Manager - People Partner

Crystal Crop Protection Limited; Jhagadia; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Crystal Crop Protection Limited in Gujarat seeks an experienced Plant HR Leader to drive HR strategy across multiple manufacturing locations. You will partner with plant heads and functional leaders to align HR initiatives with plant objectives and lead manpower planning, recruitment, and workforce optimization.

The role requires 12–15 years of HR experience in manufacturing, with MBA/PGDM in HR, and a proven ability to manage industrial relations, compliance, performance management, and

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources is preferred.
• Minimum 12-15 years HR experience in manufacturing.
• At least 5+ years in plant HR roles.
• Experience in chemical/pharma/FMCG is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant heads and functional leaders to align HR initiatives with plant objectives.
• Drive manpower planning, workforce optimization, and productivity improvements.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for plant roles (on-rolls and contractual).
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory requirements.
• Drive performance management and identify high-potential talent.
• Support salary benchmarking and wage settlements.
• Drive engagement, safety culture, and effective management-employee communication.
• Manage multiple locations independently and build local talent pipelines.
• Handle industrial relations and union interactions where applicable.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Conflict resolution

Multi-location leadership

Labour law knowledge

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Partnership & Strategy

• Partner with Plant Heads and Functional Leaders to align HR initiatives with plant objectives.
• Drive manpower planning, workforce optimization, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Support business expansion, restructuring, and change management initiatives.

2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for plant roles (on-rolls & contractual).
• Ensure timely closure of critical positions.
• Build local talent pipeline for technical and operational roles.

3. Employee Relations & Industrial Relations

• Maintain harmonious industrial relations across all locations.
• Handle union interactions (if applicable) and grievance redressal mechanisms.
• Ensure discipline management and adherence to company policies.
• Drive proactive engagement initiatives to maintain positive shop-floor climate.

4. Statutory Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws and statutory requirements.
• Oversee audits related to labour compliance, factory compliance, and contractor compliance.
• Monitor adherence to standing orders and statutory documentation.

5. Performance & Talent Management

• Drive performance management cycle for plant employees.
• Identify high-potential talent and support succession planning.
• Facilitate training need identification and capability building programs.
• Support salary benchmarking and wage settlements.
• Monitor overtime, shift patterns, and manpower cost control.
• Ensure proper implementation of compensation policies at plant level.

7. Engagement & Culture

• Drive employee engagement initiatives across locations.
• Promote safety culture in alignment with manufacturing standards.
• Ensure effective communication between management and workforce.
• Strong knowledge of labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Proven experience in handling plant HR & IR in manufacturing setup.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple locations independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High emotional intelligence and conflict resolution skills.

Educational Qualification

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources (Preferred)

Experience Profile

• 12-15 years of progressive HR experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in plant HR role.
• Experience in Chemical / Pharma / FMCG manufacturing industry preferred.
• Exposure to multi-location manufacturing environment will be an added advantage.