People & Culture Business Partner

Swim Recruiting; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to join their dynamic HR team in Chilliwack. This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape HR initiatives and support a diverse employee population. The ideal candidate will have a solid HR background, with a focus on employee relations and a passion for fostering a collaborative workplace culture. With competitive compensation and a range of benefits, including professional development support and fun team-building events, this position is perfect for someone looking to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Parental Leave Top-Up

Annual Health Spending Account

RRSP Match

Paid Vacation Time

Employee Product Discount

Teambuilding Events

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HR experience with a focus on employee relations and partnerships.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships across departments.

Responsibilities

• Support employee relations, HR projects, and culture initiatives.
• Collaborate with talent acquisition and HR teams to enhance employee engagement.

Skills

Employee Relations

HR Project Management

Learning & Development

HR Data Management

HR Policy Development

Leadership Coaching

HRIS Optimization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related field

Job description

Based in Chilliwack. People & Culture Business Partner with a very well-established, diversified, and reputable group of companies

Who- the Company:

Our client was established many years ago and is well-managed and well-respected. The company has operations in various Canadian provinces and approximately 350 employees working across various business divisions. The organization is family owned and has built a collaborative, fun-loving, and people-centric culture. The people working at this company value integrity, innovation, hard work, and providing high quality products to their customers. If you are an HR professional with 3+ years relevant work experience who is looking for a successful and exciting Chilliwack-based company to work for, this could be the place for you!

What- the Role:

On behalf of our client, SWIM is seeking a new People & Culture Business Partner to join a tightknit P&C team of around 10 people. This is a newly created role due to ongoing business growth. The new BP will report directly to the Manager, People & Culture and will collaborate closely with colleagues in talent acquisition and other areas of HR. The Business Partner will support an employee population of around 200 to 250 people (Managers, Employees, etc.) The BP will be partnering across all departments and functions- including folks at the corporate office and the employee

This is a well-rounded role involving employee relations, HR projects, learning & development, HR data management, HR policy development, employee engagement & culture initiatives, leadership coaching, HRIS optimization, etc. Some projects the new BP can contribute to are in the areas of health & safety, total rewards, etc.

SWIM will provide interested candidates with a thorough job description.

Who- the Candidate:

We are looking for an individual with at least 3 years of progressive work experience within HR and around 2+ years in an HR business partnership capacity. We are looking for candidates who have a well-rounded HR skillset and who thrive on a mix of employee relations work and ad hoc HR work and projects. Candidates will have a friendly, clear, and professional communication style, and the ability to build trusting relationships across the business in all departments. Ideally the successful candidate for this role will live in or close to Chilliwack and view the office location as a big plus!

How Much:

Competitive base salary commensurate with level of HR skills, experience, and education- likely in the range of $70,000 to $90,000, with a sweet spot of around $80,000. The company will provide their new P&C Business Partner with a solid overall compensation package, including HR related professional development support, an RRSP match, health benefits including an annual health spending account, and paid vacation time.

Some other great perks include parental leave top-up and a product discount. There are also plenty of fun teambuilding events for employees and their families throughout the year.

Where:

Our client is based in Chilliwack, close to the highway. The P&C BP will be based full-time from this office. There is plenty of free employee parking provided.

When & How to Apply:

Swim Recruiting has been engaged as the exclusive recruitment agency partner on this search and will be presenting the profiles of short-listed candidates directly to the hiring team. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit ‘APPLY’ to send us your resume (preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems but PDF is also fine). Thank you!