HR Business Partner & Industrial Relations

Role Overview

The HRBP & IR professional for the automotive plant will lead people strategy, industrial relations, labor compliance, and workforce engagement for a highprecision, fastpaced, and safetycritical manufacturing environment. The role ensures stability on the shop floor, supports lean manufacturing goals, and drives HR excellence aligned with automotive quality systems.

Key Responsibilities

HR Business Partnering

Partner with Plant Head, Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams for manpower planning.

Drive hiring for skilled operators, diploma engineers, apprentices, and staff.

Facilitate performance management aligned with automotive KPIs (OEE, FPY, PPM, Scrap Rate, Safety Metrics).

Identify skill gaps and manage training

Support ramp-ups for new model launches or capacity expansion.

Industrial Relations (IR)

Maintain strong relationships with unions and ensure stable industrial harmony.

Manage LTS, wage negotiations, grievances, and disciplinary actions.

Monitor IR climateabsenteeism, discipline, contract labor relations.

Coordinate with Labour Office, PF Office, Police, and local authorities.

Statutory Compliance

Ensure compliance with Factories Act, CLRA, ID Act, Apprentices Act, PF/ESIC, POSH, and other relevant laws.

Maintain statutory records and ensure vendor compliance.

Support IATF, ISO, customer, and supplier audits.

Workforce Management

Manage contract labor and shift operations.

Optimize manpower using lean deployment and productivity analytics.

Ensure smooth payroll inputs and workforce budgeting.

Employee Engagement & Plant Culture

Implement Safety Week, Quality Month, TPM Day, and welfare activities.

Manage committees: Works, Safety, Canteen, Transport.

Promote a culture of discipline, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

MBA/PGDM in HR / MSW / MHRM / MLW.

815 years of plant HR & IR experience (automotive preferred).

Experience managing White collar 500 Blue Collar 2000+ workforce.