Job Description HR and Admin Head
We are hiring Manager HR, IR for a leading automobile precision component manufacturing company based out at Shivane, Pune Maharashtra.

Role Purpose
The Head HR, IR, Admin & Security will act as the senior-most HR leader at the plant and will be accountable for building a disciplined, compliant, productive and engaged work environment. The role will provide strategic and operational leadership across human resources, industrial relations, administration and security, with strong emphasis on union management, long-term settlements, change management, statutory compliance and site discipline.

Key Result Areas

- Human Resources: Lead the end-to-end HR agenda for the site, including manpower planning, talent acquisition, on boarding, performance management, capability building, employee engagement, succession planning and HR policy implementation.
- Industrial Relations: Maintain harmonious industrial relations, manage unions and workmen representatives, handle grievances, lead collective bargaining, and ensure timely and effective closure of long-term settlements.
- Administration: Oversee plant administration, facilities, canteen, transport, housekeeping, welfare amenities, and vendor management and employee services to ensure smooth plant operations as required
- Security: Lead site security governance, access control, incident prevention, crisis response coordination, asset protection and alignment of security processes with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities
HR Leadership

- Partner with the plant leadership team to translate business priorities into people plans.
- Drive workforce planning, recruitment, retention and capability-building initiatives for permanent, contractual and managerial workforce.
- Ensure effective implementation of HR policies, systems, processes and governance standards across the site.
- Build leadership capability, employee connect and a strong performance culture at the plant.
- Lead employee engagement, communication forums, welfare initiatives and culture-building interventions.

Industrial Relations and Labour Management

- Manage relationships with operators, workmen representatives, labour authorities and other external stakeholders to ensure constructive and peaceful industrial relations and see that union does not build in the organisation.
- Lead preparation, negotiation,



signing and implementation of long-term settlements, wage agreements and productivity-linked arrangements.
- Handle grievances, disputes, disciplinary matters, domestic enquiries, conciliation proceedings and labour court matters in coordination with legal counsel where required.
- Proactively identify IR risks and develop preventive strategies to avoid work disruption, unrest or productivity loss.
- Ensure consistent shop-floor communication, employee counselling and structured engagement with workmen.

Change Management

- Drive change management initiatives relating to productivity improvement, cultural transformation, organisational restructuring, automation, digitisation and process discipline.
- Partner with business leaders to assess people impact, build communication plans and manage stakeholder readiness for change.
- Support implementation of new policies, systems and operating practices while ensuring employee acceptance and continuity of operations.

Statutory Compliance and Governance

- Ensure full statutory compliance under applicable labour, employment, factory, contract labour, social security, welfare, standing orders and industrial relations laws.
- Monitor compliance by contractors, vendors and service providers, including records, licences, registers, returns, payments and audits.
- Maintain readiness for internal, external, government and customer audits related to HR, IR, admin and labour compliance.
- Ensure timely liaison with labour department, factory inspectorate, local administration, police and other statutory authorities.
- Coordinate compliance relating to employment records, working hours, leave, notices and statutory registers.
- Work with the Compliance, Payroll and Legal teams on labour-law requirements.
- Ensure timely closure of HR audit observations.
- Provide employee documents and records during internal, statutory and management audits.
- Monitor compliance requirements across different states.

Discipline, Administration and Security





- Establish and maintain discipline across the site through fair, consistent and legally compliant processes.
- Oversee plant administration including canteen, transport, housekeeping, guest house, facilities, employee welfare, events and general services.
- Ensure effective security operations including gate management, access control, material movement, visitor management, incident reporting and emergency support.
- Coordinate with EHS, operations and security teams for emergency preparedness, crisis management and protection of people, property and business assets.

HR MIS and Management Reporting

- Prepare weekly and monthly HR dashboards for the CHRO and management.
- Report employee strength, vacancies, joining, exits, transfers, absenteeism and attrition.
- Track regional and department-wise employee costs.
- Analyse HR trends and highlight risks requiring management attention.
- Maintain a single, reliable source of employee data.

Candidate Profile

- MSW, MLW, MBA HR or any other full-time two-year Masters course in Human Resources / Industrial Relations / Personnel Management / Labour Welfare or equivalent; law qualification will be an added advantage.
- Around 7 to 15 years of overall experience in HR, IR, Administration and/or Security, preferably in a manufacturing plant environment with a unionised workforce.
- Strong experience in a manufacturing / plant environment, preferably with exposure to unionised workforce and high-scale operations.
- Demonstrated experience in handling unions, collective bargaining and successful signing and implementation of long-term settlements.
- Sound knowledge of labour laws, statutory compliance, disciplinary procedures, contract labour management and plant administration.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage complex IR situations and lead change in a large site setting.

Key Competencies

- Strategic HR leadership and business partnering
- Industrial relations maturity and negotiation capability
- Union handling and stakeholder management
- Change leadership and organisational effectiveness
- Statutory compliance orientation and governance mind-set
- Decision-making, problem solving and conflict resolution
- High integrity, discipline orientation and ability to operate under pressure
- Strong communication, influencing and team leadership skills

📌 HR and Admin Head (Pune)
🏢 Ganesh industries
📍 Pune