John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Duties & Responsibilities –

Industrial Relations:

• Responsible to build constructive relationships between all stakeholders both internally (Unions) and externally (government bodies, other industrial bodies and external parties as maybe necessary).
• Facilitate along with the India Management & Plan Leadership implementation of regular meetings between management & direct staff.
• Coordinate the implementations of various employee programs, welfare activities and employee relations.
• Represent the organization in contract negotiations, meetings & negotiations with direct employees and any external union bodies as required.
• Collaborates with HR Leader on matters of policy and terms of any MOU before & throughout the negotiation process.
• Collaborates with Legal Counsel and Management in the preparation for and participation in negotiation with employees and labour groups.
• Support safe workplace cultures and compliance with Smiths EH&S
• Contract Labour Management
• Compliance Management & supporting legal matters related to Union and other employees

Business Partnering

• Working with the plant manager/s to helping them engage employees, address people issue and continually raise the performance bar
• Partner and focus on supporting the plant Talent Management Process.
• Drive the Reward and Recognition at plant level
• Collaborate with HR Service Centers and local HR teams, as applicable, to ensure delivery on all strategic plans
• Ensure HR compliance to Smiths quality standards and adherence to division/group policies/procedures/ code of ethics.
• Liaise with the People Operations team to ensure that employee or organizational transactional activities are completed efficiently and accurately within the HR master data system.

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• MSW with a degree in Law is preferred
• 10+ years of experience in IR & HR
• Related manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Successful track record as an HR generalist with involvement in employee resourcing/ talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation and benefits, employment, and employee training and development
• Thorough and up to date knowledge on labor laws
• Previous experience in handling Trade Unions and Charter of Demand discussion and execution
• Preferred experience working with global and/or highly matrixed organizations and teams
• Excellent Negotiation skills
• Union Management skills

Competencies and Abilities:

• The ability and motivation to persistently pursue and achieve effective results which drive the business forward.
• The ability to effectively lead and manage the performance of people by being a role model to others, monitoring progress on objectives and behaviors and coaching others for success.
• The ability to make effective, timely decisions in a complex, local market by sourcing and analyzing critical information.
• The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with other Departments.
• The ability to lead a team and develop them towards future succession
• The ability to build an effective network of relationships both internally and externally, understanding their customers’ needs.
• Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment.

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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