Job Title: HR Manager (Head of HR & Administration)

Location: On-site

Job Type: Full-time

About the RoleSithara is looking for a dynamic HR Manager to build and head our HR & Administration function from the ground up. As our first dedicated HR leader, you will manage end-to-end HR operations for roughly 60 team members across salaried, daily-wage, and commission-based categories.

Reporting directly to Executive Management and working closely with Department Heads and Finance, you will be responsible for creating formal HR policies, establishing statutory compliance, structuring recruitment, and introducing performance management systems.

Key Responsibilities

- HR Strategy & Policy Foundation: Draft and implement Sithara’s first formal HR policies—covering attendance, leave, recruitment, code of conduct, discipline, and exits—tailored across salaried, daily-wage, and commission-based staff.
- Statutory & Labour-Law Compliance: Assess, implement, and track PF, ESI, TDS, and applicable labor law requirements. Establish statutory documentation and maintain a regular compliance calendar.
- Recruitment & Onboarding: Manage end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning with department heads, and implement structured offer letters, background documentation, and onboarding/induction processes.
- Attendance & Payroll Coordination: Consolidate attendance across app-based and manual tracking systems, review incentive/commission schemes, and deliver accurate payroll inputs to the Finance & Accounts team.
- JDs & Performance Management: Roll out formal Job Descriptions (JDs) for all roles across showroom, production, design, and office teams. Introduce a KRA/KPI-based appraisal framework linked to growth and incentives.
- Employee Relations, Engagement & Training: Handle grievances, discipline, and exit processes cleanly. Identify skill gaps and organize targeted training programs to improve retention and engagement.




- HR MIS & Office Administration: Maintain complete employee records (HRMS/database), generate structured monthly HR MIS reports (headcount, attrition, compliance, attendance) for management, and oversee general office administration.

Key Performance Areas (KRAs)

- Ensure 100% statutory and labor-law compliance (PF/ESI/TDS and local labor laws) across all worker categories.
- Establish formal HR policies, standardized offer letters, and JDs for every role in the company.
- Streamline recruitment to reduce time-to-fill open positions and lower early attrition.
- Normalize attendance/leave tracking and roll out a functional KRA/KPI performance review system.
- Deliver accurate monthly HR MIS reports on schedule while ensuring smooth employee grievance resolution.

Requirements & Qualifications

- Experience: 5+ years of hands-on HR experience, preferably in a setup where you built or scaled HR operations.
- Labor Law Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Indian statutory compliance (PF, ESI, TDS, labor regulations).
- Multi-Category Workforce Management: Prior experience handling a mix of salaried, daily-wage, and commission/incentive-based personnel (retail, manufacturing, or production background preferred).
- Skills: Strong leadership, policy drafting, payroll input consolidation, negotiation, and grievance resolution skills.
- Tools: Proficiency in HRMS platforms, Excel/MS Office, and biometric/attendance tracking systems.

Benefits

- Opportunity to build an HR department from scratch with high operational autonomy.
- Direct access to leadership and high visibility in company growth.
- Competitive salary aligned with experience.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: From ₹40,000.00 per month

Education

- Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
- Payroll: 1 year (Preferred)
- HR: 1 year (Preferred)
- total work: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:
- Skilled in Human Resources® (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 HR Manager (Malappuram)
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