Ankur Katra

HR and Administration professional with experience in payroll operations, attendance and time office management, contract labour coordination, statutory compliance, employee relations and plant administration. Skilled in managing payroll through customized payroll software and biometric attendance through ESSL eTimeTracker. Experienced in manpower planning, recruitment and selection, employee movement decisions, contractor coordination, and factory and labour-law compliance activities.

HR & ADMIN MANAGER - MAX PACKERS - Jalandhar, Punjab

(2025-10)

• Manage monthly payroll activities for employees, including salary inputs, attendance, leave, overtime, advances, incentives and statutory deductions such as PF and ESI.
• Process and maintain payroll data using customized payroll software; manage biometric attendance through ESSL eTimeTracker.
• Plan manpower requirements in coordination with department heads and manage recruitment, selection and deployment to meet operational needs.
• Handle employee increments, promotions and demotions in coordination with management and maintain the related employee records.
• Coordinate contract labour deployment and maintain contractor-related records and documentation; verify manpower and attendance details for payroll and contractor billing.
• Coordinate statutory compliance activities, including PF, ESI and other applicable statutory challans and payments.
• Handle factory licence and CLRA-related work, including coordination, documentation and compliance follow-up.
• Maintain employee records, HR documentation, accident registers and compliance records for audits and inspections.
• Handle employee grievances and disciplinary matters; coordinate with blue-collar and white-collar employees.
• Support plant administration, facility operations, housekeeping, vendor coordination and petty cash records; prepare HR/MIS reports and supervise two HR Assistants.

MANAGER – HR - ANANDCO SPORTING CORPORATION - Jalandhar, Punjab

(2023-02 - 2025-10)

• Coordinated recruitment, selection, onboarding and employee documentation for operational and support functions.
• Managed attendance, leave administration and employee records to support monthly payroll processing.
• Supported payroll and statutory compliance processes, including coordination of employee data and compliance documentation.
• Maintained HR databases, confidential records, employee files and routine HR reports.
• Coordinated employee engagement, internal communication and resolution of employee queries.
• Worked with department representatives to support workforce requirements and smooth day-to-day HR operations.

HR ASSISTANT - ANANDCO SPORTING CORPORATION - Jalandhar, Punjab

(2022-04 - 2023-02)

• Assisted with recruitment coordination, interview scheduling, joining formalities and onboarding documentation.
• Maintained employee files, HR records, forms and routine correspondence.
• Supported attendance tracking, leave records and employee data updates.
• Coordinated employee joining and exit formalities and responded to routine employee queries.
• Provided administrative and documentation support to the HR Manager.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - HR - Rayat Bahra Campus, Hoshiarpur (2024)