Human Resources Manager

TreeHouse Foods; Brantford; On-site; CAD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Wellness program enrollment

Paid holidays and vacation

Inclusive working environment

Leadership invested in career growth

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods in Brantford, ON, is seeking an HR Manager to lead a broad HR function and act as a partner to operations. The role involves advising leadership, ensuring policy compliance, and driving initiatives across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and HR programs.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years in HR, experience in a plant environment and with union matters, plus proficiency with Workday and UKG.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of related Human Resources experience preferred.
• Experience working in a union environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a plant manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong personal accountability for high-quality work with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Foster partnerships with operations and production teams to drive business results while ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to department managers and front-line leadership on HR-related matters, including attendance management, conflict resolution, and progressive discipline.
• Lead labor relations efforts, including contract interpretation, grievance resolution, and collaboration with union representatives to maintain a productive and respectful labor environment.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with employees and foster strong employee connections.
• Serve as a trusted resource, accessible to employees across all production shifts, while maintaining discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee data.
• Support the management, implementation and communication of fundamental HR programs, including recognition programs, employee feedback forums, engagement survey action planning, and plant communications.
• Interpreting and applying policies, ensuring compliance with standard practices and guidelines related to attendance, paid time off, job transfers, accommodation processes, etc.
• Managing the site’s staffing and recruitment needs, including supporting onboarding and new hire orientation processes.
• Utilize our HRIS, Workday, for data entry and conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity.
• Driving positive employee relations by timely and proactively addressing employee inquiries and concerns and supporting investigations.
• Ensures a high level of integrity is maintained and that personnel matters are handled in a professional, consistent, and confidential manner.

Skills

HR experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Accountability

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Workday

Dimensions UKG

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employee Type, Location, Job Type, Title

Employee Type: Full time Location: ON Brantford Job Type: Human Resources General Job Posting Title: Human Resources Manager

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values - Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain

• Competitive compensation and benefits program!


• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs!


• Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!


• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people


• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.


• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking an HR Manager for our Brantford, ON, facility, a leading manufacturer of quality griddle products. This role is responsible for managing and overseeing a broad spectrum of human resources functions within the organization and serves as frontline operational support and an internal business partner. This role involves leading HR initiatives, advising leadership on HR strategies, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies. You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Foster strong partnerships with operations and production teams to drive business results while ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations.


• Provide expert advice and coaching to department managers and front-line leadership on HR-related matters, including attendance management, conflict resolution, and progressive discipline.


• Lead labor relations efforts, including contract interpretation, grievance resolution, and collaboration with union representatives to maintain a productive and respectful labor environment.


• Build and maintain effective relationships with employees and foster strong employee connections.


• Serve as a trusted resource, accessible to employees across all production shifts, while maintaining discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee data.


• Supporting the management, implementation and communication of fundamental HR programs, including recognition programs, employee feedback forums, engagement survey action planning, and plant communications.


• Interpreting and applying policies, ensuring compliance with standard practices and guidelines related to attendance, paid time off, job transfers, accommodation processes, etc.


• Managing the site’s staffing and recruitment needs, including supporting onboarding and new hire orientation processes.


• Utilize our HRIS, Workday, for data entry and conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity.


• Driving positive employee relations by timely and proactively addressing employee inquiries and concerns and supporting investigations.


• Ensures a high level of integrity is maintained and that personnel matters are handled in a professional, consistent, and confidential manner.

Important Details

This is a full-time, on-site role. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts. The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $96,700 - 145,100 CAD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education preferred.


• 5 or more years of related Human Resources experience.


• Experience working in a union environment is strongly preferred.


• Experience working in a plant manufacturing environment is preferred.


• Excellent problem solving, and communication skills both verbal and written.


• Strong personal accountability for high-quality work with a continuous improvement mindset.


• Experience using HRIS Systems such as Workday and Dimensions UKG is preferred.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time".

TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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