DGM National Head Manufacturing Staffing & Bulk Hiring

Layam; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Layam Group in Chennai is seeking a senior recruitment leader to build and run a National Manufacturing Recruitment & Mobilisation Engine from Chennai, with PAN-India scope. You will lead national manufacturing recruitment delivery, bulk hiring, plant manpower mobilisation, and teams of Recruiters, while aligning with client SLAs and productivity targets.

Ideal candidates have 12–20 years in manufacturing staffing, with experience in automotive/OEMS, EMS, and industrial manufacturing, and a

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in managing large-scale manpower hiring and mobilisation for manufacturing plants.
• Experience in automotive OEMs, auto components, EMS/electronics manufacturing.
• Leadership of recruitment managers and recruiter teams to meet PAN-India staffing needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead national manufacturing recruitment delivery and bulk/mass hiring.
• Oversee plant manpower mobilisation and regional recruitment networks.
• Manage recruitment vendors, sourcing partners, and NAPS/NATS/Apprentice programs.
• Establish engagement, joining processes, and client SLA adherence.
• Develop recruitment dashboards and monitor productivity and TAT.

Job description

Location: Chennai

CTC: 25-35 LPA + Performance Incentives

Experience: 12-20 Years

Industry: Staffing / Workforce Solutions / Manufacturing Recruitment

Reporting To: Director

Are you someone who has built manpower pipelines for manufacturing plants?

Layam Group is looking for a senior recruitment leader with direct experience in large-scale manpower hiring and mobilisation for manufacturing plants across India.

We are NOT looking for a conventional Corporate Talent Acquisition Head or an IT Recruitment Head.

We want someone who understands what it takes to mobilise hundreds of people into factories Operators, ITI, Diploma, Apprentices, Technicians, Production Associates, Assembly manpower, Quality personnel, Maintenance technicians and other shop-floor categories within demanding client timelines.

The ideal candidate should have substantial experience supporting clients in:

Automotive OEMs | Auto Components | EMS / Electronics Manufacturing | Engineering | EV | Consumer Durables | Industrial Manufacturing

THE OPPORTUNITY

You will be responsible for building and leading Layam Group's National Manufacturing Recruitment & Mobilisation Engine from Chennai.

This is a leadership role with direct visibility to senior management and responsibility for PAN-India staffing fulfilment.

You will lead:

• National manufacturing recruitment delivery
• Bulk / Volume / Mass Hiring
• Plant manpower mobilisation
• Recruitment Managers and Recruiter Teams
• Regional recruitment networks
• Recruitment vendors and mobilisation partners
• ITI / Polytechnic / College sourcing
• NAPS / NATS / Apprentice sourcing
• Candidate engagement and joining
• Client SLA and fulfilment
• Recruitment analytics and productivity

WHAT WE EXPECT YOU TO HAVE DONE

We are particularly interested in candidates who can say:

I have personally managed recruitment campaigns that resulted in 500+, 1,000+ or more candidates joining manufacturing plants within demanding timelines.

You should have hands-on experience in some or all of the following:

Manufacturing Recruitment

• Automotive OEM plant recruitment
• Auto-component manufacturing recruitment
• EMS / Electronics manufacturing recruitment
• Production & Assembly manpower
• ITI hiring
• Diploma hiring
• Apprentice hiring
• Operator & Technician hiring
• Quality & Inspection manpower
• Warehouse / Logistics manpower
• Maintenance manpower

Bulk Hiring & Mobilisation

• Mass recruitment drives
• Mega job fairs
• ITI / Polytechnic / College drives
• Rural and district-level mobilisation
• Industrial-cluster recruitment
• Referral programmes
• Recruitment vendor networks
• Local sourcing teams
• Candidate transportation/relocation mobilisation
• High-volume joining management

Leadership

You should have experience:

• Managing Recruitment Managers / Team Leaders / Recruiters
• Setting daily and monthly recruitment targets
• Managing multiple client requirements simultaneously
• Monitoring recruiter productivity
• Managing recruitment SLAs and TAT
• Managing selection-to-joining conversion
• Reducing offer and joining dropouts
• Building recruitment dashboards
• Handling client escalations
• Working directly with Plant HR / Corporate HR / Operations leaders

IDEAL CANDIDATE

We would particularly like to meet candidates currently or previously associated with established:

• General Staffing companies
• Contract Staffing organisations
• Workforce Management companies
• Manufacturing-focused RPO organisations
• Apprenticeship / NAPS / NATS organisations

IMPORTANT CAREER STABILITY MATTERS

This is a long-term leadership assignment.

We strongly prefer candidates who have demonstrated career stability and have spent 35+ years in at least one significant organisation, preferably progressing through increasingly responsible roles.

We are looking for someone who wants to build a national recruitment organisation, not simply take another job.

WHAT YOU WILL BUILD

The successful candidate will create a scalable PAN-India sourcing network covering major manufacturing corridors, including:

• Chennai Sriperumbudur Oragadam
• Hosur Krishnagiri
• Bengaluru Bidadi Kolar
• Coimbatore
• Sri City Tirupati
• Hyderabad
• Pune Chakan
• Gujarat Sanand
• Gurugram Manesar
• Noida / Greater Noida
• Pantnagar and other industrial clusters.

SUCCESS METRICS

Your performance will be measured on:

• Number of successful joiners/deployments
• Client manpower fulfilment %
• Recruitment TAT
• Recruiter productivity
• Selection-to-joining %
• Cost per hire
• Candidate dropout %
• Vendor productivity
• Pipeline strength
• Client satisfaction
• Ability to deliver major plant ramp-ups

COMPENSATION

25-35 LPA + attractive performance-linked incentives

For an exceptional candidate with demonstrated experience managing very large manufacturing staffing operations, compensation can be discussed beyond the standard range.

Performance incentives will be linked to recruitment fulfilment, deployment volumes, client delivery and team productivity.

Long-term performers will also be eligible for a structured retention reward.

WHY LAYAM?

Layam Group is an established workforce solutions organisation with a strong manufacturing and automotive DNA and a large associate workforce deployed across India.

This role offers the successful candidate an opportunity to move beyond managing individual recruitment accounts and build a national manufacturing recruitment and mobilisation engine.

You will have the authority to build your team, develop sourcing networks, create regional recruitment partnerships and introduce scalable recruitment processes.