Plant HR Head- South

CMR Group; Krishnagiri District; Sur place; INR 1 800 000 - 2 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

CMR Group, a leading aluminium producer, seeks a Head HR – Project / Plant HR to lead end-to-end HR setup for a Greenfield manufacturing project at Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, with a total capacity of 36,000 MTPA.

You will drive project HR planning, IR/ER framework, statutory readiness, manpower ramp-up, contractor onboarding and culture building from project phase through commercial production, reporting to Unit Head & Hub Head HR South/CHRO.

Qualifications

• MBA /MSW/ Post graduate degree in HR management (2 years FT) from a UGC/AICTE recognized institute.
• Mandatory: 7+ years in Plant IR/ER in manufacturing with large workforce.
• Experience in Greenfield / Project HR setup is mandatory.

Responsabilités

• Industrial Relations: maintain cordial IR and productivity culture.
• Union Management: maintain harmonious relations with unions.
• Manpower Planning: plan manpower and manage redundancy for productivity.
• Time Office & Wage administration: ensure timely salary payments and wage management.
• Contract Labour Management: implement CLM systems and legal cases coordination.
• Legal Matters & disciplinary: monitor legal cases and promote discipline.
• Legal Compliances: ensure statutory compliance and documentation.
• Employee Services & General Admin: plan and monitor welfare services.
• HRMIS: compile HR activities and MIS for management review.
• Employee Engagement: drive engagement activities like Town Halls and open door policy.
• Employer Brand & Public Relations: build employer brand and manage external relationships.
• TPM/ WCM & Sustainability: implement TPM/WCM standards and sustainability initiatives.

Connaissances

Industrial Relations

Employee relations

Union management

Formation

MBA / MSW / Post graduate HR management

Outils

HRMIS

Description du poste

Head HR – Project / Plant HR for Greenfield Manufacturing Project

About CMR Group is India's largest producer of Aluminium and zinc die-casting alloys. With 13 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants across the country, CMR has become the preferred supplier for many of India’s largest automotive industry leaders. Since its inception in 2006, CMR has consistently outpaced competition by focusing on delivering superior value to its stakeholders. This value is driven by a strong commitment to technical advancements, quality enhancement, sustainability, and people-centric practices. We believe in an "Employee First" philosophy, ensuring that our people are at the core of our success. Our dedication to fostering an enriching work environment is reflected in our recognition as the 'Most Preferred Place for Women to Work' and as one of the Top 15 Mid-Sized India’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing for 2026 by Great Place to Work®.

As part of our growth journey, CMR is setting up a new Aluminium Ingots and Liquid Aluminium manufacturing plant at Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, with a total installed capacity of 36,000 MTPA , to be developed in phases.

The Head HR – Project / Plant HR will lead the end-to-end HR setup for a Greenfield manufacturing project , covering Project HR planning, IR/ER framework creation, statutory readiness, manpower ramp-up, contractor onboarding, and culture building from project phase through commercial production. This role is critical in establishing HR systems, policies, industrial harmony, compliance, and people practices aligned with business timelines.

Job Band: B

Designation: Dy. Mgr/Mgr/ Sr. Mgr

Reporting to: Administratively to Unit Head & Functionally to Hub Head HR South/CHRO

Qualifications

Essential: MBA /MSW/ Post graduate degree or diploma in Human Resource management (2 years Full Time) from Institute Recognized by UGC/ AICTE.

Desired: Degree / Diploma in T&D, Labour Laws

Experience

Around 7+ years of experience in Plant IR/ER function preferably in the Manufacturing sector with minimum 400 and above workforce. Proven experience in Greenfield / Project HR setup is Mandatory

Candidate should have at least 3+ years of experience of HR Generalist role as Head ER/ IR or 2+ Years’ experience as second in command in Employee Relation function in large organization.

This position is responsible for overseeing the entire gamut of Industrial Relations & Employee relations activities at the plant and providing strategic IR support to the Management.

Primary Responsibilities

Industrial Relations:

Ensure cordial Industrial Relations and manage efficiently to avoid labour unrest & instilling high productive work culture amongst Workmen.

Ensure Grievance handling mechanism

Union Management:

Ensure peaceful and harmonious relationship with Unions.

Regular interaction with the trade union representatives and develop positive relationship.

Manpower Planning

Effective Manpower Planning & handling redundancy with a view to enhance productivity.

Carry out Manpower Study & Communicate with Trade Union, motivate emp.to improve work culture

Time Office Management & Wage and salary administration:

• Ensure timely payment of salary to staff and wages to workmen/ contract labour
• To ensure efficient management of all activities

Contract Labour Management

Effective implementation of Contract Labour Management System and coordination of legal cases pertaining to various labour laws

Legal Matters and disciplinary proceedings:

• Monitoring all the cases pending before the labour authorities / in labour courts.
• Facilitate promotion of discipline among the work force

Legal Compliances

To Ensure that all the statutory compliances applicable to the Industrial Establishment are strictly adhered to and to also ensure maintenance of documentation

Land Matters: Coordinate and support land procurement activities and ensure no encroachment activities of company land

Employee Services & General Admin

To plan, formulate, execute, review and monitor the various Employees welfare services.

• Resource Delivery Ensuring impeccable services to Int./Ext. stakeholders

HRMIS

• Collation & collation of Various HR activities & prepare HR-MIS for Management Review

Employees Engagement and Employee Relationship Building

Ensure internal communication to employees on key HR/ ER initiatives.

Plan & Implement various Employees Engagement activities like

• Town Halls
• communication meet
• Skip level meeting
• Think Tank
• Open door
• Family Day
• cake Day (Emp. B'day Celebration)
• suggestion scheme
• Help Desk (Voice of Emp.) solution within 24 hours

Drive various kind of Employee Reward & Recognition scheme especially related to blue collar employees at unit level in coordination with department in-charges

Ensure that workmen & contractor Workers better contribute to their work with high moral.

Facilitate skill gaps mapping & training needs of individual workmen. Job rotation for multi-skilling Counselling

Employer Brand Building & Public Relations

Undertake Employer Brand Building / culture building initiatives for complete transformation at organization level.

Ensure harmonious relationship with Government Official and surrounding community to improve organization image

Liaison and keeping good rapport with various Govt. Offices & Pvt. bodies like Health & Safety, Local Police, Electricity Board, Employment Exchange, Municipal Corporation, NGO, politician, Adv. etc.

TPM/ WCM & Sustainability Initiatives Implementation:

To ensure that TPM/WCM standards are rolled out at plant as per standard framework;

To help implement GRI G4 Standards at the establishment

Business Awareness

Ability to engage with, pursue and influence plant/line managers. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with proven abilities in people management,

Strong analytical and conceptual skills

Ability to work in teams with adiverse set of team members

Ability to lead and drive change management initiatives

Possess proactive attitude, excellent negotiating skill and capability to think in & outof the box.

General

Age 35- 45 years.

CTC Not a constraint for suitable candidate.

Candidate should not be frequent job changer.

Notice Period- Joining period Max 30 Days. We can buy notice period, if required

Location:

Shoolagiri: Plot No. 99, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Future mobility park, Shoolagiri, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu – 635117 Railway Station: Hosur Railway station (45 KM) , Other nearby, smaller stations include Rayakkottai (around 17 km away) and Kelamangalam (around 16 km away). Airport: Bangalore (90-100 km away)