Deputy Manager

Deepak Nitrite; Roha; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepak Nitrite seeks a Deputy Manager - HR & IR to drive industrial relations, compliance, and HR operations at the Roha location. The role reports to Head HR and requires a senior HR professional with extensive IR experience.

The incumbent will manage union interactions, wage negotiations, statutory compliance, payroll, and MIS reporting, while empowering policy implementation and employee engagement at the plant level.

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent with 14–20 years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of industrial relations and labour laws is essential.
• Experience in union handling, collective bargaining, and disciplinary processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cordial industrial relations across the plant and address grievances.
• Lead union interactions, wage negotiations, LTS, and MoU discussions.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory requirements at the plant.
• Oversee payroll, benefits, and HR operations with MIS reporting.

Skills

Industrial Relations

Labour Laws

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Education

MBA (HR) / MPM / MHRM

Tools

HRMS

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Role

Deputy Manager - HR & IR

Reporting to

Head HR

Work Location

Roha

Qualification & Experience

Full-time MBA (HR) / MPM / MHRM or equivalent qualifying masters degree with 14 to 20 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

(indicative not exhaustive)

Industrial Relations & Trade Union Management

• Maintain cordial and harmonious industrial relations across the plant.
• Handle employee and union grievances and ensure timely resolution.
• Manage interactions with Trade Unions, Works Committee, and employee representatives.
• Lead collective bargaining, wage negotiations, Long-Term Settlements (LTS), and MoU discussions.
• Draft and maintain union-related agreements, settlements, notices, and legal documentation.
• Conduct disciplinary proceedings, domestic inquiries, and grievance hearings.
• Liaise with Labour Authorities, Conciliation Officers, Labour Courts, and Industrial Tribunals.
• Monitor industrial climate and proactively address potential disputes.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws including Factory Act, CLRA, EPF, ESIC, Bonus, Gratuity, Minimum Wages, POSH, and other statutory requirements.
• Maintain statutory registers, records, licenses, and timely submission of returns.
• Coordinate inspections and statutory audits with regulatory authorities.

Contract Labour Management

• Manage contract workforce deployment and contractor compliance.
• Verify contractors' wage payments, PF, ESIC, insurance, licenses, and statutory records.
• Conduct periodic contractor compliance audits and process contractor bills.

Payroll & Compensation Benefits

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing and statutory deductions.
• Ensure accuracy in attendance, leave, overtime, wages, and salary disbursement.
• Administer compensation structures, employee benefits, welfare schemes, and wage revisions.
• Support compensation benchmarking and annual salary review processes.

HR Operations & MIS

• Manage employee lifecycle processes and HR documentation.
• Prepare HR, IR, Payroll, and Compliance MIS reports.
• Support audits, employee engagement initiatives, and policy implementation.

Employee Insurance, Renewal of Gratuity & Superannuation

• Co-Ordination with TPA for Employees Claim Settlement & its subsidiary activities
• Providing required data for renewal of various Insurance policies.
• Employee Reimbursement Claim Settlement

Contract AMC :

• Active participation for Contracts renewal of various service providers.
• Ensuring required compliances of the vendors.

Housekeeping & Gardening Management :

• Housekeeping & Gardening Manpower Management
• Preparation & implementation of Housekeeping & Gardening work
• Overall control on HR & Admin contract manpower

Employee Benefits Policy :

• Implementation of various employee benefits policy
• Disbursement of employee policy benefits

Talent Acquisition

• Assist in manpower planning & budgeting exercise for the Business/ Unit in coordination with internal stakeholders, with focus on productivity and optimum utilization of manpower.
• Coordinate with Corporate Talent Acquisition team, identify relevant candidates by optimizing on various recruitment sources.
• Facilitate interview for various positions and onboarding of selected candidates.
• Design and deploy induction program for new joiners as per plan.
• Ensuring engagement of Apprentices under NAPS & NATS

Talent Management, Employee Engagement

• Deploy Performance Management System as per defined guidelines.
• Facilitate employees in completion of process as per defined steps including goal setting, performance discussions, mid-year, and annual review.
• Deploy competency/ skills assessment initiatives as per guidelines.
• Coordinate with Learning & Development Team and facilitate learning interventions, training sessions/ seminars and workshops on technical | functional and behavioural | managerial skills.
• Support the Talent Management initiatives and ensure implementation.
• Deploy approved engagement initiatives in collaboration with Unit Leadership Team and ensure sustenance of actions to enhance employee engagement.
• Facilitate employee engagement programs with the Unit and Corporate team in a sustainable way.

Competency (Technical)

Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations and Labour Laws.

Expertise in Union Handling, Collective Bargaining, Grievance Management, and Disciplinary procedure, Domestic Enquiry.

Sound knowledge of Statutory Compliance and Contract Labour Management.

Experience in Payroll Administration and Compensation & Benefits.

Proficient in HRMS, Payroll Systems, and MS Office.

Competency (Behavioural)

• Excellent negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Presentation Skill
• Leadership Skill
• Time Management
• Accountability
• Result Orientation