Murali Raja

HR and Administration professional with an MBA in Human Resource Management and 4.6 years of experience across talent acquisition, onboarding, payroll processing, statutory compliance (PF, ESI), attendance management, employee relations, and audit readiness in manufacturing environments. Experienced in contract labour and apprentice administration, HRMS and biometric attendance systems, HR reporting, and employee engagement. Proficient in Advanced Excel, Power BI, and SPSS.

HR & Admin Executive at Ganes Metplest Private Limited (GMPL) (2025-06 – Present)

• Manage end-to-end HR and administrative operations and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly HR reports to department heads and management.
• Coordinate the recruitment cycle, including candidate screening, interview scheduling, and joining formalities, aligned to manpower requirements from department heads.
• Administer onboarding, induction, and joining documentation for new hires and maintain accurate employee personal files and HR records.
• Monitor attendance, leave, and shift schedules and consolidate payroll inputs with the accounts team to support accurate payroll processing.
• Support statutory compliance documentation and maintain audit-ready HR records.
• Resolve employee queries, support HR policy implementation, and coordinate employee engagement and discipline matters.
• Oversee office administration, document filing, and operational coordination across departments.

HR & Admin Executive (Off-Role) at JTEKT India Limited (2024-06 – 2025-06)

• Supported talent acquisition by sourcing candidates, maintaining pipeline data, and keeping the applicant database current; contributed to workforce planning and forecasting.
• Conducted joining formalities and induction training, distributed onboarding packages, and completed PF and ESI registration for new joiners.
• Ran end-to-end salary processing, including data collection, document verification, and pay-day calculations, with daily attendance tracking in attendance software.
• Processed payroll adjustments across 5 statutory and benefit deduction types (canteen, bus, GTLI, LWF, Professional Tax) and prepared final settlements.
• Maintained accurate hard-copy and soft-copy employee personnel files and prepared analytical reports on recruitment, training, and payroll activity.
• Administered contract labour compliance, including license renewals, muster rolls, and wage, leave, and accident registers, and processed payments for Apprentices, NAPS, and Student Trainees.
• Oversaw facility services including transportation, canteen, housekeeping, and security; tracked and verified vendor bills to ensure timely payments.
• Prepared HR documentation for 3 audit types (EMS, IATF, and customer audits) and conducted daily and weekly 5S workplace checks.
• Assisted employees with PF claims (Forms 10C, 10D, 13, and 19) and managed monthly PF and ESI remittances.
• Planned and executed employee engagement events, including Diwali, Pongal, and Ayutha Pooja celebrations, sports events, and gift card distribution; organized and tracked training programs to close skill gaps.

HR & Admin Trainee at TGI Packaging Pvt Ltd (2023-06 – 2024-05)

• Supported recruitment by screening candidates and scheduling interviews, and assisted with employee onboarding and joining formalities.
• Maintained employee records, personal files, and HR documentation, and updated employee databases.
• Monitored attendance, leave records, and shift details and prepared HR reports for the HR team.
• Coordinated with departments to support daily HR and administrative operations, including office administration, document filing, and record maintenance.
• Responded to routine employee HR queries and helped maintain HR policies, procedures, and workplace documentation.

HR Recruitment Intern at Dynamic Lifts Pvt Ltd (2023-06 – 2023-07)

• Designed and implemented recruitment strategies and developed job descriptions and specifications.
• Sourced and recruited candidates through job portals and collaborated with the recruiter to post job ads on careers pages and process incoming resumes.

HR Recruitment Trainee at Unitech Components Private Limited (2021-06 – 2022-10)

• Sourced candidates and screened resumes to support recruitment activities across departments.
• Coordinated interview schedules between candidates and hiring managers and communicated interview dates, timings, and selection status to candidates.
• Supported onboarding of new employees and maintained employee records, HR documentation, and personnel files.
• Partnered with departments to understand manpower requirements and maintained recruitment trackers and candidate databases.
• Supported attendance tracking, leave records, and routine HR administration, and handled day-to-day employee queries.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource Management – St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education & Research (2022 – 2024)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry – Jaya College of Arts and Science (2018 – 2021)