Plant HR Specialist

LOCATION: Ahmedabad

REPORTS TO: Country HR Manager, India

DIRECT REPORTS: 2

WORKPLACE TYPE: On-site

Company Background:

Ingredion is a global Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That’s why we’re growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty, to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better.

We don’t just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What’s Next® with us.

The Plant Human Resources Specialist is responsible to deliver, coordinate and implement local administrative HR tasks, provide front-line support to deliver necessary local HR activities, including associate talent acquisition, contingent worker management, learning, time & attendance, and employee & labor relations.

Core Responsibilities:

Contract Labor Management:

Manage the recruitment, onboarding, and supervision of contract workers as needed.

Ensure that contract labor practices comply with relevant labor laws and regulations.

Monitor the performance and adherence of contract laborers to company policies and safety regulation

Labor Law Compliance:

Stay updated with Indian labor laws, regulations, and amendments relevant to the manufacturing industry.

Ensure the organization's policies, practices, and procedures comply with labor laws, including minimum wages, working hours, and safety regulations.

Employee Relations:

Handle employee grievances, disputes, and complaints promptly and fairly.

Promote a positive work environment by encouraging open communication and conflict resolution.

Conflict Resolution:

Manage or lead investigations into employee claims of unfair treatment or management charges of misconduct or non-compliance, and communicate findings to manager, HR Business Partner, and/or Legal as appropriate

Monitor and resolve discipline issues, if appropriate, and, refer to disciplinary process

Manage appeals process, conducting meetings, and determinations

Manage documentation of all materials and decisions related to employee and labor relations investigations.

Collaborate with legal counsel when necessary to address legal aspects of disputes.

Documentation and Reporting:

Maintain accurate records of labor relations activities, negotiations, and agreements.

Prepare reports for management, regulatory authorities, as required.

Provide documentation for audit purposes.

Training and Education:

Support local learning initiatives including conducting learning needs analysis, developing learning content, delivering training, and managing local logistics.

Operational Excellence

Deploy services that are required to be executed at a local level.

Provide input on HR policies, processes and programs to CoEs

Support end-to-end associate recruitment process including sourcing, candidate pool management, recruitment, and onboarding of associate level employees

Manage in-person time and attendance activities, including reviewing, resolving, and approving timecards

Manage local community relations, as needed

Manage performance management for the associates

Act as single point of contact for payroll deliverables

Drive employee engagement activities, as needed

Support and collaborate with other function within the plant to ensure smooth operation

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

University Degree or equivalent experience in a related field

Work experience as HR Generalist in food and beverage/Pharma/ FMCG industry. Experience within the manufacturing / plants HR role would be an advantage

Working knowledge of HR policies, practices, and procedures and local Labour laws

Fluent in spoken and written English

Required behaviors and skills:

Establishes good collaboration and exchange with stakeholders

Detail-oriented execution of routine and complex processes (HR functional / operational knowledge)

Ability to deliver high quality HR support consistently in a professional manner e.g., adaptable to different audience and situations

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and multi-tasking whenever required

Ability to quickly comprehend requirements and carry out transactions in accordance with set standards

Service mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills and a collaborative team spirit

Adaptable to quickly changing requirements and able to manage conflicting demands

Strong work ethics, integrity and personal accountability

Proficient use of applicable technology and Microsoft Office

Relocation Available:No

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