Manager - Human Resources (Pantnagar-Uttarakhand)

Nestlé S.A.; Pantnagar; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand invites an experienced Manager - Human Resources to lead factory people initiatives. You will own contract labour management, compliance, and HR operations, ensuring the right workforce capacity and capability for manufacturing goals.

You will partner with production and supply chain teams, drive labour law compliance, and support workforce planning, onboarding, performance management, and employee lifecycle activities at the site.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR professional with manufacturing exposure.
• Experience in contract labour management and workforce compliance.
• Strong knowledge of labour laws, payroll, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end contract labour operations and contractor relationships.
• Ensure manpower availability to meet production plans.
• Oversee contractor onboarding, documentation and readiness.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory requirements.
• Maintain master rolls, records, and audit documentation.
• Support factory HR partnering, onboarding and lifecycle processes.
• Drive training compliance including safety, quality, conduct trainings.
• Partner with plant leadership to improve workforce effectiveness.

Skills

Contract Labour Management

Workforce Compliance

Factory HR Operations

Labour Laws

People Analytics

Education

MBA / PGDM in HR

Job description

Manager - Human Resources (Pantnagar-Uttarakhand)

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on HR professional to drive the people agenda for a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on contract labour management, workforce compliance, and factory HR operations. This role is responsible for ensuring the factory operates with the right workforce capacity, capability, and compliance standards by managing the end-to-end contract labour ecosystem while also supporting key HR business partnering activities for the site.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Labour Management & Compliance

• Manage end-to-end contract labour operations, workforce deployment, and contractor relationships.
• Partner with production and supply chain teams to ensure adequate manpower availability to meet manufacturing plans.
• Govern contractor onboarding, documentation, and workforce readiness processes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, contract labour regulations, and principal employer obligations.
• Drive adherence to statutory requirements including contractor licenses, PF, ESIC, wages, overtime compliance, labour welfare requirements, and related documentation.
• Maintain master rolls, statutory records, compliance trackers, audit documentation, and contractor governance mechanisms.
• Manage contractor performance, compliance reviews, and corrective actions.
• Support labour inspections, audits, and statutory assessments.
• Drive contractor training compliance, including safety, quality, conduct, and mandatory organizational trainings.

Factory HR Business Partnering

• Support workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes for factory employees.
• Execute performance management, probation reviews, and people development processes.
• Drive employee engagement, welfare initiatives, and employee listening mechanisms.
• Support apprenticeship programs and related compliance requirements.
• Partner with factory leadership to address people-related challenges and improve workforce effectiveness.
• Maintain HR systems, workforce data, reporting, and people analytics to support decision making.

What We're Looking For

Must-Have Experience

Contract Labour Management

• Hands-on experience managing manpower contractors and vendor partners.
• Strong understanding of contractual workforce operations in manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or FMCG environments.
• Demonstrated experience handling contractor onboarding, workforce administration, and deployment management.

Labour Law & Compliance Expertise

Strong practical knowledge of:

• Contract Labour regulations
• Labour compliance requirements
• Working hour and overtime regulations
• Master rolls and statutory registers
• Compliance documentation and audit readiness
• Contractor onboarding and exit processes
• Compliance validation and governance mechanisms

Preferred Profile

• 4–8 years of HR experience.
• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in factory HR, manufacturing HR, industrial relations, workforce administration, or contract labour management- preferably FMCG manufacturing environment
• Ability to independently manage contractor relationships and workforce compliance matters.
• Experience supporting both blue-collar and white-collar employee populations.