HR Manager

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Nagpur District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Head Lead to drive the HR function across the Group's multi-plant operations in India.

You will align HR strategy with business goals, oversee policy creation, statutory compliance, IR, workforce productivity, and talent development. The role requires hands-on leadership across plants and head office, strong expertise in manufacturing HR, and a track record of implementing HRIS, PMS, and digitalisation initiatives to optimise people

Qualifications

• 8–15+ years of HR experience with strong exposure to manufacturing/engineering industries.
• MBA/PGDM in HR preferred; Labour Welfare experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of IR, labour laws, plant HR, HR operations and statutory compliance.
• Proven experience in multi-plant HR, HR automation, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR operations across plants, head office, and corporate locations.
• Develop HR policies, frameworks, and SOPs aligned with business needs.
• Oversee manpower planning, workforce optimisation, and organisation structuring.
• Drive recruitment for blue-collar, staff, and leadership roles.
• Build strong talent pipelines and manage campus/technical-institute partnerships.
• Ensure 100% statutory compliance across all manufacturing units (Factories Act, payroll, PF, ESIC, audits).
• Oversee payroll, attendance, shift planning, onboarding, appraisals, and exits.
• Implement HR digitalisation, MIS dashboards, productivity metrics, and HRIS systems.
• Lead PMS implementation, goal setting, KRAs, and competency mapping.
• Drive training needs identification and leadership development programs.
• Build a culture of merit, engagement across plants and corporate teams.

Skills

HR leadership

Industrial Relations

Labor laws

HR operations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team management

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR

Labour Welfare

Tools

HRIS

MIS dashboards

Job description

Position Overview

The Head Lead will be responsible for driving the entire Human Resources function across the Group, ensuring alignment of HR strategy with business goals. This leadership role requires strong exposure to manufacturing HR, multi-plant operations, statutory compliance, IR, workforce productivity, and talent development. The role will oversee HR strategy, processes, systems, and people-related initiatives across all locations.

Key Responsibilities (KRA)

1. HR Generalist Leadership

• Lead end-to-end HR operations across plants, head office, and corporate locations.
• Develop HR policies, frameworks, and SOPs aligned with business needs.
• Oversee manpower planning, workforce optimisation, and organisation structuring.

2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Drive recruitment for blue-collar, staff, and leadership roles.
• Build strong talent pipelines and manage campus/technical institute partnerships.
• Ensure timely manpower availability to support capacity utilisation & plant expansion.

3. Industrial Relations (IR) & Statutory Compliance

• Manage factory HR, labour relations, and union negotiations (if applicable).
• Ensure 100% statutory compliance across all manufacturing units (Factories Act, CLRA, payroll, PF, ESIC, returns, audits).
• Maintain healthy employee relations and grievance redressal mechanisms.

4. HR Operations & Employee Life Cycle Management

• Oversee payroll, attendance, shift planning, rostering, and time office activities.
• Ensure smooth onboarding, induction, confirmation, appraisal cycles, and exit processes.
• Implement HR digitalisation, MIS dashboards, productivity metrics, and HRIS systems.

5. Performance Management & Capability Building

• Lead PMS implementationgoal setting, KRAs, competency mapping, appraisal reviews.
• Drive training need identification (TNI) and technical/behavioral training programs.
• Strengthen leadership development and succession planning across functions.

6. Culture Building & Employee Engagement

• Build a performance-driven, merit-based, collaborative culture.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives across plants and corporate teams.
• Enhance internal communication, welfare programs, and employee connect.

7. Corporate HR Initiatives

• Support organisational transformation and strategic HR projects.
• Partner with leadership teams on policy reforms, manpower budgeting, rewards & recognition.
• Ensure alignment of HR practices across all units within the Group.

Key Requirements:

• Experience: 8–15+ years of HR experience with strong exposure to manufacturing/engineering industries.
• Qualification: MBA/PGDM in HR, Labour Welfare, or related fields preferred.
• Strong knowledge of IR, labour laws, plant HR, HR operations, statutory compliance.
• Proven experience in managing multi-plant HR, driving HR automation, and stakeholder management.

Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.