Head IR and HR

About the Position

Designation:

Work Location

Reporting to

Purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is to lead HR & Industrial Relations at the plant, which has approximately 1000 blue-collar workers and 200 white-collar staff. Ensure smooth Industrial relations, manpower planning, statutory compliance, and stable productivity on the shop-floor.

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Core

Industrial & Employee Relations

• Build and sustain constructive relationships with unions and worker representatives.
• Lead collective bargaining, wage settlements, and productivity-linked agreements.
• Ensure a stable and disruption-free IR climate with zero mandays lost.
• Manage grievance redressal, disciplinary cases, and conflict resolution in line with the applicable labor laws.

Manpower Planning & Workforce Management

• Drive worker hiring pipelines through ITIs, contractors, and multi-state networks.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies for blue- and white-collar workforce.
• Control absenteeism, overtime, and discipline on the shop floor to sustain high productivity.
• Ensure balanced workforce cost through effective deployment and optimization.

Compliance & Statutory Management

• Ensure 100% compliance with Factories Act, CLRA, ID Act, ESI, PF, PoSH, and other applicable statutory norms.
• Liaise with government departments, factory inspectorate, labor authorities, and ensure timely filings.
• Conduct regular compliance audits and maintain error-free statutory records.

Worker Welfare & Engagement

• Oversee and improve welfare facilities including hostel, canteen, medical, safety, and transportation.
• Implement worker safety initiatives in alignment with best practices in textile manufacturing.
• Design and run worker engagement, reward, and incentive schemes to reduce attrition.

HR Systems & Talent Development

• Implement HRIS, dashboards, and MIS for manpower cost, absenteeism, and productivity tracking.
• Develop supervisors, staff, and high-potential talent through focused training programs.
• Strengthen performance management and recognition systems for staff employees.

Qualification and Experience

• 1218 years of progressive HR & IR experience, with at least 5 years as HR/IR Head in a large/medium size textile unit (spinning/weaving/denim preferred).
• Proven expertise in union negotiations, wage settlements, and dispute resolution.
• Deep knowledge of Indian labor laws and contractor workforce management.
• Strong communication in Hindi; local dialect proficiency desirable.
• Hands-on leader with shop-floor presence and problem-solving orientation.

Key competencies

• Strategic IR management & conflict resolution.
• Workforce planning & productivity orientation.
• Stakeholder influence (workers, management, authorities).
• Discipline, integrity, and resilience under pressure.
• Data-driven HR systems & compliance focus

Success measure

• Zero mandays lost and stable IR climate at the factory
• Reduction in absenteeism, attrition, and overtime.
• Faster hiring turnaround and healthy position occupancy
• 100% statutory compliance.
• Productivity improvement through engagement and incentive schemes
• Effective cost management in HR & IR budgets