HR Business Partner

TRAFFIX; Milton; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Milton, Canada, is looking for an HR Business Partner to align HR strategies with business goals in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have 3-5 years of HR experience, particularly in logistics or 3PL settings, along with strong skills in employee relations and change management. The role includes performance management and remote onboarding, contributing to organizational success through effective people analytics and talent strategies. Competitive salary and hybrid work opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Mentorship opportunities

Community involvement through partnerships

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist.
• Skills in employee relations, change management, and stakeholder influencing.
• Proficiency with HRIS, ATS, Excel, and people analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary HR advisor to assigned business units.
• Forecast headcount needs and design sourcing strategies.
• Lead performance management cycles and development programs.
• Manage investigations and ensure multi-jurisdictional compliance.
• Lead major initiatives and improve HR processes.
• Collaborate to build and maintain people analytics dashboards.
• Contribute to remote work onboarding and communication strategies.

Skills

Employee relations

Change management

Stakeholder influencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field

HR certification

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Excel

People analytics tools

Job description

Traffix is a Third-Party Logistics leader with more than 40 years' experience. We got to where we are by combining our logistics expertise with our ability to attract and retain top talent. From logistics coordinators to warehouse associates and drivers, our team is second to none. If you are driven, ambitious and looking for a high-performance environment where hard work pays off, we want to hear from you!

Why work at TRAFFIX?

You need to work at TRAFFIX to enjoy our:

• Culture of Respect, Expertise, Collaboration and Entrepreneurship.
• Work with a team that Supports and Respects each other at a company where Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion is a celebrated!
• Choose your own work environment! TRAFFIX offers hybrid work opportunities.
• If you have ideas that you wish someone would listen to - tell us! We love the Entrepreneurial spirit, and we strive for Continuous Improvement!
• Get involved with your community through our partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
• Enjoy self‑improvement opportunities through our Learning Management System and TRAFFIX Academy; or take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• And of course - get paid fairly for your experience with included Benefits!

Role Summary

The HR Business Partner is a strategic and operational HR leader who partners with Operations, Capacity, Customer Success, and Sales to align people strategy with business goals in a fast‑paced, remote‑first 3PL. This role combines workforce planning, employee relations, change management, and people analytics to drive performance, retention, and compliance across distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership
  Act as the primary HR advisor to assigned business units; translate business priorities into workforce plans, talent strategies, and measurable people initiatives.
• Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition
  Forecast headcount needs by service offering, lane, account, and seasonality; partner with business leaders and recruiting to design role profiles, sourcing strategies, and remote onboarding that shorten time to productivity.
• Performance Management and Development
  Lead performance cycles, calibration, succession planning, and manager coaching; design development programs for frontline supervisors and remote managers.
• Employee Relations and Compliance
  Manage investigations, disciplinary actions, and multi‑jurisdictional compliance; ensure consistent, documented, and defensible outcomes.
• Change Management and Program Delivery
  Lead adoption for major initiatives such as CRM migrations and process redesigns with stakeholder alignment, communications, pilots, and adoption KPIs.
• People Analytics and HR Systems
  Collaborate with Data Analyst to build and maintain dashboards that surface turnover hotspots, ramp times, and productivity trends; partner with HR Ops to improve HRIS integrations and data quality.
• Remote Work Enablement
  Contribute to the design of asynchronous onboarding, microlearning, and manager toolkits; create rituals and communication cadences that sustain culture and performance across time zones.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years as an HRBP or senior HR generalist, ideally in logistics, transportation, or 3PL environments.
• Skills: Strong employee relations, change management, and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Technical: Proficiency with HRIS, ATS, Excel, and people analytics tools.
• Remote Competency: Demonstrated success designing and delivering remote onboarding and virtual manager enablement.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field preferred; HR certification a plus.

TRAFFIX gives equal consideration for a job and terms and conditions of employment to all individuals and that the employer does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability or sex including sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.