Manager - Human Resources
Kennametal (company site, opens in a new tab)14+ yrsTumkurOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 18–30 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Partner with Tumkur plant leadership on workforce planning, manpower budgeting, talent strategy, and organizational capability.
- Lead hiring, succession planning, learning, change initiatives, and employee/industrial relations, including shop-floor engagement and union-related matters.
- Own site HR governance and labor-law compliance; build HR systems, workforce readiness, and culture to support plant operations and productivity.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 14+ years in HR within manufacturing, including 2–4 years leading or independently managing HR functions.
- Graduate with an HR or Business background; postgraduate qualification in HR, MSW, or IR is preferred. Experience working with unions and working knowledge of labor codes, Shops & Establishment Act, and related employment laws are required.
- Demonstrated experience establishing HR systems and processes for greenfield projects, including workforce planning, critical hiring, culture-building, and statutory compliance.
- Tumkur, Karnataka; onsite role.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has built or scaled HR operations for a greenfield manufacturing site and can align people, processes, and culture with plant readiness and operational plans.
- Brings senior HR business-partnering experience in manufacturing, ideally in an MNC, with strong exposure to unions, shop-floor employee relations, and statutory compliance.
- Can develop leadership depth and scalable talent practices across recruitment, capability-building, performance, and succession planning.