{"id":2903909,"url":"https://alion.io/job/origin-plant-admin-hr-manager","title":"Plant Admin & HR Manager","company":{"id":686527,"name":"Origin","domain":"origin.tech","url":"https://alion.io/company/origin-7","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":18,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":20,"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:10:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T07:24:31Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"About Origin\nOrigin (formerly 10xConstruction) is building general-purpose autonomous robots for US construction, taking on rising costs, safety risks and labour shortages. Our modular, multi-trade platform pairs purpose-built hardware with real-time site intelligence to work in complex environments and execute tasks precisely. Trained in high-fidelity simulation and already deployed on live sites, our robots deliver 5x faster execution, 250%+ margin expansion and significant cost savings. Join India's most talent-dense robotics team, with people from IITs, Stanford, UCLA and more.\nAbout the Role\nOrigin is moving V3 robot assembly in-house in Bengaluru, growing to a 19-person plant team building 3 to 5 robots a month and scaling to 20. You will be the person who gets both sites open and legal, hires and onboards the technicians and engineers who run them, and keeps the plant compliant, staffed and running day to day. You report to the Supply Chain Lead & Plant Head and work alongside the Plant Supervisor and the Manufacturing Engineer. This is a founding, hands-on role: on day one there is a bare shed and a plan.\nKey Responsibilities\nFacility set-up and administration\nRun the lease search and sign-off for the interim unit and the SEZ factory with brokers, landlords and legal: term sheet, fire NOC, electrical load, fit-out permissions, exit terms.\nOwn the fit-out schedule with the Manufacturing Engineer: contractors, racking, partitions, test rooms, mezzanine, power, internet, water and sanitation, delivered on the plan dates.\nRun the plant day to day: security, housekeeping, canteen, transport, utilities, AMCs, consumables, visitor and vendor access, and the move from the interim unit to the SEZ factory.\nStatutory compliance and licensing\nObtain and maintain every registration the plant needs: GST additional place of business, Shops & Establishments, trade license, Factories Act license, KSPCB consent, fire NOC, BESCOM sanction, and the SEZ/EOU or MOOWR filings with the liaison and customs consultants.\nOwn the statutory calendar: PF, ESI, professional tax, labour-welfare, contract-labour and factory returns, registers, inspections and renewals, with zero lapses.\nSet and enforce plant safety and security routines: battery charging and storage SOPs, lifting, PPE, fire drills, incident log and first-aid readiness.\nHiring and onboarding the plant team\nHire the plant team to the needed-by dates on the org chart: technicians (mechanical, embedded, IQC), stores, QA, logistics and sourcing roles, through ITIs, diploma colleges, staffing agencies and referrals.\nRun the pipeline in Workable end to end: sourcing, screening, trade tests with the Plant Supervisor, offers, background checks and joining.\nOnboard every joiner with documentation, induction, safety briefing, uniforms and tools, and a 30-day check-in.\nPeople operations\nRun monthly payroll inputs, attendance, shifts, leave and overtime for the plant with Finance; keep personnel files and HRMS records accurate.\nHandle contract-labour and agency compliance, grievances, discipline and exits with fairness and documentation.\nBuild the plant's people rhythm: skill matrix, training records, retention actions for technicians, and the engagement that keeps a 19-person floor working as one team.\nCosts, vendors and records\nManage the plant admin budget, vendor contracts and purchase requests for admin and facilities spend; track actuals against the approved plan.\nKeep the plant's compliance and facility documentation audit-ready for customers, auditors, customs and SEZ authorities.\nRequired Qualifications and Skills\nMUST HAVE: Has set up or run plant administration and HR at a manufacturing unit in Karnataka, including the licences and registrations a factory needs to open.\nMUST HAVE: Has hired blue-collar technicians at volume through ITIs, agencies or walk-ins, and run their onboarding and payroll compliance.\n4 to 8 years in plant administration, factory HR or a combined admin-HR role in an electronics, automotive, EMS or machinery plant.\nWorking knowledge of the Factories Act, Shops & Establishments Act, Contract Labour Act, PF, ESI, professional tax and KSPCB categories, and comfort dealing with inspectors and government offices in person.\nFluent in Kannada and English; 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