Manager - Industrial Relations

Aggreko; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

Aggreko in Pune is seeking a Manager – Industrial Relations to lead the plant's IR and labour compliance program. The role focuses on minimizing employee-relations risks, managing contract staff grievances, and building strong relations with labour authorities and stakeholders.

The candidate should bring extensive IR experience in manufacturing, strong negotiation skills, and a deep understanding of Indian labour laws to ensure compliant operations and a productive workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12–15 years of progressive experience in IR and labor management, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on experience with contract labour, grievance handling, and disciplinary matters.
• Sound knowledge of Indian labour laws, contract labour compliance and related statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build understanding of the local labour ecosystem and engage with manufacturing teams to address concerns.
• Establish structured engagement with contract employees and trainees to improve morale and retention.
• Develop relationships with local labour authorities and external stakeholders to manage industrial relations.

Skills

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Labour relations

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in HR/IR/Labour Law

Job description

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Manager – Industrial Relations, based in Pune. This role will be responsible for plant’s industrial relations and labour compliance agenda, ensuring a compliant, engaged, and productive workforce while minimizing employee-relations and business-continuity risks. This role involves proactively managing contract staff and their grievances, labour-law related compliances and building strong relationships with labour authorities and external stakeholders. Power without pause. Heating, cooling and oil‑free air without end. We keep our customers’ worlds on. From world‑class events that last a few weeks to mining operations and remote communities who rely on us for decades.

What You’ll Do

• Labour Market Intelligence & Ecosystem Management: Build a strong understanding of the local labour ecosystem, monitor market dynamics, and maintain engagement with manufacturing teams to proactively address concerns.
• Employee Engagement & Connection: Establish structured engagement mechanisms with contract employees and trainees to foster trust, address grievances, and strengthen workforce morale and retention.
• Stakeholder & External Authority Management: Build and maintain effective working relationships with local labour authorities, police officials, and other relevant external stakeholders to manage industrial relations.
• Contractor Relationship Management & Compliance: Manage relationships with contract labour providers and service contractors, ensuring adherence to labour laws, statutory requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Workforce Experience & Continuous Improvement: Identify recurring workforce challenges and implement proactive interventions to improve employee experience, engagement, productivity, and retention.
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on the needs of the manufacturing teams, including supporting wage benchmarking and market competitiveness assessments.

You Are

• Minimum of 12-15 years of progressive experience in IR & Labor management, with a significant portion in manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong hands‑on experience managing manufacturing and contract workforces, grievance handling, disciplinary matters and IR risk.
• Sound knowledge of Indian labour laws, contract labour compliance and manufacturing‑related statutory requirements.
• Experience engaging with labour authorities, contractors and other external stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, conflict‑resolution, influencing and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Experience supporting a greenfield/new manufacturing set‑up would be an advantage.
• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in human resources, Industrial Relations, Labour Welfare, Law or a related discipline preferred.

What You’ll Get

• A full‑time role based in Pune.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits
• Dynamic & Supportive Work Environment: Thrive in an innovative and forward‑thinking culture that values your expertise and will foster professional growth.
• Accelerate your career with dedicated pathways for advancement, access to specialised training programs and ample opportunities for skill enhancement.

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Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.