Manager, Plant Human Resources

Hain Celestial; Delta; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hain Celestial as an HR Manager at our Delta manufacturing site, where you'll lead HR operations and nurture a dynamic workplace culture for over 120 employees. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and sustainable environment while supporting a diverse workforce. You’ll work closely with site leadership, drive engagement initiatives, and ensure compliance within a unionized setting, all while helping to shape a healthier future through plant-based living.

Benefits

Flexibility for remote work

Collaborative HR team

Tools and support to make things happen

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing or operations setting.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.
• A hands-on approach and love being close to the people you support.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations at the Delta manufacturing site.
• Drive employee engagement, culture, and retention programs.
• Collaborate with corporate HR on recruitment strategy and compliance.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Talent Acquisition

HR compliance

Safety support

Tools

Workday

Job description

Location : On-site with remote flexibility | Unionized environment

Ready to make a real impact where sustainability meets people leadership? Join us at The Hain Celestial Group , home of beloved plant-based brands like Yves Veggie Cuisine , and help us inspire healthier living-starting with how we treat our people.

We're looking for a dynamic HR Manager to lead HR operations at our Delta, BC manufacturing site, where we produce our industry-leading meat-free products. This isn't your average HR gig-you'll be the heartbeat of the plant, partnering directly with site leadership, hourly teams, and union representatives to drive a safe, engaging, and high-performance culture. You'll also get to flex your strategic muscles by supporting company-wide initiatives and tapping into the broader Hain HR network.

What You'll Own :

• Daily HR leadership on the plant floor-supporting 120+ employees across shifts
• Employee relations, coaching, and performance management in a unionized setting
• Working in collaboration with corporate center of excellence on Talent Acquisition, develop recruitment strategy to include innovative solutions to ensure a steady pipeline of talent for skilled and unskilled positions in a highly competitive market.
• Driving engagement, culture, and retention programs
• Supporting talent development, onboarding, and workforce planning
• Partnering with union reps and navigating the collective agreement with confidence
• Ensuring HR compliance and safety support while championing DEI and wellbeing
• Collaborating with global HR colleagues to bring fresh thinking and best practices
• Developing and implementing health and safety policies, training and procedures
• Administering WCB (Workers Compensation Board) claims, including completion of forms, maintaining records, preparing and communicating modified work proposals and acting as a liaison with the WCB

This Role Is For You If You Have :

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing or operations setting
• Experience working in a unionized environment -you know the dynamics, and you lead with fairness and trust
• A hands-on approach and love being close to the people you support (yes, you'll be in the plant daily!)
• A calm, practical mindset with a bias for action
• The ability to balance boots-on-the-ground HR work with broader strategy

Bonus Points If You Also Have :

• Experience in food manufacturing or CPG
• Experience with Workday
• A passion for purpose-driven business, sustainability, and doing good

What We Offer :

• Opportunity to support a meaningful mission in plant-based living
• Flexibility for some remote work after you're fully embedded
• A collaborative HR team that wants to see you grow
• Tools, support, and autonomy to make things happen

Compensation and Benefits :

• 82,000-$102,000 / year (commensurate with experience and location).
• Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
• Health Spending Account
• Life and Dependent Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Short Term Disability (not available for Union employees)
• Long Term Disability
• Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

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