HR Lead

Human Resource Manager

Location: Pune, India

Start Date: Q1 2025

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to oversee recruitment and talent acquisition for a large-scale, engineering-focused manufacturing environment. Based in their gearbox production facility, this role will act as a senior recruitment partner to plant leadership, ensuring the timely hiring of skilled technical and corporate talent to support ongoing operational expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies tailored to a manufacturing and heavy-engineering setting, covering both blue-collar and white-collar hiring
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from manpower planning and job posting to screening, interviewing, selection, and offer management
• Conduct structured interviews and technical screening coordination to ensure strong competency and cultural fit
• Partner closely with plant leadership, engineering heads, production managers, and corporate functions to understand workforce needs
• Build and maintain relationships with external recruitment agencies, technical institutes, and job portals to ensure consistent talent pipelines
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on recruitment best practices, market benchmarks, and compliance requirements
• Ensure hiring activities adhere to all relevant labour laws, industry regulations, and internal policies
• Support wider HR initiatives including workforce planning, employee engagement, onboarding, and process improvement

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally within manufacturing, automotive, heavy engineering, or industrial operations
• Demonstrated success hiring for technical roles such as mechanical engineers, production supervisors, quality engineers, maintenance technicians, and supply chain professionals
• Strong understanding of recruitment processes in a plant environment, including blue-collar workforce management
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Experience using HRIS platforms, applicant tracking systems, and recruitment tools
• Solid knowledge of Indian labour laws, manufacturing compliance requirements, and best-practice hiring standards
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced operational setting