Human Resources Generalist

Alter Ego; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Extended health insurance

Life insurance

Corporate events

On-site parking

Job summary

Alter Ego seeks an experienced HR generalist to transform practices into simple, documented, reusable processes in a manufacturing, unionized environment. You will lead payroll configuration reviews, design compensation scales, and standardize hiring, onboarding, and documentation workflows.

You will support management with day-to-day HR files, update policies, and create templates and templates to ensure consistent application of practices and compliance with the collective agreement.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as an HR generalist in a manufacturing, unionized setting.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and maintain rigorous documentation.
• Experience with payroll systems, ideally ADP, and compensation structuring.
• Knowledge of Quebec HR obligations and working with temporary foreign workers is a plus.
• Autonomy, rigor, and strong prioritization skills; pragmatic SME approach.

Responsibilities

• Review and optimize ADP payroll configuration and related processes.
• Structure compensation practices, salary scales, progressions and tools.
• Oversee hiring processes: postings, screening, interviews, references and candidate comms.
• Implement a structured onboarding process with checklists and plans.
• Support management with HR files in a manufacturing, unionized context.
• Develop templates, letters, checklists, and documentation for ongoing use.
• Coordinate exit interviews, access closures, and payroll coordination.
• Monitor temporary foreign worker files with external partners.
• Update policies to reflect field applicability and legal obligations.

Skills

HR generalist

Payroll systems

Compensation design

Onboarding processes

Documentation

Unionized environment experience

Project management

Tools

ADP payroll

Job description

This company is looking for an experienced individual to take charge of the structure of HR practices and transform them into simple, documented and reusable processes.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the review and optimization of the configuration of the ADP payroll system and structure the processes surrounding it.
• Structure compensation practices, salary scales, progression mechanisms, and tools to ensure consistent application.
• Take charge of different hires and standardize their process: postings, screening, interview guides, references, job postings and candidate communications.
• Implement a structured and repeatable onboarding process: checklists, documentation, onboarding plans, responsibilities and follow-ups with new employees.
• Support management and managers in the day-to-day HR files related to this manufacturing and unionized environment, while ensuring rigorous documentation and consistent application of practices and the collective agreement.
• Structure the different steps and documentation: checklists, letters and templates, exit interviews, access closure, employee files and coordination with payroll.
• Ensure the follow-up and administrative coordination of temporary foreign worker files, in collaboration with external partners.
• Update and formalize policies and procedures so that they are clear, applicable in the field, and in line with the company's obligations.
• Create and organize templates, forms, checklists, guides, sample letters, documented processes and monitoring tools that will allow the organization to maintain good practices after the completion of the mandate.

You ideally have:

• Solid experience as a generalist in human resources;
• Experience in a manufacturing and unionized environment;
• Excellent ability to manage multiple projects and files simultaneously;
• A lot of autonomy, rigor and an excellent sense of priorities;
• An ability to transform informal practices into simple and repeatable processes;
• A pragmatic approach adapted to the reality of an SME;
• Experience with payroll systems, ideally ADP;
• Experience in compensation and salary scale development;
• A good knowledge of the HR obligations applicable to Quebec employers.
• Experience with temporary foreign workers is an asset.

Pros:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Extended health insurance
• Life insurance
• Corporate events
• On-site parking

The position is carried out entirely in person, for a schedule of 3, 4 or 5 days a week.