Talent Acquisition Associate

About the company

Combustion Research Associates (CRA) designs, engineers and manufactures custom-engineered systems for the Energy and Defence sectors. Headquartered in Noida, CRA delivers high-precision, mission-critical equipment where engineering excellence, quality and reliability are non-negotiable.

As the organization continues to scale, the Human Resources team plays a central role in building the talent, processes and workplace culture that support this growth — across our shopfloor and corporate teams alike.

About the role

We are looking for a proactive

• Talent Acquisition Associate to manage end-to-end recruitment at CRA, with a
• strong focus on manufacturing and blue-collar hiring alongside white-collar
• roles. The role involves sourcing, screening, interview coordination and offer
• management, while also handling day to day HR operations activities.
• The ideal candidate is
• comfortable working in a fast-paced engineering/manufacturing environment and
• brings strong coordination, communication and execution skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for junior and mid-level
• positions across functions.
• Coordinate with hiring managers to understand manpower
• requirements and finalize job descriptions.
• Source candidates through job portals, social media,
• referrals, employee networks and recruitment consultants.
• Screen resumes and shortlist candidates against role
• requirements.
• Maintain and continuously build a candidate database/talent
• pipeline for recurring and future openings.
• Manage hiring for shopfloor and blue-collar positions,
• including Technicians, Operators, Fitters, Welders and Helpers.
• Coordinate with local ITIs, manpower consultants and labour
• contractors for blue-collar sourcing.
• Plan and execute walk-in drives and bulk/mass hiring events
• for production and shopfloor roles.
• Coordinate with department heads for technical screening and
• trade-test scheduling of shopfloor candidates.
• Schedule and coordinate interviews, technical rounds and
• managerial discussions.
• Conduct initial telephonic/preliminary screening of
• candidates.
• Manage candidate communication throughout the recruitment
• process, ensuring timely updates.
• Support salary discussions and negotiation inputs in
• coordination with hiring managers.
• HR operations
• Manage day-to-day HR operations and employee queries, maintaining accurate and updated employee records and documentation.
• Coordinate employee joining, transfers, confirmations, promotions and separation-related processes, and maintain personnel files.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle activities from joining to exit, and support preparation of HR letters, certificates and other documentation.
• Manage and monitor daily employee attendance, coordinating with employees and managers on attendance-related requirements.
• Support and manage employee enrolment under EPF and ESIC, and maintain accurate PF/ESIC records.
• Keep track of applicable labour law and statutory requirements, escalating compliance gaps where required.
• Prepare monthly and periodic HR reports for management review.
• Plan and coordinate employee engagement activities, including celebrations, events, festivals and team-building initiatives.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in recruitment/talent acquisition.
• Experience hiring in a manufacturing or engineering
• environment preferred.
• Experience with blue-collar/shopfloor hiring preferred.
• Working knowledge of job portals and sourcing platforms
• (e.g. Naukri, LinkedIn, WorkIndia, Apna) preferred.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel for trackers and
• recruitment MIS.
• Strong coordination and follow-up skills, with the ability
• to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, organized and execution-oriented approach.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of candidate and hiring
• information.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive group medical insurance
• Generous leave policy
• Mentorship from experienced HR professionals
• Front-row seat to building HR systems in a high-growth engineering business
• Clear path for advancement as our company grows
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.