Human Resources Manager

diversified business house with a rich legacy of 40+ years

logistics, infrastructure, trading, and sportswear

HR Manager Operations & Maintenance (O&M)

Company:

Location:

(Regular travel to project sites, including remote locations)

About the Role

The HR Manager O&M will own and drive the complete human resources function for the Operations & Maintenance division. This role requires a highly hands-on HR professional with proven expertise in talent acquisition, team building, performance management, and people operations in manpower-intensive environments.

The role combines strong execution with leadership.

You will personally handle recruitment while supervising payroll, compliance, and HR operations.

This is not a policy-only or senior advisory roleit demands ground-level execution with accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning (Core Responsibility)

• Independently manage end-to-end recruitment for the O&M division.
• Personally execute hiring across levels:
• Site staff, supervisors, engineers, operations and support roles.
• Lead high-volume blue-collar recruitment using:
• Local sourcing, contractors, vendors, referrals, and offline channels.
• Manage white-collar hiring through:
• LinkedIn
• Naukri and other job portals
• Social media and professional networks.
• Work closely with operations leadership on manpower planning and deployment.
• Deliver urgent and time-bound hiring requirements without compromising quality.

Proven, hands-on recruitment experience is mandatory.

Team Building & Talent Management

• Build and strengthen the HR function for the O&M division.
• Support operations teams in building stable, disciplined, and high-performing site teams.
• Design and implement onboarding, induction, and engagement processes.
• Improve retention through structured hiring, performance tracking, and proactive engagement.
• Act as a key people partner to site leadership.

Performance Management

• Design and implement performance management frameworks for O&M staff.
• Define role-wise KPIs in coordination with operations teams.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews and feedback cycles.
• Identify underperformance and drive corrective actions.
• Support promotions, role changes, and exits based on objective evaluation.

Payroll Supervision

• Supervise payroll processing (internal team or external vendors).
• Ensure accurate validation of attendance, overtime, incentives, and deductions.
• Coordinate with finance to ensure timely salary disbursement.
• Resolve payroll-related escalations from sites.
• Ensure zero payroll delays and discrepancies.

Statutory Compliance & Labour Law Oversight

• Oversee statutory compliance including PF, ESIC, and applicable labour laws.
• Ensure contractor and vendor compliance across all O&M sites.
• Maintain statutory records, registers, and documentation.
• Coordinate with consultants, auditors, and authorities when required.
• Ensure audit readiness for internal, client, and statutory audits.

HR Operations & Site Support

• Travel regularly to project sites for HR reviews and issue resolution.
• Act as the HR escalation point for site leadership.
• Handle grievances, disciplinary matters, and employee relations issues.
• Ensure proper documentation, ID issuance, and record maintenance.
• Enforce discipline, attendance standards, and code of conduct.

HR MIS, Systems & Reporting

• Maintain HR MIS for manpower, recruitment, attrition, and attendance.
• Track key metrics including:
• Headcount
• Vacancies
• Hiring timelines
• Attrition
• Manpower costs.
• Prepare structured reports for management review.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel is mandatory.
• Comfortable with HR systems, digital tools, and computer-based workflows.

Skills Required

• Strong hands-on recruitment and sourcing capability
• Proven team building and talent management experience
• Sound performance management and people-handling skills
• Strong Excel and computer proficiency
• Familiarity with LinkedIn, Naukri, social media hiring, and offline sourcing
• Clear communication and coordination skills
• High ownership, discipline, and execution focus
• Willingness to travel extensively to sites

Education

• Graduate degree required
• MBA / PGDM in HR or related field preferred

Experience

• Proven experience in:
• Talent acquisition
• Team building
• Performance management
• Talent management
• Background preferred from:
• O&M companies
• Infrastructure, logistics, industrial services
• OR smaller organisations handling the complete HR lifecycle independently
• Must have personally executed recruitment and HR operations end-to-end.

Compensation

• CTC: ?6,00,000 to ?10,00,000 per annum
• Compensation will be based on experience and demonstrated capability.