# Associate, Employee Relations

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

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.

## Skills

### Required
- Labor laws and compliances
- Employee relations
- Vendor management
- Analytical skills
- Documentation skills
- Communication skills
- Project management

### Nice to have
- MBA/MSW in HR
- MS Office
- Presentation
- Report Writing
- Documentation

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