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Role:
Manager - Staffing (
Location:
Chennai & Blore)
Job Objective:
This role is responsible to design and execute an end-to-end blue-collar workforce strategy including mass hiring, rural talent sourcing, migrant workforce management, skill development, and workforce retention
Key Accountabilities
Work Force Strategy & Planning
Develop annual and quarterly blue-collar workforce hiring strategy aligned to business expansion plans
Forecast manpower requirements in collaboration with Operations and BD team
Build sustainable talent pipelines for high-attrition roles
Develop strategy for workforce mobility
Create rural sourcing, establish workforce retention and engagement framework
Mass Hiring & Rural Talent Acquisition
Lead large-scale hiring drives across regions and project sites.
Develop sourcing channels including:
Rural camps and village outreach programs
ITIs / Skill Development Institutes
NGOs and community organizations
Government skill programs (DDU-GKY, PMKVY, State Livelihood Missions)
Authorized recruitment agents; migrant workforce
Gig platform
Conduct hiring mela / job fairs in Tier 2 & Tier 3 locations.
Ensure hiring cost per head is optimized without compromising quality.
Maintain recruitment SLAs with Operations
Drive diversity hiring across projects
Migrant Workforce Management
Manage documentation, compliance and statutory requirements.
Develop structured migrant workforce onboarding program.
Coordinate travel logistics for inter-state hiring.
Ensure accommodation, food, transport, and welfare facilities.
Address cultural, language and integration challenges.
Manage workforce stability during seasonal migration trends
Talent Pool & Cross Deployment Strategy
Build centralized database of blue-collar workforce with skill mapping.
Create cross-deployment model across plants / client sites.
Develop multi-skilling framework in collaboration with Training Centres.
Maintain standby workforce pool for urgent requirements.
Reduce manpower downtime and improve workforce utilization
Monitor absenteeism and manpower efficiency metrics
Retention, Engagement & Welfare
Design retention initiatives to reduce attrition.
Conduct periodic engagement surveys for blue-collar workforce.
Implement grievance redressal mechanism at site level.
Ensure statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, Wages, Contract Labour Act etc.).
Improve employee living and working conditions in partnership with Operations.
Training & Upskilling
Partner with Training School, Safety and Govt. Skill centers to:
Deliver induction programs
Technical skill certification
Safety training
Multi-skilling programs
Build career progression pathways for shop-floor employees.
Track training effectiveness and productivity improvement
People Management
Ensure developmental requirements of Operations Managers / KAM’s, Site Operations Team are incorporated in training calendar
Ensure timely goal setting, performance review, feedback and development of subordinates in the team
Identify and groom successors for critical roles within the department
Ensure required training programs are conducted and attended by team members
Key Performance Indicators
Business Results
100% manpower fulfilment within SLA
Reduction in hiring cost per head
Reduction in blue-collar attrition %
Workforce productivity improvement %
Cross-deployment utilization ratio
Operational Excellence
Hiring TAT adherence
Absenteeism reduction
Accommodation & welfare compliance score
Digitized workforce database (100% coverage)
Leadership Development
Migrant retention rate
Seasonal attrition management
Zero statutory non-compliance cases
Grievance closure TAT
Key Complexities
High attrition in blue-collar segments
Seasonal migration patterns
Unionized / semi-unionized workforce environments
Low-margin operations requiring cost discipline
Rural ecosystem variability
Education
Any Graduate and certification in Labour Law (preferred)
Experience & Job Knowledge
10–15 years of experience in blue-collar hiring / Industrial HR
Experience in mass hiring (1000+ annual intake preferred)
Exposure to migrant workforce management
Experience working with NGOs / Govt skill programs preferred
Manufacturing / Logistics / Supply Chain industry exposure desirable
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