Assistant Manager HR

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1. Industrial & Employee Relations

• Support in maintaining cordial relations with workmen and union representatives.
• Participate in periodic union meetings, grievance handling, and shop-floor interactions.
• Ensure timely resolution of employee concerns and drive engagement initiatives.
• Assist in preparation and execution of settlements, notices, and disciplinary actions in line with applicable laws.

2. Payroll & Compliance Management

• Handle end-to-end payroll processing for workmen and contract workforce ensuring 100% accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements under labour laws such as Factories Act, CLRA, ID Act, Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, PF, ESI, and others.
• Maintain all registers, records, and returns required under various labour legislations.
• Coordinate with contractors for submission of monthly compliance documents and audits.

3. Contract Labour & Statutory Compliance

• Monitor contract labour deployment, attendance, and statutory documentation.
• Conduct regular audits of contractor compliance and statutory records.
• Liaise with government authorities during inspections and ensure zero non-compliance observations.

4. Administration & HR Operations

• Oversee administrative activities including canteen, transport, housekeeping, uniform, and statutory notices.
• Support in manpower planning, time office, and attendance management.
• Assist in HR MIS preparation, dashboards, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: MBA / PGDM in HR / MSW or equivalent.
• Experience: 24 years of experience in plant HR / employee relations / compliance roles in a manufacturing setup, preferably from FMCG industry
• Preferred Exposure: Handling unionized workforce and contract labour management;
• Language Known Proficiency in Kannada is mandatory

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Sound understanding of Indian labour laws and factory compliance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for dealing with union and workforce.
• Hands-on experience in payroll processing and compliance tools.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and resilient in managing shop-floor HR challenges.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint & Word

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.