Mrinal Dash

• Part of the Corporate Central Recruitment Team of one of India’s leading solar manufacturing companies, managing talent acquisition across corporate, manufacturing, and project businesses. • Driving end-to-end recruitment across multiple locations: o Corporate Office – Kolkata o Manufacturing Units – Chennai & Gangaikondan o Greenfield & Expansion Projects across India • Delivered hiring across diverse functions: o Engineering, Manufacturing & Projects o Quality, EHS & Supply Chain o Finance, HR & Corporate Functions o Sales, Business Development & Strategy • Successfully hired across all levels of the organization: o Entry-level & Graduate roles o Mid & Senior Management o Leadership & Critical Positions Key Responsibility – Leading HR for New BESS Entity • Currently independently handling the talent acquisition part for VSL Powerhive, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing arm, playing a key role in building the organization from the ground up. • Handling complete TA spectrum single-handedly, including: o End-to-End Recruitment & Workforce Planning o HR Generalist Activities o Vendor & Consultant Management o Stakeholder & Leadership Management o HR Data Management, MIS & Reporting • Instrumental in setting up teams from scratch for a new-age energy business in the rapidly growing BESS segment. Core Strengths & Contributions: • Strong stakeholder management, partnering with leadership for strategic hiring decisions • Expertise in multi-location & high-volume hiring along with niche roles • Building sustainable talent pipelines through market mapping Key Achievements: • Successfully delivered hiring across corporate, plant & greenfield projects • Independently leading HR for a new and strategic business vertical (BESS) • Recognized for ownership, fast closures, and quality of hires • Built strong credibility with internal stakeholders through consistent delivery

1. Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment for manufacturing and corporate functions, ensuring quality hires within strict timelines . 2. Drove campus hiring strategy, strengthening employer branding and attracting top engineering talent . 3. Acted as a strategic HR Business Partner, aligning hiring plans with business goals. 4. Enhanced talent pipeline for critical and high-demand roles through proactive sourcing . 5. Managed key HR generalist functions including onboarding, employee engagement, and HR operations. 6. Improved stakeholder satisfaction through effective communication and hiring delivery.

• Managed full-cycle recruitment processes for a range of positions, reducing time-to-hire by 25%. • Utilized various sourcing methods, including social media, job boards, and employee referrals, to attract top talent. • Conducted competency-based interviews and collaborated with hiring managers to make data-driven hiring decisions. • Developed and maintained relationships with external recruitment agencies and educational institutions. • Assisted in the onboarding process, ensuring new hires had a smooth transition and were well-integrated into the company culture. • Being a part of Talent acquisition team, I was responsible for the lateral hiring and was also responsible for conducting Mass Walk in Drives during weekends and adhering to TAT, to fulfil the open positions and also involved in imparting guidance to new joiners as part of L&D initiative. • Proficient in Recruitment of blue collar and white-collar employees across all levels with strategic sourcing from all sources (Campus recruitment, Lateral Recruitment and walk-ins) and onboard them within the deadline. • Managing time office and ensuring proper attendance of all workforce and all are adhering to time as per policy. • Using tools like Talent recruit and Naukri, monster and linked-in for sourcing. • After that based on the TNI. Conducting the trainings for those employees and making them competent. • Hiring for all IT roles and support roles like front end, backend, testers, devops engineer, data engineer, data scientist & requirements ranging from all vanilla and niche skills .

• Proficient in Recruitment of blue collar and white collar employees across all levels with strategic sourcing from all sources (Campus recruitment, Lateral Recruitment and walk-ins) and onboard them within the deadline. • Managing time office and ensuring proper attendance of all workforce and all are adhering to time as per policy. • Coordinated and facilitated training programs for employees at all levels, focusing on leadership development, technical skills, and soft skills. • Assessed training needs through surveys, interviews, and performance evaluations, aligning learning initiatives with organizational goals. • Created and updated training materials, including e-learning modules, manuals, and presentations. • Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of training programs, making necessary adjustments to improve outcomes. • Developed and delivered training programs to enhance employee skills and competencies. • Implemented succession planning processes to ensure leadership continuity and business growth. • Collaborated with department heads to identify and address talent gaps. • Managed employee relations and resolved conflicts through effective mediation and negotiation. • Provided coaching and mentoring to high-potential employees, fostering career development. • Supported the implementation of a learning management system (LMS) to streamline training delivery and tracking. • Managing the hiring to exit of all workforce and doing the FNF timely without delay . • Handling the payroll and ensuring the payment without further delay .

• Conducted full-cycle recruitment for various roles, including executive positions. • Established partnerships with universities and recruitment agencies to build a talent pipeline. • Developed job descriptions and interview processes to ensure alignment with organizational needs. • Coordinated onboarding activities and orientation sessions for new employees. • Assisted in the development of HR policies and procedures to standardize talent management practices. • Engaged in Lateral Hiring of Recruiters, Freshers hiring through walkins and campus and also engaged in IT hiring . • Conducted recruitment drives for Engineers & MBA graduates through campus drives. • Onboarding, Induction, Joining Formalities, exit interviews, goal setting, Learning and development, employee grievance and employee engagement and payroll attendance related work. • Redesigned Job Descriptions for better understanding of skill and talent requirements in both technical and support functions for effective Recruitment Yield Ratio. • Conducted Successful Campus drives in colleges namely KIIT BBSR, GITA BBSR, GIET Gunupur, USBM BBSR and hired near about 120 Freshers.

• Coordinated and facilitated training programs for employees at all levels, focusing on leadership development and technical skills. • Assessed training needs through surveys, interviews, and performance evaluations, aligning learning initiatives with organizational goals. • Created and updated training materials, including e-learning modules, manuals, and presentations. • Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of training programs, making necessary adjustments to improve outcomes. • Supported on training delivery and tracking.

It was a safety project where and while working there as a summer intern trainee my main work was to see whether the employees working there are working in an fatigue free environment or not. And if they are facing any fatigue ,then there our work is to suggest some solution and report it to manager to implement that solution there so that after application of that resolution,the worker will not face any fatigue there after and this will increase the company's production and no of components assembled per hour will definitely be increased and this i had experienced there.

It was a fun filled 4 years of journey and i have enjoyed every bit of that golden period.I still miss my B-Tech life as my life got transformed in these 4 years. Love u VSSUT.Miss u so much.

Successfully completed MBA in Human Resource Management from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai with 73%.