About the Role

Career Click is seeking an experienced HR leader to head the human resources and administration function for a manufacturing organisation in Greater Noida.

This position will be responsible for shaping local HR practices, ensuring employment-law compliance, developing the workforce, and supporting business leadership on people-related decisions. The role involves managing both office-based employees and manufacturing/shop-floor teams while coordinating with an international group HR function.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable balancing strategic HR leadership with hands-on operational responsibilities, including employee relations, workforce planning, payroll oversight, labour compliance, and organisational development.

Key Responsibilities

HR Leadership & Business Partnership

- Lead the HR and administration function in line with business priorities and organisational objectives.
- Partner with the Managing Director and senior management on workforce planning, people strategy, organisational structure, and employee-related decisions.
- Align local HR policies and practices with broader group standards while ensuring compliance with Indian employment laws.
- Manage and develop the internal HR team, setting clear objectives and improving functional effectiveness.
- Provide regular HR updates, workforce reports, and people-related insights to local and international leadership.

Employee Relations & Workforce Management

- Oversee employee relations across office and shop-floor teams, including grievances, disciplinary cases, performance concerns, and workplace issues.
- Support organisational changes, restructuring, role transitions, and workforce consultations.
- Build a positive, productive, and inclusive working environment.
- Address employee concerns with fairness, discretion, and sound judgement.
- Promote employee engagement, retention, and effective communication across the workforce.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding





- Lead recruitment planning and hiring activities across the organisation.
- Oversee the recruitment process, from manpower planning and sourcing through selection and onboarding.
- Coordinate with internal recruiters, external recruitment agencies, and other hiring partners.
- Strengthen induction and onboarding practices to improve new-joiner integration and productivity.

Payroll, Compensation & Benefits

- Oversee payroll processing through external payroll service providers and ensure accurate, timely delivery.
- Manage compensation, perks, salary reviews, and related HR processes.
- Ensure appropriate administration of PF, ESI, gratuity, professional tax where applicable, and other statutory deductions and contributions.
- Monitor payroll compliance and coordinate with relevant external service providers.

Labour Law & Statutory Compliance

- Ensure compliance with applicable Indian labour and employment laws and relevant factory, workplace welfare, and safety requirements.
- Maintain employment contracts, HR policies, statutory records, registers, and employee documentation.
- Oversee POSH compliance, including Internal Committee requirements.
- Monitor contract-labour compliance and coordinate with external legal or HR consultants when required.
- Keep HR policies and procedures updated in line with applicable legal and regulatory changes.

Performance, Learning & Engagement

- Drive performance appraisal, goal-setting, talent development, and employee review processes.
- Identify training requirements and coordinate learning and development initiatives.
- Develop employee engagement and wellbeing programmes.




- Track HR metrics and recommend improvements in retention, productivity, and employee experience.

Administration & External Partner Management

- Oversee HR administration, confidential records, and people-related budgets.
- Manage relationships with payroll providers, HR consultants, and other outsourced service partners.
- Monitor service quality, agreed deliverables, and cost-effectiveness.
- Support compliance with internal governance, confidentiality, data protection, and ethical standards.

Required Qualifications & Experience

- Substantial experience in HR management, including leadership of an HR function or team.
- MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or an equivalent relevant HR qualification is preferred.
- Hands-on experience in manufacturing, industrial, plant, or factory HR is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Indian labour laws, statutory compliance, employee relations, and payroll processes.
- Experience managing both office-based and shop-floor workforces.
- Practical exposure to PF, ESI, gratuity, POSH, contract labour, and applicable factory compliance.
- Experience handling recruitment, compensation and benefits, performance management, and employee engagement.
- Experience managing external HR consultants, payroll vendors, or other HR service providers.
- Exposure to an MNC, international group, or reporting relationship with overseas stakeholders is preferred.
- Good understanding of HR systems, reporting, and standard office applications.

Preferred Candidate Profile

Candidates who have managed the complete HR function in a manufacturing or industrial environment, including shop-floor employee relations and labour compliance, will be preferred.

Experience working with international HR teams and balancing local operational requirements with group-level policies will be an advantage.

Pay: ₹1,800,000.00 - ₹2,500,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Head of HR & Administration (Greater Noida)
🏢 Career Click
📍 Greater Noida