Human Resources Business Partner

TEEMA; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Vacation

Annual bonus

Defined-benefit pension plan

Job summary

TEEMA seeks an experienced Human Resources Business Partner in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to partner with operations leadership on workforce planning, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness. You will drive leadership development, performance management, and strategic labor relations in a large industrial setting.

You will translate business priorities into practical people strategies, analyze workforce data, and ensure compliance with employment standards and labour laws while fostering

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive HR experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Experience working in a unionized environment and interpreting collective agreements.
• Strong knowledge of employment standards, human rights, and labour legislation.
• Excellent communication, organization, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders on workforce planning, succession, org design, and leadership development.
• Advise leaders on complex employee and organizational matters.
• Analyze absenteeism, turnover, productivity, and trends; implement improvements.
• Strengthen performance management, accountability, and employee development practices.
• Support labour relations in a unionized environment, including investigations and grievances.
• Ensure compliance with employment standards and labour legislation.
• Support employee engagement, recognition, and workplace culture initiatives.
• Use workforce data to identify trends and provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

HR experience in manufacturing

Union environment familiarity

Labour standards knowledge

Strong communication and problem‑solv.

Education

Post-secondary in HR/BA/Commerce

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI productivity tools

Job description

Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Salary: $90,000–$120,000 + Annual Bonus (16-20 percent)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to support a large industrial manufacturing operation in Thunder Bay. This is a high-impact role for an HR professional who enjoys partnering closely with operations leaders, solving complex workforce challenges, and helping build a safe, accountable, and high-performing organization.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, you will translate business priorities into practical people strategies across workforce planning, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and performance management.

What You’ll Do

Partner with operational leaders on workforce planning, succession, organizational design, and leadership development.

Advise leaders on complex employee and organizational matters.

Analyze absenteeism, turnover, productivity, and workforce trends and implement improvement strategies.

Strengthen performance management, accountability, and employee development practices.

Support labour relations in a unionized environment, including investigations, discipline, grievances, and collective agreement interpretation.

Ensure compliance with employment standards, human rights, labour legislation, and company policies.

Support employee engagement, communication, recognition, and workplace culture initiatives.

Use workforce data to identify trends and provide actionable recommendations.

What You Bring

Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field.

3+ years of progressive HR experience in industrial manufacturing.

Experience working in a unionized environment and interpreting collective agreements.

Strong knowledge of employment standards, human rights, and labour legislation.

Excellent communication, organization, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Strong Microsoft Office skills; experience using AI productivity tools is an asset.

Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, vacation, annual bonus, and a defined-benefit pension plan.