Plant Human Resource Manager

Job Summary:

The Plant People Manager is responsible for leading all people functions within the plant and ensuring compliance with company policies and legal regulations. The Plant People Manager will collaborate closely with operational leadership to understand workforce needs,manage employee relations and drive people initiatives that support business goals. This role requires expertise in people practices, knowledge of labour laws and the ability to develop and implement people programs to maintain a skilled and engaged workforce.

Responsibilities:

1. Business Partnering:

• Support the business by providing services, solutions, and interventions across all people processes.
• Implement employee engagement processes to improve the employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Provide advice and support to line managers on people-related decisions and ensure high ownership of the talent engagement, retention, and development agenda.
• Coordinate plant-level recruitment with the talent acquisition team.
• Coordinate, execute, and support various learning and development programs.
• Coordinate and execute interventions according to the Regional and global COE's plan.
• Manage and maintain required employee records.

2. Industrial Relations:

• Plan, develop, and put in place wage and salary programs that are in line with the company's plan and what other companies in the area are paying workers and contract workers.
• Be completely responsible for managing labour relations with the support of plant management and corporate People Team, including negotiating with labour unions and contractors.
• To ensure that wage agreements between the company and its workers are reached smoothly and that there are no lost workdays due to industrial relations issues.
• Handle employee grievance procedures and consult with plants on union issues as needed.
• Be the plant's expert on union issues when needed.

3. Payroll And Benefits Management:

• Manage payroll for plant employees, including all statutory compliances.
• Administer employee benefits, including managing employee-related insurance schemes for plant employees.

4. Statutory Compliances:

• Maintain compliance with all applicable labour laws and regulations at the plant level.
• Manage contractual labour and third-party employees, ensuring their attendance is tracked and controlled and their compliance with all applicable laws and regulations is supervised.
• Liaison with different government agencies.
• Manage the employee database at the plant level, including managing personnel files.
• Monitor HR and administration-related law changes closely and take proactive action to implement them. Ensure that HR and administration contracts are in place and renewed on time.

5. Safety:

• Implement and maintain effective processes and systems related to Serious and Take 5.
• Foster a culture of safety at all levels of the organization.
• Strive to achieve a vision of zero incident/harm at our respective location.

6. Others:

• Manage plant administration, including security, canteen, transportation, guest house, and other administrative facilities and activities.
• Lead corporate social responsibility initiatives at the plant level in line with corporate strategy.

Requirements: Essential:

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management (HRM), Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR), or Social Work (MSW)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in generalist human resources and industrial relations for a manufacturing site.
• Ability to work collaboratively and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred:

• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• High motivation, results orientation, and drive.
• Good negotiation skills, with experience dealing with unions independently or under guidance.Proficiency in MS Office.
• Sound understanding of labour laws and regulations, at the state and local levels.
• Exposure to liaison activities with government bodies, especially with respect to labour laws