Human Resources Generalist

Clorox Company; Brampton; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Clorox is seeking a Plant HR Generalist to serve as the primary day-to-day HR resource for the Brita Plant, supporting employees, supervisors, and managers on HR policies, recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations. This role also handles payroll and benefits administration for both Glad and Brita sites.

The role involves coordinating recruitment for hourly and student positions, onboarding, maintaining records, reporting, and partnering with site leaders on workforce priorities and HR

Qualifications

• Strong HR generalist foundation in an operational manufacturing environment.
• Highly organized with ability to manage payroll, benefits, and HR admin confidentially.
• Knowledge of Ontario employment standards and privacy/compliance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for Brita employees and leaders on HR matters.
• Support attendance management, employee relations, and performance discussions.
• Own recruitment for hourly and summer students, including postings, screening and onboarding.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, and new hire integration for Brita employees.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR metrics.

Skills

HR Generalist

Payroll

Benefits administration

Employee relations

HR data & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Workday

ADP

HRIS

Job description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

The Plant HR Generalist serves as the primary day-to-day HR resource for the Brita Plant, providing practical support to employees, supervisors, and managers on HR policies, recruitment, onboarding, routine employee relations, attendance management, performance support, engagement activities, training coordination, and HR program execution. This role also serves as the centralized payroll and benefits administration resource for both the Glad and Brita manufacturing sites.

In this role, you will:

Key Responsibilities:

Brita Site HR Support:

• Serve as the first point of contact for Brita employees and leaders on routine HR matters.
• Provide day‑to‑day guidance on HR policies, procedures, programs, employee questions, and site practices.
• Support attendance management, routine performance discussions, employee concerns, employee relations and workplace issue resolution.
• Partner with the Manufacturing Human Resources Manager on complex investigations, corrective action, accommodation, or matters with broader site or precedent impact.
• Own hourly and summer student recruitment execution for Brita, including requisition coordination, job postings, candidate screening, interview scheduling, offer administration, and pre‑employment follow‑up.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, employee documentation, and new hire integration for Brita employees.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure workforce changes are processed accurately and timely.
• Support workforce planning activities by gathering data, preparing reports, and executing agreed actions under the direction of the Manufacturing Human Resources Manager.
• Support employee engagement activities, communication, recognition, and local HR program execution at Brita.
• Support the execution of the talent and people strategy at the Brita site by partnering with leaders on people priorities established by the Manufacturing HR Manager.

Training Coordination, HR Operations, and Reporting:

• Coordinate training logistics, records, compliance tracking, and program administration for Brita and, where applicable, both manufacturing sites.
• Maintain HRIS data, personnel files, organizational charts, headcount reporting, attendance data, and core HR metrics.
• Support audits, compliance documentation, policy rollouts, communication plans, and HR process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to simplify HR administration and improve employee and leader experience across the manufacturing sites.

Payroll and Benefits Operations (Glad & Brita)

• Own payroll and benefits operations for the Glad and Brita manufacturing sites, ensuring effective delivery, process integrity, compliance, issue resolution, and a positive employee experience.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll and benefits matters across both sites, providing guidance and support to employees, leaders, and HR partners.
• Manage end‑to‑end payroll and benefits processes, including employee transactions, data quality, audits, reporting, issue resolution, and coordination with internal and external partners.
• Coordinate benefits, leaves, disability, accommodation, and return‑to‑work processes, ensuring timely administration, accurate documentation, and appropriate stakeholder follow‑up.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance service delivery, and drive consistency across manufacturing payroll and benefits practices.

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What we look for:

Qualifications:

• Strong HR generalist foundation with practical experience supporting employees and leaders in an operational, manufacturing, supply chain, or similarly fast‑paced environment.
• Highly organized with strong follow‑through and the ability to manage recurring HR administration, payroll, benefits, employee documentation, and site priorities accurately and confidentially.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling employee matters, routine employee relations, attendance, performance support, leaves, accommodation documentation, and employee inquiries.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain policies, coordinate actions with leaders, and escalating appropriately.
• Collaborative and service‑oriented, with the ability to work effectively with employees, plant leaders, the Manufacturing Human Resources Manager, and HR Centers of Excellence.
• Working knowledge of Ontario employment standards, human rights/accommodation principles, privacy, health and safety, and HR compliance expectations.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, Workday, ADP, or similar systems preferred.

Education Level/Degree

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience.
• Advanced degree in Business, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or related field preferred.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Workplace type:

On‑site

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more .

[Canada] Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of well‑being and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a competitive pension program with a company match, paid time off benefits (including half‑day summer Fridays, depending on location), Maternity leave benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Your starting pay will depend on job‑related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience, and location. Below is the targeted range for this role.

• Non‑Sales: $71,596 - $110,257
• Sales: $73,043 - $112,487

All ranges are subject to change in the future.

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