Associate, Employee Relations

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Department: HR

We are seeking an Associate, Employee Relations to join our team at the Chennai Plant. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering Employee Relations & Administrative objectives and responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Canteen and Transport policies and procedures to meet legal and corporate requirements.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Canteen and Transport services.
• Prepare and send Blanker order (BO) renewal for Canteen, Transport, Reception, drivers, Health drink, and Mailroom.
• Prepare the Annual budget for Employee services and send to Finance for approval.
• Coordinate for high-profile visitors and government delegation visits for food arrangements.
• Ensure all food services are sent for food testing and reports are filed for auditing purposes.
• Verify manual attendance and process monthly invoices for Talentpro employees, Receptionist, mail room, Courtesy car, Fire truck driver, and Transport agency employee services.
• Support GAO audits and close observations.
• Coordinate with the canteen maintenance team to close safety and medical team observations.
• Handle buyback/vehicle surrender processes for LL6+ employees during exit.
• Lead the used car auction process for FIPL.
• Liaise with RTO in matters related to lease cars.
• Gather required data and update MCRP Global security modules.
• Payroll input for canteen and transport deductions of employees.
• Ensure PTA is available for canteen equipment services.
• Ensure access control is provided for new employees and exited employees are removed.
• Handle employee issues/queries for canteen and transport.
• Develop relations and liaising skills with regulatory authorities.
• Handle employees' queries on pay/benefits.
• Support labor cases and conciliations for existing and upcoming litigations.
• Handle end-to-end contractor compliances.
• Run canteen operations with Ford's 303 safety/hygiene standards.

Critical Success Factors:

• Excellent interpersonal and team skills to work in a cross-cultural environment.
• Ability to handle crisis situations.
• Good communicator with persuasion skills and resilience.
• Should be able to handle employee grievances.
• Fundamentals of labor laws and compliances: ESI, PF, Gratuity, Factories Act, Standing Order, ID Act, etc.
• Working knowledge of compensation philosophy, process awareness, training, performance management, industry networking, and awareness.

Background Skills Desired:

• Vendor Management.
• Good analytical and documentation skills.
• Good communication and people development skills.
• Possess good attention to detail and project management skills.
• Negotiation and task-oriented.

Qualifications:

• Education Qualification: MBA/MSW in HR is preferred.
• Number of Years of Experience: Min 3 to 6 years.
• Professional Exposure: Working experience in handling Employee Relations & Administration functions, preferably in a multinational auto manufacturing company.
• Special Knowledge or skill required: Expertise in MS Office, Presentation, Report Writing, Documentation, etc.
• Language (Mandatory): Proficiency in English and Tamil is a must.