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Supply Chain, Workforce & Global Trade

Manpower & Staffing Solutions

Recruitment, deployment, training and placement of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower on contract, secondment and outsourcing basis.

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The problem

What goes wrong without this.

Industrial staffing in India fails at two points. The first is commissioning, when a plant needs a trained operating team on a specific date and recruitment was started too late — leaving a commissioned plant running below capacity because operators are still learning on live equipment.

The second is compliance. Contract labour carries a substantial statutory obligation — licensing, provident fund, employee state insurance, wage records, safety training and welfare requirements — and the principal employer retains liability for much of it regardless of what the contractor was supposed to do. Deficiencies surface during inspection, during a workplace incident, or during due diligence for a transaction.

The consequence of getting either wrong is disproportionate. Skilled industrial roles in most clusters take longer to fill than promoters plan for, and statutory exposure on contract labour compounds quietly over years.

What we do

Capabilities in this service

  • Manpower planning aligned to commissioning schedules and production ramp-up
  • Recruitment of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled industrial manpower
  • Technical and managerial recruitment for engineering, quality, maintenance and operations roles
  • Contract staffing, secondment and outsourced workforce arrangements
  • Statutory compliance management for contract labour, including licensing and returns
  • Payroll processing, provident fund, employee state insurance and statutory deductions
  • Skill assessment, training and certification coordination
  • Onboarding, induction and safety training programmes
  • Workforce productivity assessment and shift structure design
  • Industrial relations advisory and workforce transition support

Our process

How the engagement runs

Stage-wise, with the deliverable and typical duration for each. Timelines vary with project scale and authority response — these are indicative rather than contractual.

  1. 1

    Manpower planning

    1–2 weeks

    Role-wise requirement mapped against the commissioning and ramp-up schedule, with lead time per role assessed against actual availability in the relevant labour market.

    Deliverable: Manpower plan with recruitment timeline

  2. 2

    Sourcing and screening

    3–8 weeks

    Candidate sourcing through relevant channels for each category, screening against technical and experience criteria, and skill assessment where the role requires it.

    Deliverable: Screened candidate pipeline

  3. 3

    Selection and onboarding

    2–4 weeks

    Client interview coordination, offer management, documentation, background verification and statutory registration.

    Deliverable: Onboarded workforce with complete documentation

  4. 4

    Training and deployment

    2–6 weeks

    Induction, safety training and role-specific technical training, ideally before equipment is live rather than during commissioning.

    Deliverable: Trained and deployed team

  5. 5

    Ongoing management and compliance

    Ongoing

    Payroll, statutory filings, attendance and performance administration, compliance record maintenance and replacement management.

    Deliverable: Compliance records and workforce administration

Deliverables

What you receive

  • Manpower plan aligned to commissioning and ramp-up
  • Screened and assessed candidate pipeline
  • Onboarded workforce with verified documentation
  • Statutory registrations and compliance records
  • Induction, safety and technical training delivery
  • Payroll processing and statutory filing records
  • Workforce performance and attendance reporting

Who this is for

Typical client profiles

New plants staffing up ahead of commissioning
Manufacturers needing contract or seasonal workforce flexibility
Companies concerned about contract labour compliance exposure
Businesses recruiting specialised technical or engineering roles

Part of

Supply Chain, Workforce & Global Trade

Keep it supplied, staffed and shipping.

Why NITS Corp

Why bring this to us

Staffed to the commissioning date

Manpower planning is driven by the project schedule, so the operating team is trained before the plant is live rather than during it.

Compliance treated as the principal employer's risk

Licensing, statutory filings and records are maintained to the standard that protects you, because much of the liability stays with you regardless of the contract.

Technical roles assessed technically

Screening for industrial roles is done by people who understand the work, so shortlists reflect capability rather than keyword matching on a résumé.

FAQ

Common questions

How early should we start recruiting for a new plant?
Key technical and supervisory roles four to six months before commissioning; operators two to three months before, so training completes before equipment goes live. Specialised roles in tight labour markets can take considerably longer and should be started first.
Who holds statutory liability for contract labour?
The principal employer retains significant liability under contract labour and social security legislation regardless of the contractual arrangement. This is precisely why compliance record quality matters, and why deficiencies are worth finding before an inspection does.
Do you provide payroll and compliance management?
Yes — payroll processing, provident fund and employee state insurance administration, statutory returns and compliance record maintenance, either alongside a staffing mandate or as a standalone service for workforce you have recruited yourself.
Can you provide temporary manpower for a commissioning peak?
Yes. Project commissioning, plant shutdowns and seasonal peaks commonly need short-duration deployment, and these are arranged on contract terms with the statutory compliance handled in full.

Discuss your manpower & staffing requirement.

A short conversation is usually enough to tell you whether the project is viable, what it will take, and what it should cost. There is no charge for that first discussion.