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Job Type:

• This is a direct hire, full-time position.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Compensation:

• Starting base salary: $92,000 - $98,000 CAD / year
• Bonus potential.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits.

Work Location:

• Edmundston (New Brunswick), Canada
• This role is based in Canada, overseeing multiple facilities.

Travel:

• Travel required up to 15-20% within Canada.

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus potential, with opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a seasoned HR professional with a passion for fostering positive work environments and ensuring compliance, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage HR Generalists and specialists in Canada.
• Collaborate with the North American Benefits manager to ensure compliance with benefits, LOA’s, STD, LTD, and RRSP.
• Foster a positive work environment.
• Ensure compliance with Canadian Employment Laws, with a focus on Eastern and Central Canadian Employment Law.
• Collaborate with the HR Director on HR projects.
• Build and recommend programs to improve the employee experience.
• Manage plant and office recruiting to ensure all facilities remain staffed.
• Serve as the primary contact for the Union Rep.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Required:

• Extensive HR management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Profound understanding of unionized and non-union labor laws.
• Strong leadership and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience with HR Software and tools such as HRIS and ATS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Active listening, empathetic, and champions inclusion to ensure a psychologically safe work environment.
• Ability to travel up to 15-20% within North America.

Education / Professional Experience:

• 7+ years in Human Resources (generalist or business partner).
• 5+ years as an HR Manager in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years managing in a unionized environment.
• Experience creating compliant employment agreements and termination letters.

Licenses / Certifications:

• Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) certification is preferred but not required.

Additional Information:

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay

Application question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to travel up to 15-20% within North America for this role?

Experience:

• Human resources: 7 years (required)
• Human resources management: 5 years (required)
• Unionized Environments: 5 years (required)
• Manufacturing Environments: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person