Job Description:
Position: Head – Human Resources & Administration
Exp.: 15+ Years
Industry: Medium / Heavy Engineering Manufacturing
Function: Human Resources & Administration
Level: Head HR / GM HR / DGM HR / Senior HR Leader
Location: Anand, Gujarat.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Head – HR & Administration to lead the complete Human Resources and Administration function for a medium/heavy engineering manufacturing organization.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic and business-oriented HR leader with extensive experience in engineering/manufacturing organizations and a demonstrated ability to build and execute HR strategy, policies, talent systems and organizational capabilities.
This role requires someone who can operate at both Corporate HR and business/plant interface levels, but the primary focus is on enterprise HR leadership and the complete HR gamut, rather than being predominantly an Industrial Relations/Plant HR specialist.
Key Responsibilities
1. HR Strategy & Leadership
- Develop and execute the organization's overall HR strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Partner with the CEO / leadership team / business heads on people strategy and organizational priorities.
- Develop HR policies, frameworks, processes and governance mechanisms.
- Establish HR as a strategic business partner across the organization.
- Drive organization development, transformation and change-management initiatives.
- Build HR dashboards, analytics and management reporting for leadership decision-making.
2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Lead organization-wide Talent Acquisition strategy.
- Build talent pipelines for critical technical, engineering, managerial and leadership positions.
- Develop manpower plans aligned with business growth and capacity requirements.
- Drive workforce planning, manpower budgeting and organization structures.
- Strengthen employer branding and the organization's ability to attract high-quality talent.
- Develop succession pipelines for critical positions.
3. Talent Management & Development
- Develop and implement Talent Management and Succession Planning frameworks.
- Identify high-potential employees and create development plans.
- Build leadership development initiatives.
- Drive competency mapping and career development frameworks.
- Establish structured learning and capability-development programs.
4. Performance Management
- Own the organization's Performance Management System (PMS).
- Develop KPIs/KRAs in alignment with business objectives.
- Drive performance review cycles and performance calibration.
- Build performance-linked development and reward mechanisms.
- Improve accountability and performance culture.
5. Learning & Development
- Develop the organization's annual L&D strategy and budget.
- Identify organization-wide and functional capability gaps.
- Build technical, managerial and leadership development programs.
- Evaluate training effectiveness and ROI.
- Develop internal talent and future leaders.
6. Compensation & Benefits
- Lead Compensation & Benefits strategy.
- Conduct salary benchmarking and compensation reviews.
- Develop salary structures, incentive plans and reward frameworks.
- Manage annual compensation planning and budgeting.
- Ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Develop retention and performance-linked reward mechanisms.
7. HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle
- Oversee complete employee lifecycle management.
- Establish effective HR processes and systems.
- Drive HR digitization, HRMS/HRIS and people analytics.
- Ensure effective employee engagement and communication.
- Establish HR governance, policies and SOPs.
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment and statutory requirements.
8. Administration & Facilities
- Lead Administration & Facilities Management.
- Oversee infrastructure, security, transport, canteen, housekeeping, employee facilities and related services.
- Manage external vendors/service providers.
- Drive cost optimization and service-quality improvements.
- Ensure safe, efficient and employee-friendly workplace infrastructure.
9. Employee Relations
- Maintain a positive employee-relations environment.
- Handle employee grievances and disciplinary processes.
- Work with business/plant leadership on workforce-related matters.
- Trade union / IR / labour relations experience will be an advantage, but the role is not intended to be predominantly an IR/union-management position.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Must Have
- 15–25 years of overall HR experience.
- Strong experience in medium/heavy engineering or manufacturing organizations.
- Current/previous experience at Head HR / GM HR / DGM HR / Senior HR leadership level.
- Demonstrated Corporate HR / enterprise HR experience.
- Experience owning multiple HR verticals rather than only one specialist function.
- Strong experience in:
- HR Strategy
- HR Policy
- Talent Acquisition
- Workforce Planning
- Performance Management
- Talent Management
- Succession Planning
- L&D
- Talent Development
- C&B
- HR Operations
- Administration & Facilities
- Ability to interact with CXO/CEO/MD/business leadership.
- Strong business understanding and stakeholder-management skills.
