Assistant Manager - Human Resource

Archer Daniels Midland Company; Newman; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland Company is seeking an experienced HR professional to manage plant HR operations, maintain employee records, and ensure data accuracy in SuccessFactors/MIS. You will support hiring, onboarding, attendance, and payroll inputs, while coordinating with third-party vendors and plant stakeholders.

You will strengthen statutory compliance, deliver reports, and drive engagement initiatives within a manufacturing environment, including Marathi language engagement where required,

Qualifications

• MBA in HR from a recognised university with 5–10 years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong understanding of labour laws, compliance and industrial relations.
• Experience in payroll inputs, attendance systems and third-party workforce admin.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HR operations at the plant, maintain employee records and MIS data.
• Support hiring, onboarding and manpower planning processes.
• Manage attendance, leave, accruals and reports from cosec; validate OT.
• Coordinate with vendors and third parties for offers, payroll and invoicing.
• Ensure compliance and employee engagement across the plant.

Skills

HR operations

Employee records

Payroll inputs

Attendance tracking

Stakeholder coordination

Education

MBA in HR

Tools

Cosec

Excel

SuccessFactors

Payroll system

Job description

Job Description

Your Responsibilities:

• Oversee comprehensive HR operations at the plant.
• Maintain accurate employee records and digital HR database.
• Maintain Success factor Data Accuracy in line with MIS.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding process & Manpower Planning.
• Employee‘s Query Management / Grievance Handling.
• Coordination with plant stake holders for executing the HR initiatives and support in implementation of HR policies in plant.

• Maintaining day-to-day employee attendance record through cosec and timely updation of Leave record in cosec portal.
• Frequent generation of multiple reports from cosec for management use. (customized reports)
• OT slip validation & updation in Excel sheet / Cosec.
• Fortnight Over time report to the HOD’s.
• Frequent check of Weekly off non-compliances and sharing reports with management.
• Monthly Manhours report to Safety Manager.
• Monthly Leave credit-debit check.
• Annual Leave balance & carried forward working.
• Sharing absenteeism communication with HOD’s and follow-up.

• Preparation of monthly payroll inputs & sharing with payroll manager as per payroll calendar.
• Final Attendance | Final Over time.
• New Joinee details along with scan copy of personal file.
• Resigned / left employee details.
• Bank details change request along with proof.
• Salary revision / promotion / change is designation.

• Sharing inputs with Third party vendor for generation of offer/ appointment letter.
• Onboarding process and mandatory training.
• Enrollment in Attendance system (for Plant based associates).
• Alignment with concern reporting manager for attendance input.
• Sharing Attendance input of 100+ associates with Third party vendor.
• Verification of salary sheet before generation of Invoice from compliance & calculation prospective.
• Processing Invoice payment with co-ordination with finance.
• Monthly compliance check of the Third party associates.
• Annual Increment process for Third party associates.
• Extension of contracts of Third party associates.
• Co-ordination with Third party vendor for disciplinary actions.
• Exit Management of Third party associates.

Statutory Compliance & Industrial Relation

• Fulfill the statutory compliances on timely basis with respect to PF, ESIC, Bonus, Gratuity, MLWF etc.

• Preparing and maintaining the various resisters and forms for onroll employees as per the labour acts.
• Support in Audit for compliance report.
• Statutory payments of PF, ESIC & PT within the deadline in co-ordination with the Payroll manager & Finance.
• Liaise with government authorities and regulatory bodies on HR-related matters.
• Ensure employee communication and engagement in the Marathi language.
• Support in employee disciplinary process. and handling union issues.

Employee Engagement & Welfare: Support implementation of employee engagement initiatives and cultural programs at the plant. Facilitate employee welfare schemes such as Mediclaim, PF, and ESIC benefits.

Learning & Development: Classroom Training in English and Marathi as per the ADM and statutory requirement and maintain training records and ensure compliance with learning requirements.

Your Profile

• MBA in HR from a recognized university with 5–10 years of progressive HR experience in large manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of Indian labor laws, statutory compliance, and industrial relations practices.
• Proven experience in managing payroll inputs, attendance systems, disciplinary procedures, and third-party workforce administration.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with employees, union representatives, and government authorities.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and capable of independently managing plant HR operations with a focus on compliance, engagement, and continuous improvement

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About ADM

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