Role & responsibilities

- Own the end-to-end Industrial Relations strategy and execution for the manufacturing plant.
- Manage IR across a workforce of 1,000+ employees/workmen, including significant contract labour and multiple shifts.
- Build and maintain constructive relationships with employees, workmen representatives, unions, contractors and other workforce stakeholders.
- Handle grievances, complaints, disciplinary proceedings, domestic enquiries and employee relations matters in a fair, consistent and legally sound manner.
- Lead resolution of labour disputes and support negotiations, settlements, long-term agreements and other IR interventions.
- Ensure effective administration and compliance with applicable labour and employment laws, statutory registers, notices, returns and inspections.
- Partner with plant leadership to anticipate IR risks and develop preventive action plans to maintain uninterrupted operations.
- Manage contract labour governance, contractor compliance, workforce deployment and related statutory requirements.
- Drive employee/workmen engagement initiatives, communication forums and mechanisms to strengthen trust and workplace discipline.
- Monitor absenteeism, attrition, manpower productivity, overtime, workforce costs and other IR-related metrics, and recommend corrective actions.
- Coordinate with legal, HR, EHS, security and plant operations teams on matters involving labour relations, statutory authorities and workforce risk.
- Represent the organisation before labour authorities, conciliation officers and other relevant forums, as required.
- Develop IR policies, SOPs, processes and documentation appropriate for a large, process-driven manufacturing setting.




- Maintain preparedness for labour unrest, strikes, work stoppages and other workforce contingencies through appropriate risk mitigation and business continuity plans.

Preferred candidate profile

- 18+ years of relevant experience in Industrial Relations / Employee Relations, preferably in a large-scale manufacturing or process-industry environment.
- Proven experience handling plant operations with a workforce strength of 1,000+ employees/workmen, including significant contract labour.
- Experience managing IR for large manufacturing plants with complex workforce structures, high manpower intensity and multiple shifts.
- Strong exposure to end-to-end IR, grievance handling, disciplinary proceedings, labour-law compliance, dispute resolution and workforce engagement.
- Experience in chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical or other process industries will be preferred.

- Qualifications
- Graduate degree is required. A postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Personnel Management,
- Industrial Relations, Labour Welfare, Law or a related discipline will be preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations practices and labour legislation.
- Excellent negotiation, conflict-resolution and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive workforce situations with maturity, firmness and fairness.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing plant operations and workforce dynamics.
- Data-driven approach to manpower, productivity and IR risk management.
- High ownership, sound judgement and ability to operate effectively under pressure.
- Strong communication and influencing skills across workmen, unions, contractors and senior management.

📌 Head Human Resource And Industrial Relations (Jhagadia)
🏢 Hector u0026amp; Streak Consulting Private
📍 Jhagadia