SURAJ MEHTA

Experience

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  AkzoNobel

  May 1995 - Oct 1996

  Management Trainee-Personnel & IR ICI India Ltd (Subsidiary of ICI plc London)

  ICI INDIA LTD, a subsidiary of ICI plc London. This large scale plant is located in GOMIA, in JHARKHAND.(Now Acquired by AKZO NOBEL of Netherlands) Exposed to shop floor IR in a multi-union environment  contract labour deployment and regulation Involved in administering the voluntary retirement scheme of the company in a major way, where the total staff reduction by way of VRS was over 600 within a span of 6 months in Gomia Works alone. Involved in processing of terminal / retirement benefits in a major way for those opting VRS. Show less

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Nov 1996 - Mar 2001

  SENIOR PERSONNEL & WELFARE OFFICER

  Large Scale Cement plant ( Now UltraTech Cement) Maintaining personnel record of all employees up to covenanted cadre, statutory compliance,  Canteen and welfare administration Contract labour deployment and regulation.  Statutory compliance of all applicable Labour laws. Negotiating with union, taking disciplinary action, domestic enquiry. Administering appraisal system for all employees up to covenanted cadre. Training need identification and organizing training programmes. Exposed to an appraisal system called “Pajjor”- Integrating MBO, TQM, Potential appraisal, development planning, multi-skilling and multi-tasking and administering rewards in a transparent setting. Gained practical exposure and hands on experience in terminal / retrial benefits, payroll processing, Administration of Time Office. Internal auditor for ISO 9000 & 14000. Show less

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  BILT

  Mar 2001 - May 2004

  MANAGER PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION- GUJARAT OPERATIONS

  BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LTD (BILT) -The THAPAR GROUP. I was the locational HR head for operations in various locations in Gujarat viz: Khavda, Singach ,Jamnagar & Baroda - Incharge of HR, IR, Admin and CSR for the operations in above locations. Reported functionally to GM-People Development & Communications based at GURGAON H.O. and administratively to VP-Operations. Human Resource planning, Recruiting, Performance Management from goal setting, performance assessment to rewards determination and dissemination at the locations as per the corporate guidelines.  Salary and Perks Management. Conducting salary survey with Benchmarked companies. All statutory compliance and liaison with Govt. Authorities. Assessment of training needs and planning HR development and conducting the same as per the training plan Negotiation with Union on IR issues and conflict resolution. Negotiated and successfully settled two long term wage settlement involving two unions with INTUC at Khavda and AITUC, BMS at Singach under section 18(3) of Industrial Disputes Act. Ensuring all HR/IR/CSR activities as per corporate HR policy. Maintaining PR Implementing Integrated Quality system in line with ISO 9000, 14000 and OSHAS which has given me invaluable exposure on integration of all the three standards into one. Show less

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  CEMENT CORPORATION OF GUJARAT

  May 2004 - Jan 2010

  PLANT HR HEAD

   Incharge of Personnel & Administration, HR, HRD, IR including EHS AND CSR, Welfare Admn- including Guest House, Transport, Security, Estate/Colony Maintenance including School, Medical centre, Horticulture development, etc. Was Unit HR Head reporting functionally to Corporate Director-HRD, QUALITY & COMMUNICATIONS at Mumbai and reporting administratively to DIRECTOR-OPERATIONS. Negotiating with multiple Unions and resolving Industrial Relations issues All statutory compliance at unit level and Liaison with Govt. Authorities Manpower planning, Recruitment, Induction  Training need analysis and conducting training as per Training plan Performance appraisal and rewards dissemination at unit level as per corporate guidelines. Salary and Perks Management. Conducting salary survey from time to time with benchmarked companies. All disciplinary matters. Contract Labour deployment & regulation as per law. MIS pertaining to the P&A Department Preparing annual Budget pertaining to the P&A Department. Identifying and preparing Thrust Areas/ Key result areas for the Department. Motivation and retention planning Actively involved in implementing improvement tools like TPM, KAIZEN and MAT-HR. Team leader for Implementing ERP (RAMCO 3.1).This plant is ISO 9000 & 14000 certified unit. Auditee as Head of P&A Department for ISO 9000, 14000. Show less

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  Human Capital Management

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2016

  SENIOR CONSULTANT-PARTNER

  Extend consultancy assignments on following areas:HR Consulting ,HR Policy, Performance Management, , Regulatory Compliance , Recruitment, Temporary staffing, Disciplinary matters, Domestic Enquiry, Industrial Relations.

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  ARKA JAIN University

  Mar 2016 - now

  Faculty -(Professor of Practice)

  ARKA JAIN University (AJU) , Accredited NAAC "A" Grade is a unit of the reputed Jain Group of Institutions Bangalore (JGI). The Jamshedpur campus of the University offers academic programmes in various disciplines providing degree, diploma and PhD courses in Engineering, Management, Computer Applications, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biotechnology, Optometry, Law, Fashion Designing, English, Journalism, Mass Communication, Diploma, Doctoral & Research with 4000+ students in it's Jamshedpur Campus.Teaching HRM/ IR/General Management to students of School of Commerce & Management of the University. All Academic records are ERP enabled & Integrated. The university maintains adequate infra for Audio-visual Projector facilitated lecture deliveries.Also well versed with Online Teaching Tools like ZOOM, GOOGLE MEET, TEAMS,WEBEX Etc.My stint in Academia has enriched my Industry experience by enabling me to Revisit the HRM Curriculum and remain updated on new Researches in the field of HRM. Show less