This a full time senior level role with our global manufacturing client based in Chennai. This is a Plant HR Head/GM role.

Key Purpose of the Job

Leading all HR/IR activities of the the plant, handling workforce of ~3800 employees.

Ensure effective Talent management process as well as ensure happiness of employees by timely and effective HR services to internal customer.

Ensuring harmonious Employee / community relations.

The incumbent must have strong experience in IR/Industrial relations, attrition management, employee costing and should have worked in plant set up as HR.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

- Effective and Effective HR services to ensure happy and engaged employees
- Capability Building of managerial workforce and workmen
- Harmonious IR environment at plants, leading long term settlements with Union
- Derisking Organization from Potential Risks & Liaisoning
- Management of Employee Cost
- Ensuring Safe Working environment
- Community Development & Sustainability

KEY ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic

- Productivity improvement through collaborative working
- Talent Management of Managerial Employees
- Creation and implementation of strategies for smooth functioning of workforce

Human Resources





- Designing & Benchmarking of HR policies and processes
- Engagement of employees
- Development and upgradation of capability to achieve plant vision
- Management Manpower availability as per plan
- Management Employee cost tracking and intervention

Employee Relations / IR

- Championing ER , IR policies and processes
- Managing employee and complex Industrial relations issues
- Conflict management and dispute resolution through mediation and continuous dialogues
- Implementing process correction measures & risk mitigation measures.
- Lead compliance management

Administration & Liaisoning
- Monitoring and advising on plant related litigation matters
- Ensure smooth Liaisoning with conciliation officer, Labour Commissioner and other Govt.

Authorities

- Managing negotiations for out of court settlements.

CSR

- Driving community engagement to become preferred citizen of neighborhood community
- CSR activity Action plan
- Complaints resolution from neighbourhood community

Teams reporting to this role

HR, CSR, Admin, IR, Payroll

Education

MBA or MSW or PGDHRM graduate

Good to have/desirable

Speaks Tamil, knowledge or experience of union.

📌 Plant HR Head (Chennai)
🏢 QuestW
📍 Chennai