HR Manager – Manufacturing Plant

About the role

The HR Manager for a manufacturing plant will act as a strategic partner to plant leadership, aligning HR initiatives with production, quality, engineering, supply chain and safety goals. This role drives workforce planning, talent development, employee relations and compliance in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Plant Manager and functional heads to translate operational targets into HR initiatives that boost productivity, quality and safety.
• Lead talent management, including succession planning, career pathways and frontline leadership development for operators and technicians.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development and Quality teams to design GMP, technical and multi‑skilling training programs.
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning, shift design, overtime management and onboarding of new hires.
• Manage the annual performance cycle, compensation alignment, shift allowances and incentive schemes linked to plant KPIs.
• Drive organizational design, capacity expansions, technology transfers and Lean/Six Sigma projects with tailored HR support.
• Ensure compliance with labor law, GMP‑related HR requirements and regulatory standards, handling employee relations, grievances and union interactions.
• Partner with EHS to promote a safe workplace, support incident investigations and keep audit‑ready HR records.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field; Master’s or MBA preferred.
• 6–8 years progressive HR experience, at least 3 years in a managerial or business‑partner role within manufacturing, preferably pharmaceutical.
• Proven experience in workforce planning, shift and overtime management, employee relations and HR budgeting.
• Strong knowledge of labor law, occupational health & safety and GMP compliance.

Required skills

• HR metrics analysis (absenteeism, turnover, overtime, training compliance).
• GMP compliance and regulatory HR processes.
• Lean/Six Sigma methodology applied to HR interventions.
• Workforce planning and shift scheduling tools.