HR Generalist

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies seeks an HR Generalist to operate on the plant floor, reporting to the Lead HRBP. This role focuses on post-hire employee management, attendance tracking, and resolving shop-floor issues with compliance and policy enforcement.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in a manufacturing setting, strong MS Excel skills, and experience with HRIS platforms. Fluency in English is required with Kannada/Tamil/Telugu as a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Labor Welfare, or related discipline.
• 2–5 years of hands-on HRBP/HR Generalist experience in a manufacturing plant or industrial setting.
• Strong floor-facing mindset with ability to engage shop-floor workers and line supervisors.
• Good understanding of HR policies and statutory compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a continuous presence on the shop floor to monitor attendance, shift handovers and working conditions.
• Handle first-level grievances, document actions and enforce code of conduct.
• Organize plant-level HR interventions and floor engagement activities to reduce friction.
• Assist in compliance auditing, documentation and administrative HR tasks.

Skills

Floor-first mindset

Conflict resolution

Analytical skills

Compliance knowledge

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in HR/IR

Tools

HRIS platforms

Job description

The HR Generalist will serve as an operational anchor on the plant floor, working directly under the guidance of the Lead HRBP.

This role is dedicated strictly to post-hire employee management, daily shop-floor tracking, grievance resolution, targeted HR interventions, compliance oversight and operational support. Without recruitment responsibilities, the incumbent will focus entirely on maintaining workforce discipline, tracking shift-level attendance, driving floor engagement, and upholding statutory compliance across both blue-collar operators and white-collar plant personnel.

Key Responsibilities

1. Daily Employee Management & Shop-Floor Tracking

• Maintain a continuous, approachable presence on the shop floor across shifts to monitor shift handovers, line discipline,and operational working conditions.
• Track daily attendance patterns, shift rosters, contractor employees attendance reconciliations and leave management in close coordination with line supervisors and department heads.
• Identify trends in late-coming, absenteeism and unauthorized leave, executing timely HR interventions to minimize operational downtime.
• Serve as the main operational contact for day-to-day employee inquiries.

2. Grievance Handling & Employee Relations

• Manage first-level employee grievances, shop-floor conflicts and interpersonal issues with high empathy, fairness and speed.
• Support the Lead HRBP in conducting initial inquiries, documenting disciplinary actions, and enforcing plant standing orders and code of conduct.
• Act as an accessible, trustworthy feedback channel between shop-floor operators, line managers and HR leadership.

3. Targeted HR Interventions & Plant Engagement

• Execute structured plant-level HR interventions. Put a check for the skip-level meetings, floor pulse checks, shift briefings and targeted huddles to address workforce friction early.
• Support in organizing inclusive plant-wide engagement programs & drives.
• Assist in rolling out plant culture initiatives and driving policy awareness for floor operators and technical staff.

4. Compliance & Administrative Support

• Demonstrate strong operational knowledge of plant HR policies, industrial guidelines, and relevant statutory regulations.
• Support the Lead HRBP in preparing compliance documentation. Assist in auditing records, updating statutory compliance files and supporting HR operational documentation.
• Manage workforce administration, attendance & shifts reconciliations.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (MBA/PGDM/MSW) in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Labor Welfare, or a related discipline.
• Experience : 2 to 5 years of hands-on HRBP / HR Generalist experience in a manufacturing plant, assembly line, or industrial operational environment.
• Floor-First Mindset: Demonstrated enthusiasm for spending significant time on the shop floor interacting directly with workers and line supervisors.
• Conflict Resolution & EQ: High emotional intelligence, active listening skills and the assertiveness needed to handle shop-floor grievances and policy enforcement.
• Analytical Skills: Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables, Look-ups, attendance reports, trend analysis) and HRIS platforms.
• Compliance Understanding: Practical understanding of HR policies, statutory compliance documentation and labor management laws.
• Languages: Fluency in English (Knowledge of Kannada, Tamil or Telugu is good to have, but not mandatory).