HR Lead

Corning Incorporated; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Plant HR Lead in Pune District, India, to partner with the Plant HR Manager in executing HR strategy. The ideal candidate will have a full-time MBA and 12-15 years of manufacturing HR experience. Responsibilities include managing talent, resolving employee relations issues, and implementing HR processes. Strong interpersonal, communication, and influence skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in a manufacturing organization in India.
• Solid technical understanding of HR and ER.
• Experience with problem solving and conflict resolution in various work environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure plant has the right talent to execute strategy and achieve results.
• Manage employee relations issues effectively.
• Lead HR initiatives to support operations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Business acumen

Communication skills

Influence skills

Problem solving

Education

Full-time MBA or postgraduate degree in HR

Job description

Requisition Number: 74706

Role Purpose

The Plant HR Lead partners with the Plant HR Manager to ensure that his/her plant has the right number and type of talent to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results; ensures that the plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as "One Corning" in support of Corning’s values; assists in the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant; and ensures plant compliance with HR‑related legal and regulatory guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures plant has the right number and type of talent required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results.
• Ensures plant realizes required levels of employee productivity and performance excellence necessary to achieve desired business results.
• Ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as "One Company" in support of Company’s values.
• Ensures the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant.
• Ensures plant compliance with HR‑related legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Establishes HR infrastructure for a brownfield manufacturing site in alignment with Company policies, procedures and culture.
• Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a pulse on the organization.
• Proactively identifies and resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the plant’s ability to operate effectively.
• Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership create an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues.
• Demonstrates leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment.
• Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs.
• Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with the Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement.
• Administrates contract labor management and government apprenticeship program.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Full‑time MBA or postgraduate degree in HR.
• 12–15 years of work experience in a manufacturing organization in India.
• Strong interpersonal skills – able to build trust quickly with employees at multiple levels.
• Solid technical understanding of HR and ER.
• Track record of delivering tangible business impact.
• Strong business acumen – interest in and ability to learn the business and understand business drivers.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentations).
• Strong influence skills, experience influencing stakeholders with competing and/or differing priorities, and ability to manage in a matrix organization.
• Experience with problem solving and conflict resolution in unionized and non‑unionized work environments.