Human Resources Business Partner II

Vertiv; Thane; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Ambernath, India seeks a hands-on Plant HRBP to drive HR operations and employee engagement for our manufacturing facility. You will partner with Production, Quality, and Corporate HR to enhance workforce effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives on the shop floor.

The role covers onboarding, attendance, contract workforce management, employee relations, training, and data-driven HR across the plant, with minimal travel to local sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing plant HR.
• Experience with contract workforce and shopfloor HR activities.
• Exposure to engineering/electrical/electronics manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle: onboarding, attendance, records and separations.
• Support payroll inputs, leave management, compliance and audits.
• Drive employee relations, recruitment for operators/technicians/apprentices and retention initiatives.
• Partner with plant leadership to address workforce challenges and drive 5S and CI initiatives.
• Coordinate training and HR program deployment with COEs; promote corporate HR adoption.

Skills

Hands-on HRBP

Contract workforce mgmt

Employee relations

Shopfloor HR

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR

Job description

Brief Job Description:

We are seeking a hands‑on Plant HRBP to support HR operations and employee engagement for our manufacturing facility in Ambernath. The role partners closely with Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Leadership, and Corporate HR teams to drive workforce effectiveness, employee experience, compliance, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Description

Brief Job Description:

We are seeking a hands‑on Plant HRBP to support HR operations and employee engagement for our manufacturing facility in Ambernath. The role partners closely with Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Leadership, and Corporate HR teams to drive workforce effectiveness, employee experience, compliance, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working on the shopfloor, managing contract workforce challenges, supporting employee relations, and driving HR programs that contribute to productivity and operational excellence.

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time investment Needed on Each:

HR Operations & Workforce Management

• Support end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, attendance, employee records, separations, and HR documentation.
• Monitor workforce availability, absenteeism, and contract workforce administration.
• Support payroll inputs, leave management, statutory compliance, and audit requirements.

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Support recruitment and onboarding of operators, technicians, apprentices, and contract employees.
• Address employee queries, grievances, and workplace concerns.
• Drive employee engagement, communication, welfare, and retention initiatives.

Business Partnership & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Production and Functional Leaders to address workforce challenges impacting plant performance.
• Support initiatives related to productivity, workforce stability, 5S, and continuous improvement.
• Promote employee involvement and a positive shopfloor culture.

Learning & HR Program Deployment

• Coordinate training, capability‑building, and employee awareness programs.
• Partner with HR COEs including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Payroll, HR Operations, Learning, Onboarding, and Benefits teams to deploy HR programs and policies effectively within the plant.
• Act as a local HR champion to drive adoption of corporate HR initiatives.

Digital & Data-Driven HR

• Utilize HR systems, digital tools, and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Maintain HR reports, workforce analytics, and operational dashboards to support decision-making.

Experience

• Mandatory 10+ years of experience in a Manufacturing Plant HR role.
• Experience in contract workforce management and shopfloor HR activities is essential.
• Exposure to engineering, electrical, electronics, or industrial manufacturing environments preferred.

Qualifications

Required/ Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate in any discipline.
• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources must.

Time Travel Needed

• Minimal travel to corporate office or other manufacturing locations for training, HR reviews, and project support.
• Travel (5–10%) within Ambernath, Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Dombivli, Kalyan, Taloja, Navi Mumbai and surrounding industrial belts to gather market intelligence on compensation, benefits, workforce practices, hiring trends, employee welfare programs, and retention initiatives to support competitive employee offerings and workforce stability.

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES:

• Safety.
• Integrity.
• Respect.
• Teamwork.
• Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer‑first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

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