WE’RE HIRING: HR EXECUTIVE – RECRUITMENT & STAFFING

Company: Aqua Zoo Aqua Systems

Location: Chennai

Job Type: Full-time

Experience: Preferably 2–5 years in recruitment, including frontline and bulk hiring

Salary: Based on experience and skills

About Aqua Zoo

Aqua Zoo operates in ornamental fish farming, imports, wholesale distribution, and aquarium healthcare products. We are looking for a proactive HR Executive to recruit and retain employees across office, technical, operational, and ground-level roles.

Role Overview

Take ownership of recruitment—from identifying staffing requirements and sourcing candidates to interviews, joining, onboarding, and early-stage retention. The role requires both online recruitment and active field sourcing.

Hiring Categories

CategoryRoles to RecruitWhite-Collar StaffSales executives, telecallers, accountants, marketing executives, procurement executives, customer support staff, supervisors, and managersBlue-Collar StaffAquarium technicians, fish-care assistants, maintenance technicians, electricians, plumbers, drivers, and skilled operational workersGround StaffFish-packing assistants, loading and unloading workers, warehouse helpers, cleaning staff, dispatch helpers, and general farm assistantsKey Responsibilities

- Coordinate with management and department heads to understand vacancies, required skills, salary budgets, and joining timelines.
- Prepare job descriptions and publish vacancies through relevant recruitment channels.
- Source white-collar candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, colleges, professional networks, and employee referrals.
- Source blue-collar and ground staff through local communities, ITIs, staffing agencies, referrals, walk-in drives, and field recruitment.
- Build and maintain a candidate database for recurring and urgent hiring requirements.
- Screen candidates for experience, communication, practical skills, work readiness,



and suitability for the role.
- Explain duties, work location, shifts, compensation, and employment conditions clearly before joining.
- Arrange interviews and practical assessments with the relevant department.
- Coordinate salary discussions within approved budgets, offer letters, joining documents, and reference checks.
- Follow up with selected candidates to reduce interview dropouts and joining failures.
- Conduct induction and coordinate role-specific training with supervisors.
- Track current employees during their initial employment period, identify concerns, and support retention.
- Maintain recruitment records and submit a weekly hiring report to management.
- Support attendance coordination, employee records, and grievance handling as required.

Candidate Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree; qualification in HR or a related discipline preferred.
- Hands-on experience recruiting across office and frontline roles.
- Ability to manage multiple vacancies and deliver within agreed timelines.
- Willingness to travel locally for candidate sourcing and recruitment drives.
- Strong communication, negotiation, follow-up, and coordination skills.
- Working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets, job portals, and recruitment tracking.
- Tamil and English communication skills; Hindi or other regional languages would be an advantage.
- Experience in aquaculture, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, retail, or distribution would be beneficial.

Performance Measures

- Vacancies filled within agreed timelines and budgets.
- Interview attendance and offer-to-joining conversion.
- New-hire retention at 30, 60, and 90 days.
- Quality of hires based on supervisor feedback.
- Availability of suitable candidates for recurring vacancies.
- Accuracy and completeness of hiring and onboarding records.

Apply

Send your CV via WhatsApp to +91 97909 00440, mentioning “HR Executive Application”, your current salary, expected salary, and notice period.

📌 Human Resource Executive (Chennai)
🏢 Aqua Zoo
📍 Chennai