HR Generalist

Insight Global; Belleville; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Belleville, Ontario, seeks a Senior HR Generalist to partner with manufacturing leadership and manage the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment to offboarding. You will advise on employee relations, performance management, onboarding, and policy interpretation while ensuring a positive employee experience across the organization.

This role requires 5+ years of HR Generalist experience, strong Ontario employment law knowledge, and Dayforce HRIS experience to drive HR process

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR Generalist experience.
• Experience supporting employee relations, recruitment, performance management, and HR compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario employment legislation.
• Experience partnering with managers and leaders.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience.
• Strong HRIS experience, ideally Dayforce HRIS and Payroll.
• Proven ability to identify process improvements and drive HRIS automation.
• Leadership potential with the ability to step into a team lead role within 12 months.
• CHRP designation or actively working towards completion.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary HR partner for assigned departments.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, promotions, transfers, leaves, and offboarding.
• Support performance review processes and leadership coaching.
• Address performance gaps through training and development initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and recordkeeping.
• Collaborate with payroll on employee changes.
• Support engagement, culture-building, HR reporting, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment

Performance management

Change management

Leadership potential

Communication

Organizational skills

Policy interpretation

Coaching

Education

CHRP designation or pursuing

Tools

Dayforce HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

Job Description

The Senior HR Generalist acts as the primary HR partner for assigned departments, working closely with managers and employees to support day-to-day people initiatives and business objectives. They provide guidance on employee relations matters, performance management, attendance concerns, policy interpretation, and workplace investigations.

This individual manages the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, promotions, transfers, leaves of absence, and offboarding. They partner with hiring managers to attract and hire talent while ensuring a positive employee experience throughout the process.

The Senior HR Generalist supports performance review processes, coaches leaders on employee development, and helps address performance gaps through training and development initiatives. They also ensure compliance with employment legislation, maintain accurate employee records within HR systems, and collaborate with payroll on employee-related changes.

Additionally, they support employee engagement initiatives, culture-building activities, HR reporting, and continuous improvement projects that enhance workplace effectiveness and employee satisfaction.

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Skills and Requirements

5+ years of HR Generalist experience.

Experience supporting employee relations, recruitment, performance management, and HR compliance.

Strong knowledge of Ontario employment legislation.

Experience partnering directly with managers and leaders.

Manufacturing or industrial environment experience.

Strong HRIS experience, ideally with Dayforce HRIS and Payroll.

Proven ability to identify process improvements and drive HRIS automation initiatives.

Change management mindset with experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Leadership potential with the ability to step into a team lead role within 12 months.

Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and organizational skills.

CHRP designation or actively working towards completion. Act as an HRIS champion, identifying opportunities for automation, process improvement, and optimization within Dayforce.

Support continuous improvement initiatives and help drive operational efficiencies across HR processes.

Mentor and support team members, with the opportunity to grow into a formal leadership role in the near term.