Job title

Job Grade

Senior Executive – Recruitment

Executive Grade

Department name

Human Resource

Reporting to

Manager/ Senior Manager - HR

Purpose

Senior Executive / Executive - Recruitment is responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment activities for heavy engineering operations, ensuring timely hiring of qualified manpower including shop-floor workers, engineers, supervisors, and support staff in line with production, project, and business requirements.

Tasks / Roles and Responsibilities

1. Recruitment Management

· Handle the complete recruitment life cycle from manpower requisition to candidate joining. · Understand manpower requirements from department heads and prepare job descriptions.

· Develop recruitment plans based on business and plant workforce needs.

· Track and monitor hiring status and maintain recruitment dashboards/MIS.

1. Sourcing & Screening :

· Source candidates through job portals, social media, consultants, references, campus drives, and local hiring channels. · Manage bulk hiring drives for shop-floor / blue-collar workforce.

· Screen resumes and applications based on job requirements.

· Conduct initial telephonic/virtual screening to assess candidate suitability.

· Maintain candidate databases and talent pipelines.

1. Interview Process Coordination

· Schedule and coordinate interviews with department panels and candidates. · Arrange walk-in drives and mass interview campaigns.

· Support technical interview rounds and HR discussions.

· Collect interview feedback and maintain evaluation records.





· Negotiate salary within approved budgets and company norms.

1. White-Collar & Blue-Collar Hiring : Manage recruitment for:

· White-collar roles: Engineers, Supervisors, Executives, Managers. · Blue-collar roles: Welders, Fitters, Machine Operators, Helpers, Technicians.

· Plan local sourcing strategies for contract and plant workforce.

· Ensure trade test coordination for shop-floor candidates.

1. Onboarding & Joining Formalities

· Issue offer letters and follow up for acceptance and joining confirmation. · Coordinate pre-employment documentation and verification.

· Facilitate employee onboarding, induction, and orientation programs.

· Ensure joining kits, ID cards, and system access are arranged.

· Maintain onboarding trackers and employee files.

1. Vendor / Consultant Management

· Coordinate with recruitment consultants, contractors, and staffing agencies. · Monitor vendor performance, TAT, and candidate quality.

· Negotiate vendor commercials and ensure cost optimization.

· Validate invoices and maintain recruitment vendor records.

· Build new vendor partnerships for bulk and niche hiring.

1. Recruitment MIS & Compliance





· Maintain recruitment reports: TAT, closures, source effectiveness. · Ensure documentation compliance as per audit requirements.

· Support statutory and contractor hiring compliance where applicable.

1. Integrated Management System:

· Ensure recruitment records, interview evaluations, and candidate documentation are maintained as per IMS / ISO document control and audit compliance requirements.
1. Continuous Improvement

· Identify recruitment gaps and implement process improvements to enhance hiring quality and reduce TAT. Job requirements (education, experience, additional qualifications)

Education

1. Bachelors or Masters Degree/ MBA / MSW / PGDM in HR or equivalent

Experience:

1. 5+ years of recruitment experience in heavy engineering / manufacturing industry(Preferred)

Mandatory Skills:

1. Strong understanding End to end recruitment
2. Experience in bulk hiring and contractor coordination
3. Knowledge of labor laws related to recruitment
4. Proficiency in MS Excel and job portals
5. Good communication and coordination skills

Preferred Skills:

1. Exposure to plant/site recruitment

2. ERP / HRMS knowledge

3. Strong stakeholder management skills
4. IMS / ISO Documentation Exposure

KPIs:

1. Time-to-hire adherence

2. Vacancy closure rate

3. Hiring quality and retention

4. Compliance with recruitment timelines
5. 5S Audit Score

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Perks

- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Executive - HR Operations (Thanjavur)
🏢 VELMURUGAN HEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES PRIVATE
📍 Thanjavur