Plant HR & Admin

Exide Industries; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Exide Industries invites an experienced HR professional to lead Time Office & Workforce Management, Industrial Relations and key HR operations at the Krishnagiri plant.

You will ensure attendance accuracy, payroll inputs, union liaison, statutory compliance and smooth plant administration, including canteen and welfare services while driving employee engagement and policy implementation.

Qualifications

• Experience in Time Office and workforce management.
• Knowledge of labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Experience handling union relations and industrial disputes.
• Ability to supervise plant HR operations and welfare initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage the plant Time Office function, attendance, shifts, overtime, leave and absenteeism.
• Handle industrial relations, grievances and disciplinary matters.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws, factory regulations and statutory requirements.
• Oversee plant administration including security, housekeeping and transport.
• Supervise canteen operations and welfare services.
• Support HR policies implementation and employee engagement.

Skills

Time Office & Workforce Management

IR & Labour Laws

Statutory Compliance

Grievance Handling

Union Management

Vendor Management

Problem Solving

Integrity

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Time Office & Workforce Management

• Overall management of the plant Time Office function.
• Ensure accurate recording and monitoring of attendance, shifts, overtime, leave and absenteeism.
• Ensure timely availability and accuracy of attendance and payroll-related inputs.
• Monitor contract labour attendance, deployment and statutory records.
• Identify and address issues relating to absenteeism, overtime and workforce discipline.

2. Industrial Relations & Employee Relations

• Maintain harmonious industrial and employee relations across the plant.
• Handle employee grievances, disciplinary matters and domestic enquiries in line with company policies and applicable laws.
• Liaise with union representatives and workmen to address operational and employee-related issues.
• Support wage negotiations, settlements and implementation of agreed terms, wherever applicable.
• Drive discipline, grievance redressal and adherence to standing orders and plant policies.
• Proactively identify potential IR issues and recommend appropriate preventive and corrective actions.

3. Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws, factory-related regulations and statutory requirements.
• Monitor and maintain statutory registers, records, returns, licences and notices.
• Ensure compliance relating to contract labour, wages, working hours, overtime, leave and employee welfare.
• Support internal, corporate and external compliance audits and ensure timely closure of observations.

4. Plant Administration

• Oversee day-to-day administrative operations of the plant.
• Manage security, housekeeping, transport, facilities and other employee support services.
• Coordinate with external vendors and service providers and ensure adherence to agreed service standards.

5. Canteen & Employee Welfare

• Overall supervision of the plant canteen operations.
• Ensure food quality, hygiene, safety and service standards in compliance with applicable statutory and company requirements.
• Coordinate with canteen vendors and monitor service levels, billing and contractual obligations.

6. HR Operations & Employee Engagement

• Support implementation of HR policies, processes and corporate initiatives at the plant.

Key Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations and labour laws.
• Hands‑on experience in Time Office and workforce management.
• Strong understanding of statutory and factory compliance.
• Excellent grievance handling, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage unions and workmen in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong administrative and vendor management capabilities.
• High level of ownership, integrity and problem‑solving ability.