About this role
Human Resources Generalist - Full Time - 100% onsite -Markham
Our client is seeking a highly organized and proactive Human Resources Generalist to join our HR Team. Reporting into the Human Resources Manager, you will act as a key support for employees by providing strong employee relations, completing a variety of administrative tasks, ensuring smooth processes, assisting with recruitment, on-boarding, maintaining records, and often serving as the first point of contact for HR-related inquiries
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide support to employees on various HR-related topics and resolve any issues that may arise
• Coordinate full-cycle recruitment for hourly employees. This includes: posting, and managing job advertisements, setting up and conducting interviews, and completion of reference checks.
• Assist filling vacancies utilizing temporary agencies as required
• Conduct orientations and onboarding for new hires
• Arrange training for new and existing employees, such as: WHMIS, MOL, IT and a variety of safety related training. Ensure training is tracked in appropriate database, and annual training plan is updated
• Assist with tracking of Incident/Accident reports, and employee return to work as required
• Regularly keep HR Manager informed of any issues or potential issues, and possible solutions
• Update and revise job descriptions as required
• Maintain and update employee information in HRIS system
• Provide administrative support such as employment letters, disciplinary letter, etc.
• Prepare materials for monthly Employee Communication Meetings
• Assist with STD, LTD paperwork and monitoring of cases as required
• Oversee employee benefit plan annual re-enrollment and employee questions
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in an office/manufacturing or automotive environment
• Ability to multitask and prioritize items
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy is critical in this role
• Ability to follow up on items
• Excellent communication skills
• Be able to interact and build relationships with employees at all levels
• Employee relations experience and ability to resolve issues
• Comfortable speaking to groups of employees
• Must be able to establish credibility and handle confidential matters
• Ability to work onsite every day
• Experience with HRIS Systems, preferably WorkDay
• Competent in computer software such as MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)