Plant HR/IR

Exide Industries; Purba Medinipur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Exide Industries is seeking a Plant HR Operations professional to manage the Time Office function, attendance, payroll inputs, and contract labour records at the plant. The role emphasizes maintaining harmonious industrial and employee relations, handling grievances, and ensuring compliance with labour laws and factory regulations.

The incumbent will oversee statutory registers, wage-related records, and liaison with unions, while coordinating with security, canteen, and vendor services to

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations and labour laws.
• Hands-on experience in Time Office and workforce management.
• Solid understanding of statutory and factory compliance.
• Excellent grievance handling, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage unions and workmen in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Time Office & Workforce Management: oversee attendance, shifts, overtime, leave, payroll inputs and contract labour records.
• Industrial Relations & Employee Relations: maintain harmonious relations, handle grievances and liaise with union representatives.
• Statutory Compliance: ensure compliance with labour laws, registrations, licences and notices.
• Plant Administration: manage security, housekeeping, transport and facilities, coordinating with vendors.
• Canteen & Employee Welfare: supervise canteen operations and service standards.
• HR Operations & Employee Engagement: support policies and corporate initiatives at the plant.

Skills

Industrial Relations

Time Office & workforce management

Labour laws

Grievance handling

Unions & workmen management

Vendor management

Ownership & integrity

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1.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.