Recruitment – In Charge

Plant Lipids; Kolenchery; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Plant Lipids is seeking a senior HR recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment across its group of companies and multiple manufacturing locations. You will ensure staffing plans align with budgets and business priorities, while driving consistent processes and timely hires.

The role requires at least 5 years in recruitment/HRBP, with exposure to multi-location hiring in manufacturing. You will partner with HR, finance, and leadership to deliver talent across operations and corporate support.

Qualifications

• MBA/Equivalent in HR is required.
• Minimum 5 years in recruitment/HRBP.
• MBA/PGDM or equivalent qualification in HR; exposure to multi-level hiring in a factory or process manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Multi-company/multi-location/multi-function hiring exposure in manufacturing businesses. Exposure to support more than one business entity or location.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Corporate HR, HRBPs, business leaders, and finance to consolidate manpower requirements and prepare hiring plans across entities and locations.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle across Group Companies: requisition intake, job description finalization, sourcing, screening, assessment coordination, interviews, selection, offer negotiation, pre-employment checks and follow-up.
• Build shared talent pools from job portals, employee referrals, social media, consultants, ITIs, polytechnics, colleges, apprenticeship channels and local communities.
• Coordinate group-level and company-specific recruitment drives, campus hiring, walk-ins, and plant interviews, including logistics and stakeholder communication across locations.
• Standardise selection processes, interview guides, assessment methods and documentation across Group Companies.

Skills

Workforce planning

Multi location hiring

Vendor governance

Campus hiring

Internal mobility

Recruitment MIS

Education

MBA/Equivalent in HR

MBA/PGDM or equivalent in HR

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

HRIS tools

Job description

Lead and coordinate end-to-end recruitment across the Group Companies and their various manufacturing locations, covering operations, technical, supply chain, and corporate support positions. Ensure consistent recruitment practices and timely availability of competent manpower in line with approved workforce plans, budgets and business priorities.

Roles & Responsibilities

Recruitment Management

• Partner with Corporate HR, various HRBPs, business leaders, and finance to consolidate manpower requirements, validate vacancies and prepare monthly and annual hiring plans across entities and locations.
• Manage and govern the full recruitment cycle across Group Companies: requisition intake, job description finalization, sourcing, screening, assessment coordination, interviews, selection, offer negotiation, pre-employment checks and follow-up.
• Build shared talent pool sources for recurring and critical roles using job portals, employee referrals, social media, consultants, ITIs, polytechnics, colleges, apprenticeship channels and local community networks.
• Coordinate Group-level and company-specific recruitment drives, campus hiring, walk-ins and plant interviews, including logistics, documentation and stakeholder communication across locations.
• Standardise selection processes, interview guides, assessment methods and documentation across Group Companies while allowing for role- and business-specific requirements.

Monitoring & Governance

• Maintain a consolidated Group recruitment tracker and accurate applicant records; publish dashboards by company, location, function and role on vacancies, ageing, pipeline status, offers, joins and recruitment cost.
• Monitor and improve Group and entity-level recruitment KPIs such as time-to-fill, time-to-hire, offer acceptance, joining ratio, source effectiveness, cost-per-hire and early attrition.
• Empanel and manage common and specialised recruitment vendors for the Group, including service-level expectations, commercial terms, allocation of mandates, invoice validation and performance reviews.
• Deliver a consistent and professional candidate experience across Group Companies through clear communication, timely feedback and coordination with respective HR operations teams for onboarding.
• Ensure recruitment activities across the Group follow approved policies, delegated authorities, equal-opportunity principles, data confidentiality standards and applicable employment requirements.
• Track labour-market availability, compensation trends and talent risks for critical skills across Group locations; recommend shared sourcing, mobility, redeployment or retention actions.

Skills Required

Functional

• Workforce planning.
• Multi location hiring challenges.
• Vendor governance.
• Campus hiring.
• Internal mobility.
• Recruitment MIS.

Behavioural

• Communication.
• Influencing.
• Negotiation.
• Planning.
• Problem-solving.
• Ownership.
• Attention to detail.

Digital

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, job portals and HRIS tools.

Qualifications & Experience

MBA/Equivalent in HR.

Minimum 5 years in recruitment/HRBP.

MBA/PGDM or equivalent qualification in Human Resources; exposure to multi-level hiring in a factory or process manufacturing environment is preferred.

Multi-company/multi-location/multi-function hiring exposure in manufacturing businesses. Exposure to support more than one business entity or location.

Job Location: Kadayirrupu

Reporting to: Sr. GM - HR & Administration