Human Resources Generalist

Pretium Packaging; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pretium Packaging is seeking a Human Resources and Environmental Health & Safety professional to ensure workplace compliance and support employee engagement. Responsibilities include managing payroll, recruitment, training programs, and maintaining safety compliance, contributing to a safe and supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years relevant experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for weekly and semi-monthly payroll administration.
• Support recruitment efforts including job requisitions and posting.
• Promote a culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Details

Description

Company Overview

Pretium Packaging, founded in 1992, is a leading supplier of injection-blow molded plastic containers, renowned for our commitment to superior quality, value, and customer service. With 16 manufacturing facilities across North America, we provide innovative packaging solutions that meet the diverse needs of brand owners in the United States and Canada.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Provide day-to-day support for both Human Resources and Environmental Health & Safety functions of the location, ensuring that our workplace remains compliant, safe, and supportive of employee development and engagement.

What You’ll Be Doing

Human Resources Responsibilities:

• Responsible for weekly and semi-monthly payroll administration
• Provide day-to-day benefits administration of the extended benefits plan and retirement savings plan
• Support recruitment efforts including job requisitions, postings, screening applicants, and coordinating interviews.
• Administer and coordinate the on-boarding and orientation processes for new hires and promotional positions
• Assist with HR policy maintenance, implementation and compliance with federal and provincial labor laws.
• Support employee relations efforts, conduct investigations and resolve issues to improve workplace culture.
• Advise managers and supervisors about the steps in the progressive discipline system of the company and counsel managers on employment issues.
• Maintain accurate, organized and confidential employee records in employee files and in the HRIS systems.
• Coordinate and administer training programs, performance reviews, and employee development initiatives.
• Assist with workforce strategizing, development, succession planning, and change management.
• Assist with employee communication and feedback through such avenues as company meetings, suggestion programs, employee satisfaction surveys, employee focus groups, one-on-one meetings, etc.
• Coordinate and plan company events (employee appreciation, holidays, BBQs, milestones, etc.)
• Protect the interests of employees and the company in accordance with company Human Resources policies and governmental laws and regulations.
• Other duties as may be assigned
  
  

Environmental Health & Safety Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and environmental responsibility across the organization.
• Administer required safety meetings including safety committee, Town hall meetings, open safety issues
• Maintain the Occupational Health and Safety Program (annual review and necessary updates)
• Conduct safety audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Maintain compliance with Work Safe and other relevant regulations.
• Oversee and ensure compliance for all required Work Safe and Pretium monthly training requirements per the Corporate supplied annual Training Chart.
• Maintain EHS documentation, including MSDS, Injury logs, Inspection reports, etc.
• Monitor and report on key EHS metrics and improvement initiatives.
• Communicate with Work Safe and third-party Claims Management company.
• Other duties as may be assigned.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Be a self-starter
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• 2 to 5 years relevant experience
• Ability to maintain confidentiality or sensitive information
  
  

Competencies/Desired Characteristics

Core Competencies

• Care & Commitment: Consistently reliable, follows work instructions, investigates any inconsistencies and looks ahead to the next steps. Offers ideas for improvements (safety, operations, process, and quality) and actively participates in improvement processes. Accepts change as part of future state improvement and adapts with positive enthusiasm.
• Team Player: Steps up to help the team even when it’s outside of normal duties or comfort zone, looks out for the safety of self and team. Cooperates with others without dominating the group, values team members for their contributions and professional abilities, and always treats people with respect. Communicates ideas respectfully, honestly and clearly, and considers the suggestions and opinions of others
• Customer Focus: Seeks out information on customer requirements, stops a process when an inconsistency is suspected, and reports inconsistencies to the right person. Involves customers and seek best resource before moving forward with key decisions; follows through on promises made to internal/external customer. Delivers accurate product, services and paperwork to the next operation
• Initiative: Initiates problem solving to address issues, acts without being told or directed, actively participates in resolution, seeks best alternative even if it challenges the status quo. Does and says the right things for the right reasons even when it’s uncomfortable, speaks up immediately when seeing a safety hazard, a process error, or problem to resolve. Acts with a sense of urgency: Gives immediate attention to tasks or issues that prevent organization from reaching goals, rethinks priorities and organizes work to achieve goals or get goals back on track.
  
  

Additional Competencies

• Resource Management: Actively assists in coaching employees for current assignments, and aids in development of performance plans for employees. A people builder demonstrates support and recognition of job well done. Encourages employees to keep going. Is supportive of change, seeks to identify and understand the benefits included in the change, and leads change efforts by a positive example. Demonstrates consistency, logic, rationality, and objectivity in decision-making.
• Service Oriented: Demonstrates a knowledge of quality and service that is important to each customer, insures adherence to customer specification for both product and services. Easily separates from the way it’s always been done to the way it needs to be done to meet customer requirements, and relays need for change in a positive supportive manner. Identifies both problems and opportunities and communicates with the right person, provides a timely response to resolve any issues that prevent meeting customer requirements
• Communication I: Demonstrates a helpful and resourceful attitude with all vendors, customers and employees. Is respectfully persistent when needing information from others and follows through on any verbal or written commitment made to others. Keeps people informed and up to date, gives thought to “who” needs to be told “what” and helps other (vendors, customers and employees) recognize the chain of communication.
• Organization & Planning: Plans, organizes, schedules in an efficient productive manner, focuses on key priorities, effectively juggles multiple tasks. Spends time on today’s priorities, as well as preparing and planning for the future. Is on time and on schedule, does not miss deadlines, and communicates any issue before missing a commitment.
  
  

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodation will be reviewed by management on a case-by-case basis. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pretium Packaging is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Disability/Veteran