Unit HR Manager

Position Title - Unit HR Manager

Qualification & Experience Required - Minimum 10 years of experience in IR/HR management for FMCGs, breweries / MBA – HR or Master’s in Social Work with HR specialization

Key Accountabilities

Manpower Planning, Budgeting and Management
• Understand PGP for the Unit and contribute to planning at the unit by developing manpower plans and related budgets basis personnel cost calculations (permanent + contract + recruitment + welfare budget)
• Oversee daily attendance and leave management of permanent workmen, assess impact on manpower availability and plan to hire contractual workforce to fill gaps
• Regulate manning ensuring adherence to standards as defined by the Head Office and aligned with Operational Performance Indicators
• Monitor and approve overtime costs being incurred; Track budgets monthly, identify deviations and make necessary adjustments
• Lead processing of payroll and payments based on attendance details of permanent workmen and contractual labour respectively

Industrial Relations and Statutory Compliances -
• Build and maintain healthy working relationships with the Unions, Regulators and Govt. bodies
• Support the Unit Head and Cluster HR Head with wage bill negotiations with the Unions
• Understand issues and requirements from Union stakeholders and facilitate effective grievance resolution
• Drive adherence to all statutory compliances (e.g. factories act, contract labour regulation, emp. state insurance act, PF, workmen bonus, gratuity)
• Draw up charge sheets, issue warning letters and lead conduct of domestic enquiries (on-roll and contract employees) in case of disruption of brewery operations.
• Coordinate with various regulatory agencies and government departments like Collector Office, CP Office, Local Police station, gram panchayat, etc. to organize inspections, conducting record-checks, obtaining necessary approvals etc.

Recruitment and On boarding -
• Manage end to end recruitment at the brewery for positions up to the M5
• Determine open positions based on vacancies and new positions required to be filled. Create/update job descriptions for the positions to enable sourcing of potential candidates
• Coordinate and conduct interviews with potential candidates (including relevant Unit stakeholders for technical interviews)
• Obtain hiring approvals from the Unit Head, Cluster Head and HO team, as required
• Prepare the induction schedule for new joiners; Organize sessions for the and facilitate completion of documentation formalities as per requirement
• Manage brewery induction programs for management trainees

Performance Management -
• Drive performance management process across goal setting, mid-year review and final review
• Resolve issues faced by departments in uploading goals on the system (SAP)
• Check cascade of goals from HODs to the team/reportees; Lead reassignment of goals, in case of employee departure and new-joiners
• Facilitate quarterly discussions with HODs to review KRAs and performance on set targets by various Unit teams
• Contribute to grade revisions, promotion decisions during the final review stage of the performance management process.

Unit Admin. Management -
• Understand admin requirements for the plant and draw up related budgets
• Share requirements for canteen with the vendor; Drive adherence to SLAs agreed upon by the vendor and resolve issues, as required
• Share requirements for transportation of employees (staff and operators) with the vendor; Drive adherence to SLAs agreed upon by the vendor and resolve issues, as required
• Oversee housekeeping at the unit and coordinate with P&L team for contract workforce deployment based on manpower needed
• Oversee security management at both plants and facilitate implementation of a robust Security Management System

Training and TPM -
• Lead the education and training pillar of TPM assuming responsibility of upskilling of employees through trainings
• Conduct training needs identification based on defined competencies and skill mapping for employees. Prepare training calendar and oversee effective execution of trainings (internal and external)
• Participate in FI and Safety pillar as part of TPM implementation for the Unit.

CSR -
• Drive design and implementation of CSR projects/initiatives across Health, Education and Water management for nearby villages
• Visit villages, build relationships with relevant stakeholders and determine problems and opportunities of improvement (across water, health and education)
• Collaborate with local NGOs to plan for and implement CSR support; Determine how to spend the allocated budget from HO to best meet requirements

Team Management -
• Plan manpower requirements and make hiring decisions for team
• Define targets/set goals, allocate responsibilities and conduct performance appraisals against set targets for team members
• Provide support and guidance to ensure adequate skills and competencies are developed in the team
• Take responsibility to ensure that the team imbibes the committed UBL values and culture