Location: IMT Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana

Industry: Manufacturing (Automotive Components / Engineering Preferred)

Experience: 5–10 Years

Qualification: MBA / PGDM in HR, Industrial Relations or equivalent

Salary: ₹6–8 LPA,

Employment: Full-Time | On-Site

Reporting To: CEO, with operational coordination with the Plant Head

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Plant HR professional to establish, implement and independently lead the complete Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Administration function at our manufacturing facility in Manesar, with a workforce of approximately 101–200 staff.

This is a function-building role, requiring someone who can develop HR policies, establish statutory compliance processes, manage shop-floor manpower, implement HR systems and create a structured, disciplined and employee-focused work environment.

The ideal candidate should have practical manufacturing experience and the confidence to manage HR operations independently while working closely with plant leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Establish the HR Function from Scratch

- Design and implement HR policies, SOPs, procedures and employee documentation systems.
- Establish recruitment, onboarding, confirmation, attendance, leave, payroll and exit processes.
- Develop employee handbooks, appointment letters, job descriptions, reporting structures and performance frameworks.
- Evaluate and implement a suitable HRMS, biometric attendance and payroll system.
- Create HR dashboards, employee databases and compliance monitoring systems.
- Establish a structured HR operating model aligned with the factory's manpower and production needs.

2. Plant HR & Workforce Management

- Manage HR activities for permanent, contractual, technical and shop-floor employees.
- Plan manpower requirements in coordination with production, maintenance, quality and other departments.
- Lead recruitment of operators, technicians, supervisors and managerial staff.
- Manage workforce deployment, shifts, attendance, overtime, leave and absenteeism.
- Develop strategies to reduce employee turnover and improve workforce stability.
- Implement performance monitoring, employee communication and disciplinary processes.

3. Industrial Relations & Statutory Compliance





- Establish compliance processes under applicable Central and Haryana labour laws and the four Labour Codes.
- Oversee PF, ESIC, wages, gratuity, bonus, leave, working hours and other applicable statutory requirements.
- Conduct a baseline audit of current statutory registrations, licences, records and compliance gaps.
- Maintain relevant registers, documentation, statutory returns and compliance calendars.
- Coordinate with labour authorities, statutory consultants and external auditors.
- Manage employee grievances, disciplinary proceedings, disputes and worker relations.
- Ensure proper documentation and compliance for all contract labour arrangements.
- Support statutory, customer and third-party compliance audits.

4. Contract Labour & Payroll Management

- Manage relationships with manpower contractors and staffing agencies.
- Monitor contractor manpower deployment, attendance, wage payments and compliance.
- Establish payroll approval and verification processes in coordination with Finance.
- Ensure timely processing of salaries, statutory deductions and benefits.
- Track manpower costs, overtime expenditure and contractor billing.
- Introduce controls to minimise payroll errors and prevent non-compliance.

5. Employee Engagement, Training & Performance

- Establish employee induction, orientation and communication programmes.
- Design performance appraisal and review processes for different employee categories.
- Identify training requirements jointly with production and departmental heads.
- Coordinate technical, behavioural, supervisory and compliance training.
- Establish employee grievance and feedback mechanisms.
- Implement practical initiatives to improve retention, productivity and workplace discipline.

6. Factory Administration & Welfare

- Coordinate administration of security, housekeeping, canteen, transport and employee welfare facilities.




- Develop service standards and monitor administrative vendors.
- Work with the EHS function to support employee safety, awareness and welfare compliance.
- Establish policies and mechanisms for POSH, workplace conduct and grievance redressal.
- Coordinate with factory management on employee facilities and welfare improvements.

7. Management Reporting & HR Governance

- Prepare monthly HR MIS covering employee headcount, hiring, attrition, absenteeism, overtime, manpower costs and compliance.
- Establish and track measurable HR KPIs.
- Provide management with recommendations on workforce planning and HR risks.
- Support organisation development and manpower planning as operations expand.
- Build a disciplined, professional and accountable people-management culture.

Required Candidate Profile

- 5–10 years of HR experience, preferably with at least 3 years in factory-based Plant HR and Industrial Relations.
- Demonstrated experience independently managing HR for a manufacturing workforce of 100+ employees.
- Prior experience establishing HR processes, setting up a new plant HR function or leading significant HR transformation.
- Strong understanding of Haryana industrial and labour compliance requirements.
- Practical experience managing contract labour, shop-floor grievances, payroll and statutory matters.
- Proven ability to coordinate with factory workers, contractors, production managers and senior leadership.
- Familiarity with HRMS, payroll software and advanced MS Excel.
- Strong communication skills in Hindi and English.
- MBA / PGDM in HR or Industrial Relations preferred.

Preferred Background

- Automotive components, auto ancillary, engineering or industrial manufacturing.
- Prior experience in Manesar, Gurugram, Bawal, Dharuhera or surrounding industrial clusters.
- Experience working in owner-managed manufacturing companies, growing plants or greenfield operations.
- Familiarity with customer/OEM audits, ISO/IATF environments, 5S and manufacturing workplace practices.
- Ideal candidate: A practical Plant HR qualified who understands factory operations, knows how to work with shop-floor employees and can independently manage the people function.

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