Generalist, Human Resources

**Employee Type**: Full time **Location**: ON Brantford **Job Type**: Human Resources General **Job Posting Title**: Generalist, Human Resources **About Us**: TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) 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, Commi**t**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 G**ain**: - Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you’re eligible from your first day - RRSP program with a 3% employer match (with increased matches awarded based on service) and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll - Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays). - Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way. - An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups. - Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs. **About the Role**:As a Human Resources Generalist, you’ll play a pivotal role in fostering an engaging and empowering work environment at our Brantford facility, a manufacturer of private label griddle products (waffles and pancakes). In this 22-month maternity leave contract role, you will support essential employee relations and labor relations functions, partner with HR and Operations leadership on recruitment and onboarding, and drive strategic initiatives that enhance the employee experience. In this role, you’ll be empowered to make a difference daily by supporting both people and process—ensuring our teams’ contributions are valued and drive results for the business. You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to: - Supporting the management, implementation and communication of fundamental HR programs, including recognition programs, employee feedback forums, engagement survey action planning, and plant communications - Build and maintain effective relationships with employees and bargaining unit representatives, ensuring contract compliance and fostering strong employee connections. - Driving positive employee relations by timely and proactively addressing employee inquiries and concerns and supporting investigations. - Administering payroll and employee benefits programs, ensuring accurate processing of wages and managing benefits enrollment, adjustments, and inquiries. - Managing the site’s staffing and recruitment needs, including supporting onboarding and new hire orientation processes. - Fostering strong partnerships with operations and production teams to drive business results while ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations. - Contributing to process improvement initiatives and strategic projects at the site level. **Important Details**: - This is a 22-month maternity leave contract, full-time, on-site role is on first shift, with occasional flexibility to other shifts. - Potential opportunity to support multiple sites. Occasional travel to other sites may be required. **About You**:You’ll fit right in if you have: - Bachelor's degree in human resources or business-related field preferred. - Minimum of 3 years of HR experience - Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment strongly preferred. - Strong knowledge of and experience in HRIS and payroll systems ( e.g. Workday, Dimensions ) - Strong leadership capabilities and demonstrated ability to set effective priorities **Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away** TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1