Welfare Officer

**Welfare Officer**

**Key Responsibilities**

**1. Statutory Compliance**
- Ensure adherence to the **Factories Act, 1948** and **Andhra Pradesh Labor Welfare Rules**.
- Maintain welfare registers, display notices, and submit statutory returns to authorities.
- Conduct periodic inspections to ensure sanitation, hygiene, and safety standards.

**2. Worker Engagement & Welfare**
- Address grievances of associates related to workplace, facilities, or health concerns.
- Implement welfare schemes including canteen, medical facilities, and in house dormitory.
- Organize health check-ups, vaccination drives, and wellness programs in coordination with Medical Officer.

**3. Communication & Counseling**
- Act as a bridge between management and associates, promoting healthy industrial relations.
- Counsel employees on personal, financial, or social issues affecting performance or attendance.
- Handle disciplinary issues with fairness, empathy, and adherence to company policies.

**4. Training & Awareness**
- Conduct orientation sessions for new associates on company rules, safety protocols, and welfare benefits.
- Arrange training on topics such as hygiene, food safety, ethical practices, and anti-harassment policies.
- Promote awareness about ESI, PF, maternity benefits, etc.

**5. Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Support**
- Work with the HSE team to promote occupational health and safe working conditions, especially in cold storage, processing, and packaging areas.
- Support implementation of PPE usage, ergonomic practices, and first-aid readiness.

**6. Community & CSR Involvement**
- Support CSR activities involving local communities and nearby areas.
- Encourage local employment and facilitate programs that improve the livelihood of surrounding communities.

**7. Documentation & Reporting**
- Prepare monthly reports on welfare activities, employee engagement, absenteeism trends, and grievances.
- Maintain employee welfare records, incident reports, and inspection logs.

**Key Skills & Competencies**
- Knowledge of **Labor Laws**, **Factories Act**, and seafood processing-specific norms.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, especially with blue-collar workforce.
- Empathy, cultural sensitivity, and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Proficiency in Hindi, Telugu and English (spoken and written) is essential.
- **Experience Required**:0-2 years.
- Prior experience in a **seafood or food processing** plant is highly desirable.
- Fluent in Telugu & Hindi.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- How soon you can join ?

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person