HR Director Electrical Sector Canada

Eaton Group; Burlington; On-site; CAD 165,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Human Resource Director for the Canada Division, based near Burlington, within a 50-mile radius. The role partners with PCS leadership to align HR programs with strategic objectives, driving unified initiatives, talent development, and a pay-for-performance culture.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years HR experience, and knowledge of local employment laws; Master’s/HR certification are preferred. Competitive compensation with benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada without sponsorship.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of increasing responsibility in a progressive HR environment.
• Knowledge of relevant local employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Partner with division leadership to align HR programs with strategic business objectives.
• Drive unified HR initiatives with measurable objectives supporting business and employee engagement.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, and retention efforts.
• Develop and deploy compensation, reward and recognition programs aligned to policy.
• Foster a culture of manager ownership of the employee life cycle.
• Promote health and safety and drive a zero-incident culture.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

HR certification (preferred)

Job description

What you’ll do:

Eaton Corporation is hiring for a Human Resource Director located within a fift (50) mile radius of Burlington, Canada. The Canada Division is a critical business unit within Eaton's Protection, Control and Solutions (PCS) organization, operating as an integrated business that delivers industry-leading electrical distribution, circuit protection, power management, and safety solutions across the Canadian market. The division serves a broad range of customer segments including commercial and institutional buildings, industrial facilities, utilities, data centers, infrastructure projects, and OEM partners.

With approximately 1,500 employees, including more than 500 manufacturing employees and a substantial commercial and field service organization, the Canada Division combines manufacturing, sales, engineering, customer support, and service capabilities to deliver comprehensive power management solutions to customers nationwide. The business generated approximately CAD $824 million in annual sales and maintains a leading market position with nearly 29% market share in key power distribution segments.

The organization is distinguished by its strong distributor relationships, extensive technical expertise, and bilingual operating model supporting both English and French-speaking customers across Canada. As part of Eaton's broader PCS organization, the division leverages global innovation, advanced digital technologies, and a robust product portfolio to help customers improve power reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

The Canada Division plays a strategic role in supporting Eaton's growth initiatives by driving market share expansion, delivering exceptional customer experiences, strengthening channel partnerships, and advancing electrification and energy transition opportunities. Through a customer-centric approach, operational excellence, and continuous investment in talent and technology, the division is positioned to contribute significantly to Eaton's long‑term growth objectives and leadership position within the electrical industry.

Essential Functions:

• You will work with the division leadership, functional leaders and site managers to understand how supporting human resources programs and initiatives are to be aligned with strategic and annual business objectives.
• You will drive unified HR initiatives and plans with measurable objectives that support business, financial and employee engagement goals.
• As a strategic business partner, you will work with PCS leadership teams to ensure direction, priorities and cultural expectations are aligned to Eaton Values & Philosophies while acting as a champion for the tools in the Eaton Business System (EBS).
• You will drive HR functional excellence through deployment of Eaton programs, ensuring quality of process and content and alignment with the EBS to achieve goals and objectives.
• You will ensure that knowledge retention and sharing mechanisms are developed, continuously improved and sustained.
• You will manage, mentor and develop skills of the Human Resources team to support business initiatives and goals including direct and functional reports.
• You will build organizational capability through ownership of talent management processes including acquisition, assessment, performance management, employee development, succession planning and retention.
• You will manage and develop employee compensation, reward and recognition programs, driving a pay-for-performance culture in support of business objectives, while ensuring all compensation programs are aligned to corporate policy.
• You will foster a culture of manager ownership and accountability of the employee life cycle.
• You will drive positive employee relations to provide an optimal work environment for all employees.
• You will work with site managers and local HR talent to deploy communication plans and utilize assessment tools (e.g. the employee survey) to identify organizational issues and drive action plans.
• You will foster a culture where ownership of health and safety is embraced by all employees, utilize MESH to ensure compliance with state, federal, and provincial safety requirements and drive a "zero incident" culture.
• You will develop and implement solutions to organizational challenges by leading and coaching others through change.
• You will facilitate a culture where best practices are retained and shared across the Human Resources organization and benchmark industry and local best practices to set stretch performance targets.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of increasing responsibility in a progressive HR environment.
• Knowledge of relevant local/state/federal/provincial employment laws.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree and/or HR certification.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking capability and business acumen; prior leadership experience as strategic HR business partner.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment or working with a large field-based organization.
• Significant experience with development of HR systems and strategies, leadership and organizational development and compensation administration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Business writing expertise.
• Excellent facilitation/coaching skills. Strong employee relations skills with the proven ability to drive change and leadership ownership/accountability.
• Strong leader of people with proven capability to empower, motivate and develop others.
• Strong drive for results and sense of urgency; data and metrics driven.
• Strong project management skills with ability to lead a cross-functional business team.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $165000 - $207000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.