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.