People & Culture Associate — Platestory
? Chennai | ? Work from Office | Full-Time / Internship-to-Full-Time
About Platestory
We're a premium custom cake brand operating across Chennai, Hyderabad, and Coimbatore (launching September 2026). We build celebration cakes around craft, finish, and storytelling — and we're scaling fast. People are our only real competitive advantage.
The Role
We're hiring our first dedicated People & Culture person. This is a ground-up role — you'll own hiring across every level of the business (yes, from facility staff to senior city leads), and build the learning systems that shape how our teams grow.
If you're early in your career and want to learn fast, do real work, and grow into a full HR function — this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
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Hiring (your biggest hat)
- Source and hire across a wide range — housekeeping, delivery ops, bakers, sales executives, marketers, and senior team members
- Build sourcing channels suited to different profiles: walk-ins and referrals for ops, culinary institutes for bakers, LinkedIn for senior roles
- Run structured assessments — practical trials for kitchen staff, work samples for creative hires, structured conversations for leadership
- Build a bench for high-churn roles so we're never caught off guard
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Learning & Development
- Help run Platestory's internal training institution — a structured curriculum for our baker and ops teams
- Own onboarding: every recent hire gets a clear first-30-days plan regardless of role
- Build SOPs, training checklists, and role handbooks in coordination with team leads
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People Ops
- Manage offers, documentation, and employee records across cities
- Be the first point of contact for employee concerns — with speed and fairness
- Flag retention risks early; don't wait for someone to resign
Who We're Looking For
✅ Fresher (2024/2025 grad) with a genuine interest in HR and recruitment — you'll join as a
paid intern at ₹10,000/month
for 4 months and convert
📌 Human Resources Associate (Chennai)
🏢 Platestory
📍 Chennai
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