HR Head – Manufacturing Plant (Pithampur)

Company

Alankaram is one of India’s leading premium furniture brands, known for design-led solid wood furniture that blends craftsmanship, innovation, and contemporary aesthetics. With integrated manufacturing operations in Pithampur and expanding retail/showroom presence across India, Alankaram is building a professionally managed, process-driven, and people-centric organization for long-term scale.

Position

HR Head – Manufacturing Plant

Location

Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh

Reporting To

Founder & CEO

Department

Human Resources

Role Summary The HR Head will lead the complete Human Resources function for Alankaram’s manufacturing operations at Pithampur and support organizational scale-up across factory, corporate, and showroom teams.

This role requires a strong combination of:

- factory HR operations,
- labour law compliance,
- industrial relations,
- talent management,
- culture building,
- performance systems,
- and leadership capability.

The ideal candidate must be capable of building a disciplined yet people-first organization while supporting Alankaram’s transition into a professionally managed premium manufacturing company.

Key Responsibilities

1. HR Strategy & Organization Building

- Build and strengthen HR systems, processes, and policies aligned with business growth.
- Drive organizational structure planning, manpower planning, and workforce productivity.
- Partner with leadership on long-term people strategy and succession planning.
- Support the company’s scale-up from current operations toward future multi-location expansion.

2. Manufacturing HR Operations

- Lead end-to-end HR operations for the Pithampur manufacturing facility.
- Ensure smooth management of:
- attendance,
- payroll inputs,
- leave management,
- contract labour,
- onboarding,
- employee records,
- shift coordination,
- statutory registers.




- Supervise HR Generalist and plant HR/admin teams.

3. Labour Law & Statutory Compliance

- Ensure full compliance with:
- Factories Act,
- Industrial Disputes Act,
- Shops & Establishment,
- PF,
- ESIC,
- Gratuity,
- Bonus,
- CLRA,
- POSH,
- labour welfare requirements.
- Coordinate inspections, audits, documentation, and legal notices.
- Maintain HR documentation discipline and audit readiness.

4. Industrial Relations & Workforce Management

- Handle worker grievances, disciplinary matters, and conflict resolution.
- Build strong shop-floor relationships and maintain workforce stability.
- Prevent and proactively manage industrial relations risks.
- Drive employee engagement, welfare, communication, and retention initiatives.

5. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

- Lead hiring across:
- factory workforce,
- supervisors,
- designers,
- sales/showroom staff,
- managers,
- leadership positions.
- Build recruitment partnerships with institutes and industry networks.
- Improve hiring quality, onboarding experience, and retention outcomes.

6. Performance Management & Culture

- Drive implementation of:
- KPIs,
- PMS,
- appraisal cycles,
- performance reviews,
- PIPs,
- manager capability building.
- Help establish a high-performance yet fair and respectful work culture.
- Coach managers on people leadership and team management.

7. Training & Capability Development

- Build structured training systems for:
- induction,
- machine safety,
- POSH,
- behavioural skills,
- leadership development,
- supervisory capability.




- Drive skill development initiatives for factory workforce.

8. Compensation & HR Systems

- Support compensation benchmarking and incentive structures.
- Improve HR analytics and reporting systems.
- Help implement and strengthen HRMS and people data systems.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

- 15–18 years of HR experience.
- Minimum 5+ years leading HR for a manufacturing plant.
- Strong exposure to factory HR and industrial relations is mandatory.
- Experience in furniture, manufacturing, engineering, consumer products, retail, or allied industries preferred.

Education

- MBA / PGDM in HR preferred.
- Additional labour law qualifications are an advantage.

Required Skills

Functional Skills

- Factory HR
- Labour law compliance
- Industrial relations
- Performance management
- Recruitment
- Payroll coordination
- HR operations
- Employee engagement
- Policy implementation
- Workforce planning

Leadership Skills

- Strong ownership mindset
- Process-oriented
- High integrity
- Calm under pressure
- Strong interpersonal capability
- Ability to balance discipline with empathy
- Excellent communication and managerial maturity

What Success Looks Like The HR Head is expected to:

- build a stable and scalable workforce,
- reduce operational HR chaos,
- improve retention,
- strengthen managerial discipline,
- institutionalize people processes,
- and help Alankaram evolve into a professionally managed organization without losing its entrepreneurial culture.

Compensation Competitive compensation aligned with experience and capability.

Why Join Alankaram

- Chance to build HR systems from the ground up
- Direct exposure to founders and leadership
- High-growth premium manufacturing environment
- Long-term leadership opportunity
- Chance to shape culture, systems, and organization at scale

To apply:
- [email protected]

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