Human Resources Specialist

About the Position

We're inviting  ambitious, Tech savvy individuals to shape the future of the Human Resources function as part of the growing India Business.

About the position :  Specialist, Human Resources

The role will be based out of our Ahilyanagar Manufacturing facility and will be reporting to the Director- Human Resources.

Your key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Manage employee  and contingent worker onboarding, hiring and separations.
• Ensure accuracy and maintenance of employee records in different HR systems.
• Drive HR process compliance and adherence to company policies.
• Generate and analyze HR metrics and dashboards.
• Being a voice of the increasing women’s network in the Nagar manufacturing plant.
• Driving Employee engagement activities for the location.
• Being the main contact point for liasoning with HR Service providers for both locations
• Working with external stakeholders like regulatory authorities, organisations to deliver harmony and value.
• Raising bills, liasoning with vendors for payments related to various HR activities and processes
• Managing different internal and external audits like ISO 9001, IATF, etc as well as Customer Audits.
• Participating in Global and Regional HR initiatives and driving them to closure
• Managing the Training & Development needs of the Contingent Workers and employees of the location
• Foster a positive employee relations climate across the plant.
• Address grievances, disciplinary matters, and employee concerns.
• Monitor training effectiveness and learning compliance.

Key Competencies would be:

• Functional Competencies

• Manufacturing HR Operations
• Labour Law Compliance
• Employee Relations & Industrial Relations
• Contract Labour Management
• Payroll & Attendance Management
• HR Analytics

• Behavioral Competencies

• Business Partnering
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication & Influencing Skills

Your Profile:

You should have 4-8 years of HR experience preferably in a manufacturing organisation with a good understanding of the various Statutory Regulations. The candidate should be comfortable in managing permanent employees and contract labour. Exposure to HRMS/ERP platforms such as Workday, SAP HCM, Oracle HCM, or similar systems would be a strong advantage. Good MS Excel and HR reporting skills preferred. An Academic background in Labour Law/Relations is an added advantage.

Working at Höganäs

We aim to offer a great and meaningful place to work where you can fulfil your potential and ambitions. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We have a clear management philosophy, and just like us you believe that through collaboration and openness we develop as individuals and as a company. We see all employees, regardless of position, as leaders when we approach the challenges that the world - and we - face. Höganäs ambition is to lead the transformation to better meet the needs of tomorrow and become the preferred supplier of sustainable metal powder on a global scale – join us in our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions.  Höganäs India has been rated as a Great Place to Work for the past 2 years by the prestigious Great Place to Work Institute. The organisations has had consistently high engagement scores. We are open to take people who are on a career break as well due to personal, family reasons.

More about Höganäs

Founded in 1797, Höganäs is the world leader in the market for powders, with a yearly capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Our vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials. At Höganäs, our strength lies in our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and we are committed to gender diversity. We collaborate with customers to innovate solutions for automotive components, electric motors, brazing, surface coating, welding, and additive manufacturing.

Interested?

We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis so don’t hesitate to apply, at the earliest. The interviews can start much before the last date of applications.

Working at Höganäs

We aim to offer a great and meaningful place to work where you can fulfill your potential and ambitions. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We have a clear management philosophy, and just like us you believe that through collaboration and openness we develop as individuals and as a company. We see all employees, regardless of position, as leaders when we approach the challenges that the world - and we - face. Höganäs ambition is to lead the transformation to better meet the needs of tomorrow and become the preferred supplier of sustainable metal powder on a global scale – join us in our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions.

More about Höganäs

Founded in 1797, Höganäs is the world leader in the market for powders, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Höganäs’ vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials.

The company’s strength lies in its diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and Höganäs is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. Höganäs collaborates with customers across multiple industries to develop innovative solutions, including applications in automotive components, electric motors, brazing, surface coating, welding consumables and additive manufacturing. Operating 15 production centers worldwide and employing 2,200 people, Höganäs’ turnover for 2025 was 11,045 MSEK. Höganäs is owned by Lindéngruppen and FAM. www.hoganas.com

Interested? Apply today!