

4. Manpower Planning & Talent Acquisition

• Forecast plant manpower requirements (permanent technical/operational staff and contractual blue-collar workers) in alignment with production budgets.
• Drive targeted hiring, vendor engagement, campus drives, and local hiring initiatives to ensure minimum downtime across production lines.

5. KRAs, PMS & Employee Lifecycle Management

• Oversee the end-to-end performance management system (PMS), assisting department heads in cascading plant goals into measurable KRAs and KPIs.
• Supervise complete employee onboarding, orientation, documentation, background checks, and HRIS record updates.
• Manage exit processes, service certificates, attrition tracking, and timely Full & Final (F&F) settlements.

6. Time, Attendance & Payroll Support

• Supervise plant shift scheduling, overtime (OT) controls, leave balances, and biometric/RFID attendance monitoring.
• Reconcile monthly attendance and loss of pay (LOP) inputs for timely, error-free payroll processing.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Education: MBA in HR / MSW / MHRM / PGD-HRM / LLB with a focus on Labour Law.
• Experience: 6 to 12 years of relevant HR experience, with substantial exposure to manufacturing plants, factories, logistics parks, or industrial operations.
• Language Skills: Proficiency in Hindi and English (spoken and written) is strongly preferred for effective shop-floor engagement and statutory authority liaison.
• Technical Skills: Experience with HRMS systems, biometric attendance software, advanced Excel, and statutory compliance portals (Shram Suvidha, EPFO Unified Portal, ESIC portal).
• Core Competencies: Negotiation, dispute resolution, audit readiness, crisis intervention, and leadership.

Screening Questions for Candidates

• How many years of direct plant/factory HR and Industrial Relations (IR) experience do you have?
• Can you fluently communicate in Kannada when interacting with shop-floor workers and local labour authorities?
• What is the maximum contract labour headcount you have audited and managed under CLRA?
• What is your current CTC, expected CTC, and official notice period?

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person