Employment in India’s Automobile Sector

Employment in India’s Automobile Sector offers an insight into the growth of this significant industrial sector of the country. The expansion of domestic and export markets, the liberal policies of the government, the increase in foreign investment and the rise in production have opened up new avenues in the job sector of Indian automotive industry.

Employment in India’s Automobile Sector offers an insight into the growth of this significant industrial sector of the country. The expansion of domestic and export markets, the liberal policies of the government, the increase in foreign investment and the rise in production have opened up new avenues in the job sector of Indian automotive industry.

The rapid development of Indian automobile industry is evident from the fact that this industry employs more than ten million people. Employment in India’s automobile sector is divided into the organized category, which is 33%, and the unorganized category, which is 67%, of the total.

The industry aims at employing 25 million people by 2016.

The employment opportunities in Indian automobile industry are numerous. The categories of jobs available can be understood from the following:

Category	Job description
Engineers	Mechanical Engineer
	Sr. Engineer Purchase
	Product Development Design Engineer
Manufacturing	Final Vehicle Inspection / Quality Executive
	Engine Component Planner and Assembly
	Technical Associate
Operations	Sr. Executive – Mechanical/Maintenance
	Factory Automation
Supervisors	Production Supervisor
	Workshop Supervisor
	Shift Supervisor
Design	RF Design Engineer
Others	IT Head
	Company Secretary
	Asst. General Service Manager
	Sales Consultants

 

Various other categories of jobs are also available in the Indian automobile industry. These include the following:

• Executives

• Sales Managers

• Parts and Service Managers

• Dealer and CR Executives

• Designers

• Vehicle Salespeople

• Finance and Insurance Advisors

• Parts Specialists

• R&D Engineers

• Service Advisors / Collision Repair Appraisers

The national and foreign companies who offer employment opportunities in India include prominent automakers including the following:

• Yamaha Motor India – Hyundai Motors

• Tata Motors Ltd. – Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.

• Toyota – Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.

• Ford Motors – TELCO

• Ashok Leyland Ltd. – ELGI Equipments Ltd.

• Monomark Engineering Industry (P) Ltd. – Maruti Udyog Ltd.

• Pradeep Metals Ltd. – TAFE

• Hero Group – Bajaj Auto Ltd.

• Mody Motors – Autofin Pvt. Ltd.

• Hindustan Motors

• Honeywell Automation India Ltd. – Fiat

Certain challenges, faced by the automobile industry of India, have affected its further progress. These include insufficient training, lack of skills like computer literacy, interpersonal skills and product knowledge, lack of knowledge of job scope, lack of high-performance personnel who can handle customers, lack of finding the best recruit for the job.

The management of human resource in Indian automobile industry at the firm level includes incorporation of various steps like development of strategic plans to manage human resource, development of training programs, development of manuals for employees, betterment of working environment, development of partnerships with industry institute.

The human resource planning at Indian automobile industry level comprises of measures like the following:

• Increase public awareness about the industry

• Development of guidelines for supporting the growth of individual firms

• Improve on the quality and quantity of the training offered

• Construct models of Industry Institute Partnership

• Formulate a common recruitment policy

• Development of a Certification Process for the Nation

Employment opportunities in Indian automobile industry have opened up new scope for all sorts of professionals.