Human Resource Executive

WE’RE HIRING: HR EXECUTIVE – RECRUITMENT & STAFFING

Company: Aqua Zoo Aqua Systems

Location: Chennai

Job Type: Full-time

Experience: Preferably 2–5 years in recruitment, including frontline and bulk hiring

Salary: Based on experience and skills

About Aqua Zoo

Aqua Zoo operates in ornamental fish farming, imports, wholesale distribution, and aquarium healthcare products. We are looking for a proactive HR Executive to recruit and retain employees across office, technical, operational, and ground-level roles.

Role Overview

Take ownership of recruitment—from identifying staffing requirements and sourcing candidates to interviews, joining, onboarding, and early-stage retention. The role requires both online recruitment and active field sourcing.

Hiring Categories

CategoryRoles to RecruitWhite-Collar StaffSales executives, telecallers, accountants, marketing executives, procurement executives, customer support staff, supervisors, and managersBlue-Collar StaffAquarium technicians, fish-care assistants, maintenance technicians, electricians, plumbers, drivers, and skilled operational workersGround StaffFish-packing assistants, loading and unloading workers, warehouse helpers, cleaning staff, dispatch helpers, and general farm assistantsKey Responsibilities

• Coordinate with management and department heads to understand vacancies, required skills, salary budgets, and joining timelines.
• Prepare job descriptions and publish vacancies through relevant recruitment channels.
• Source white-collar candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, colleges, professional networks, and employee referrals.
• Source blue-collar and ground staff through local communities, ITIs, staffing agencies, referrals, walk-in drives, and field recruitment.
• Build and maintain a candidate database for recurring and urgent hiring requirements.
• Screen candidates for experience, communication, practical skills, work readiness, and suitability for the role.
• Explain duties, work location, shifts, compensation, and employment conditions clearly before joining.
• Arrange interviews and practical assessments with the relevant department.
• Coordinate salary discussions within approved budgets, offer letters, joining documents, and reference checks.
• Follow up with selected candidates to reduce interview dropouts and joining failures.
• Conduct induction and coordinate role-specific training with supervisors.
• Track new employees during their initial employment period, identify concerns, and support retention.
• Maintain recruitment records and submit a weekly hiring report to management.
• Support attendance coordination, employee records, and grievance handling as required.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; qualification in HR or a related discipline preferred.
• Hands-on experience recruiting across office and frontline roles.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and deliver within agreed timelines.
• Willingness to travel locally for candidate sourcing and recruitment drives.
• Strong communication, negotiation, follow-up, and coordination skills.
• Working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets, job portals, and recruitment tracking.
• Tamil and English communication skills; Hindi or other regional languages would be an advantage.
• Experience in aquaculture, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, retail, or distribution would be beneficial.

Performance Measures

• Vacancies filled within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Interview attendance and offer-to-joining conversion.
• New-hire retention at 30, 60, and 90 days.
• Quality of hires based on supervisor feedback.
• Availability of suitable candidates for recurring vacancies.
• Accuracy and completeness of hiring and onboarding records.

Apply

Send your CV via WhatsApp to +91 97909 00440, mentioning “HR Executive Application”, your current salary, expected salary, and notice period.