HR Manager

Exceldor; Hanover; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Exceldor is seeking a Manager, Human Resources to lead HR at a unionized Ontario plant, reporting to the Plant Manager. The role emphasizes recruitment optimization, employee engagement, and leadership development, with on-floor presence and coaching of HR Generalists.

The successful candidate will bring 5–7 years of HR and labour relations experience, strong communication, and the ability to build trust with employees and management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of HR experience including labour relations.
• Knowledge of Labour Relations, Human Rights and Employment Standards.
• Ability to develop and execute plans and promote ideas.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and analytical skills.
• Recruitment experience for hourly and salaried roles with creative staffing solutions.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and Kronos.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement annual HR plans with key stakeholders.
• Lead recruitment for hourly/salaried staff with focus on continuous improvement.
• Manage administration of the collective agreement.
• Lead grievance meetings and support supervisors with responses and settlements.
• Partner with directors for arbitrations and human rights matters.
• Collaborate with other HR managers to drive consistency.
• Track, analyze and report key HR metrics; recommend actions.
• Lead investigations and draft reports with clear communication.
• Deliver training and communications to supervisors and hourly employees.
• Manage Labour/Management Meetings and Attendance Management Program.
• Assist and prepare for CBA negotiations.
• Manage Disability and Return to Work programs.
• Participate in Plant Management meetings with HR insights.
• Proactively manage employee issues in line with Sofina culture.

Skills

Labour relations

HR strategy

Recruitment

Employee engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, LR or HR

Tools

Kronos

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Manager, Human Resources plays a critical role in the Plant Management Team by acting as the go-to HR leader for both our management team and our employees. This role provides an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a continuous improvement mindset and who excels at being the primary onsite HR leader for a unionized location and for mentoring and coaching Human Resources Generalists who report directly to this position. Key focuses include enhancing our recruitment strategy, driving employee engagement, and focusing on organizational capabilities and employee development. The successful candidate will have a passion for people and spend time on the plant floor to ensure our employees’ needs are being met to maintain a highly motivated and engaged workforce.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• In collaboration with the local leader, and other key stakeholders, develop and implement annual HR plans that address key business objectives;
• Lead the recruitment and selection processes for hourly/salaried employees with a focus on continuous improvement;
• Manage the administration of our collective agreement;
• Lead grievance meetings and support the supervisors with responses and potential settlements;
• Partner with Director HR Operations, Director Employee/Labour Relations and legal counsel for arbitrations and/or other administrative body proceedings including human rights;
• Partner closely with other HR managers to share learnings and drive consistency of approach;
• Track, analyze and report on key HR metrics and make recommendations on action, if required;
• Lead the investigation process including report drafting and communication of the results;
• Identify, develop and deliver training/communications to supervisors, lead hands and hourly employees; along with mandatory annual training;
• Manage Labour/Management Meetings;
• Manage Attendance Management Program;
• Assist and prepare for CBA negotiations;
• Manage non-occupational Disability Program and Return to Work Program;
• Participate in Plant Management meetings offering insight and solutions for human resource issues that have impact on the plant/business;
• Proactively manage employee issues in support of Sofina’s culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 5- 7 years’ experience in HR including experience in labour relations. A degree in Business, LR or HR a definite asset;
• Knowledge of Labour Relations, Human Rights and Employment Standards and their application;
• Comfortable in developing and executing plans and promoting ideas;
• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, problem solving and analytical skills including the ability to influence;
• Recruitment experience for hourly and salaried positions with demonstrated experience coming up with creative solutions to fill key roles;
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Kronos.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

1. Strong business acumen with ability to identify and execute on opportunities that align with plant priorities
2. Excellent coaching skills
3. Ability to plan, develop and interpret data
4. Ability to gain credibility and deal effectively with employees, all levels of management and Union
5. Ability to present viewpoints and ideas effectively in both written and oral forms

Hiring Range: CAD $87,627 - $116,836

• Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 8% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.

Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.