HR Manager: HR Policies, Hiring Strategy And HR Operations

About us: Kartik Steels and Kalawati Steels is a 35+ year old steel and building materials group based in Varanasi, with businesses across steel trading, retail and hospitality. As the group grows, we are expanding our HR team and are looking for an experienced HR Manager to lead the HR function, work closely with the Managing Director and guide the HR team.

• Role and responsibilities:
• Build and own the HR function across group companies: structure, processes and annual HR calendar.
• Write, implement and update HR policies: attendance, leave, probation, notice, conduct, discipline, travel and expenses.
• Plan manpower with the management and run hiring end to end: job descriptions, sourcing, interview design, offers and joining.
• Advise the Managing Director on hiring status, people issues and the right way to handle them.
• Own statutory compliance and labour law matters: PF, ESIC, Shops Act, wage records and registers.
• Run payroll inputs, appraisals, confirmations, warnings, exits and full and final settlements.
• Handle employee relations and grievances fairly and firmly.
• Guide, train and work alongside the existing HR team, dividing work clearly and reviewing quality.
• Build HR MIS and dashboards: headcount, attrition, open positions, attendance and hiring pipeline.

• Preferred candidate profile:
• MBA / PGDM in HR (or MSW / MA HRM) is preferred.
• 6 to 11 years of HR experience, with at least 3 years handling HR independently or as HR head for an organisation or a multi-unit business.
• Has personally written HR policies and handled labour law, PF and ESIC matters.
• Excellent communication in English and Hindi; confident with management and staff at all levels.
• Strong in Excel and HR MIS; comfortable with HRMS or attendance software.
• Experience in manufacturing, trading, retail or hospitality is a plus.
• Must be based in Varanasi.

What we offer: a senior, long term role with real ownership of HR in a growing group, reporting directly to the Managing Director.