HR Manager

**Job Opportunity**: HR Manager
**Location**: Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, BC
**Position Type**: Full-time (4 or 5 Days/Week)
**Organization**: Salish Soils
WHO WE ARE
Salish Soils is a proudly Indigenous-owned composting and resource recovery business located in Sechelt, BC. We transform organic waste into high-quality soil products, support local food security, and provide meaningful employment opportunities on the Sunshine Coast. Our mission is rooted in environmental stewardship, circular economy, and Indigenous values.
THE ROLE
We’re seeking a bright, energetic, and community-minded HR Manager to lead our people strategy and help shape the culture of our growing team. This is a unique role that blends human resources leadership with cultural development, health and safety oversight, impact reporting, change management, communications, and community engagement.
If you’re someone who thrives in dynamic environments, sees possibility in every challenge, and wants to make a meaningful impact—this role is for you.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Human Resources
- Lead all HR functions: recruitment, onboarding, staff contracts, performance reviews, employee relations etc.
- Maintain clear, compliant, and people-focused HR practices
- Partner with managers to ensure smooth and strategic team growth
- Solve HR issues and challenges as they arise

Culture & Team Engagement
- Bring daily energy, positivity, and passion to the workplace—model connection, care, and excitement about our mission
- Organize and host internal events (e.g. BBQs, holiday parties, off-sites) to build team connection
- Foster a values-based culture aligned with our mission and Indigenous leadership
- Plan initiatives that support morale, inclusion, and retention
- Help create a workplace where people feel seen, valued, and inspired to do their best work

Change Management
- Lead and support change initiatives across the organization
- Help staff navigate growth, new systems, and evolving roles with confidence and clarity
- Champion adaptability and a solutions-oriented mindset throughout the team

Health & Safety
- Act as the primary Health & Safety lead for Salish Soils
- Ensure all practices meet or exceed WorkSafeBC and provincial safety regulations
- Maintain and update safety policies, training materials, and incident reporting procedures
- Coordinate regular safety meetings, toolbox talks, drills, and audits
- Serve as a go-to resource for staff regarding safety concerns or incidents
- Lead employee onboarding with a strong focus on site-specific health and safety expectations
- Proactively identify and resolve safety risks in collaboration with the operations team
- Foster a culture of safety awareness, shared responsibility, and care for one another

Impact, Communications and Community Engagement
- Track social and environmental metrics and develop our Impact report that we can share with the community (e.g. GHG reductions, hiring of Indigenous youth, food waste diversion etc.)
- Coordinate and lead site visits tours and outreach programs (e.g., with Schools)
- Represent Salish Soils at events, conferences, and community gatherings
- Collaborate with the marketing team to align internal and external communications, including social media, storytelling, and public-facing updates
- Ensure community and employee communications reflect our mission, values, and impact goals

WHO YOU ARE
- 3-6+ years of HR or people & culture experience
- Strong communicator—positive, personable, and proactive
- Excited to work in a First Nations-owned, impact-focused business
- Able to manage multiple priorities with clarity and empathy
- Skilled in relationship building and change management
- Experience with communications or social media is a plus
- Health and Safety experience preferred
- You are currently living on the Sunshine Coast, or in the process of moving to the Coast

WORK SCHEDULE
- Location: Based in Sechelt, BC
- 4 or 5 Days per Week:

- If 5 days: 4 in-person, 1 remote
- If 4 days: all in-person

WHY JOIN US?
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to build something meaningful. At Salish Soils, you’ll help shape the future of our organization while contributing to environmental regeneration, Indigenous economic empowerment, and local community resilience.