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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- Integrated Management System:

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

- Continuous Improvement

· Identify recruitment gaps and implement process improvements to enhance hiring quality and reduce TAT.

Job requirements (education, experience, additional qualifications)

Education

- Bachelors or Masters Degree/ MBA / MSW / PGDM in HR or equivalent

Experience:

- 5 years of recruitment experience in heavy engineering / manufacturing industry(Preferred)

Mandatory Skills:

- Strong understanding End to end recruitment
- Experience in bulk hiring and contractor coordination
- Knowledge of labor laws related to recruitment
- Proficiency in MS Excel and job portals
- Valuable communication and coordination skills

Preferred Skills:

- Exposure to plant/site recruitment
- ERP / HRMS knowledge
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- IMS / ISO Documentation Exposure

KPIs:

- Time-to-hire adherence
- Vacancy closure rate
- Hiring quality and retention
- Compliance with recruitment timelines
- 5S Audit Score

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

Benefits

- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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