Establishing HR in a Manufacturing Company: Key Aspects and Challenges

Dear All,

I am joining a manufacturing company in a managerial position, and I have to establish the HR department in this organization. I am basically from a non-manufacturing background, and hence this industry would be an entirely new ball game for me. Although I am familiar with certain common aspects like recruitment & selection, compensation & benefits, employee relations, etc., I want to learn more about the organizational structure, learning and development, and performance management system prevailing in the manufacturing industries.

I request all those who have knowledge about the above-mentioned competencies to please share the same with me. Also, if there are specific books that discuss HR in the manufacturing domain, kindly provide the details of the same.

Thanks & Regards,
Madhu.

In the manufacturing sector, you have to deal with trade unions. Good communication and negotiation skills are required.

Regards,
Satya

You have to be thorough in Industrial Relations, as far as I know. Nowadays, a lot of guys are forming unions and creating problems in the industry.

You have to treat the employees in a friendly manner and should know the Industrial Relations and Labor Laws.

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You have to treat employees in a friendly manner and be knowledgeable about Industrial Relations and Labor Laws.

Dear All,

Please help to find out what the KRA of the HR Department is to improve production in a fabrication industry.

Dear all,

In this sector, you have to be thorough in all aspects of Union Laws and their services, and you also have to be familiar with the labor Act. It is advisable to purchase a book from Law House for better understanding.

Hello Madhu,

You don't need to worry about that. Go through labor laws and understand the department and what activities you should carry out. You can find all HR-related files from the basics to in-depth in the search forum. Also, you can upload some books like HRM which are posted by seniors in the HRM forum. Best of luck.

Regards,
Venhadesh

Dear Madhusudhan,

Congratulations first and foremost from my side. If you are joining any plant, then the major role of HR is of compliance, liaisoning, union handling (if any), and of learning and development. Your strength in employee relations will be of a lot of use at the plant.

Regards,
SNB