Key responsibilities

Recruitment planning and hiring

- Prepare the annual and quarterly manpower plan with department heads, aligned to business growth and new projects.

- Write job descriptions and manage postings on job portals, LinkedIn, consultants, employee referrals and industry events.

- Screen CVs and conduct the initial HR interview for every role before functional or technical interviews.

- Coordinate interview schedules, collect panel feedback and keep candidates informed at every stage.

- Track hiring status, time-to-hire and source of hire, and report to management monthly.

Offer and CTC negotiation

- Benchmark salaries for engineering, production, quality and support roles in Chennai.

- Structure CTC breakups and negotiate offers within approved budgets.

- Issue offer letters and appointment letters, and manage notice-period and joining follow-ups.

- Carry out reference checks and background verification before joining.

HR documentation and compliance

- Maintain complete employee files: offer and appointment letters, ID and education proofs, NDAs, confirmation, increment, transfer and exit letters.

- Manage statutory compliance and records for PF, ESI, gratuity, Professional Tax and the Shops & Establishments / Factories Act, as applicable.

- Coordinate attendance, leave records and monthly payroll inputs with accounts.

- Support AS9100D and ISO 13485 audits with training records, competency matrices and job descriptions.

HR policies

- Draft and roll out the employee handbook: leave, attendance, working hours, travel, code of conduct, POSH,



confidentiality and grievance handling.

- Set up and run the POSH Internal Committee as required by law.

- Review policies yearly and communicate changes to employees.

Onboarding, engagement and exits

- Run structured induction and onboarding for new joiners.

- Set up probation reviews and support the annual performance appraisal cycle.

- Plan employee engagement activities and track attrition.

- Conduct exit interviews and complete full-and-final settlement formalities.

Qualifications and skills

Required

- MBA / MSW / PG Diploma in HR or Personnel Management (or equivalent).

- 512 years of hands-on HR experience, including end-to-end recruitment and HR documentation.

- Proven experience conducting screening interviews and negotiating CTC.

- Working knowledge of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance (PF, ESI, gratuity, POSH).

- Experience drafting HR policies and an employee handbook.

- Good spoken and written English and Tamil.

- Comfortable with MS Excel / Google Sheets and HR software or portals (Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter).

Preferred

- Experience in a manufacturing, engineering, aerospace or medical-device company.

- Exposure to ISO / AS9100 audit documentation.

- Experience setting up HR in a startup or growing SME.

Personal attributes

- Self-driven and able to work independently as the sole HR person.

- Discreet with confidential employee and salary information.

- Organised, detail-oriented and strong at follow-up.

- Approachable, with valuable judgement in people matters.

📌 Senior Human Resource Executive/ Assistant Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Primaeam
📍 Chennai