HR Manager

**WHY DO WE NEED YOU?**
Agway a proud subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, stands tall as part of the world's largest building materials company. With a 360-year legacy of innovation and growth, Saint-Gobain leads the way in sustainable product development and environmental responsibility.

Saint-Gobain North America's commitment to excellence has earned it recognition from the Top Employers Institute as one of the best workplaces in North America and Canada. Join us at Bailey and be part of a future where innovation meets sustainability

**Position Summary**

The HR Manager, under the direction of the VP of Operations, People, and Culture, will primarily be responsible for researching any new developments within the human resources field and implementing changes where needed. This position will anticipate and identify emerging issues, trends and problems that affect organizational policies and programs. This role will also identify and address issues that affect the overall health of the organization including morale, effectiveness, turnover, absenteeism and productivity.
**IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?** Responsibilities**:
Administrative Responsibilities
- Provide HR guidance to all levels of the organization;
- Maintain both the employee benefits program as well as the RRSP program;
- Ensure policy books are up to date, adding and revising policies as needed;
- Oversee the STD and LTD process, liaising between the employees and the adjudicators;
- Maintain the HRIS system including company property, training, documents, and education;
- Oversee payroll filings for hourly payroll and backup as needed for salary payroll;
- Send out company wide-announcements including new hires, resignations, and any organization-wide announcements.

Workforce Responsibilities
- Oversee the Human Resources Coordinators, ensuring that all Agway locations are supported and HR programs are standardized across locations;
- Work closely with the Health and Safety Manager to ensure that HR policies and procedures align with Health and Safety policies and procedures;
- Liaise with the Talent Acquisition team and ensure that all open positions are identified and posted;
- Analyze retention rates and continuously look for ways to improve staff engagement;
- Identify emerging trends and legislation and implement programs and procedures to address them;
- Calculate and prepare termination packages and conduct termination meetings when required;
- Draft disciplinary notes such as written warnings, suspension letters, etc.;
- Utilize 3-month check-ups and exit interviews to identify any employee suggestions or concerns and bring them forward to the respective department managers;
- Ensure that offer letters stay current with changing legal requirements;
- Ensure that we are staying ahead of workplace succession needs;
- Keep the pay equity program up-to-date;
- Review organization pay scales on an ongoing basis.

Training and Development Responsibilities
- Keep accurate logs of organization-wide training including policy training, H&S training, employee-specific training;
- Train and develop supervisory and management-level staff on an ongoing basis utilizing formal bi-annual training and quarterly supervisor development sessions;
- Explore opportunities to outsource training where feasible;
- Train all employees annually on all policy changes from prior year;
- Develop and sustain a formal onboarding program for all levels of employees;
- Explore employee-specific opportunities for training with a focus on broadening the in-house skillset.

Additional Duties
- Cultivate a work environment committed to health, safety, and wellness;
- Work with the VP of Operations and the HR/H&S Coordinator to keep health and safety at the forefront of everyone’s minds;
- Assist with the return-to-work program for WSIB and STD-related absences.

**Job Requirements**
- Experience with coaching and development of employees;
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain lasting working relationships;
- Ability to identify issues and implement creative and strategic solutions to overcome problems;
- Ability to delegate, set expectations, and monitor progress of all direct reports;
- Frequent travel between all of our locations;
- Flexibility of shift depending on workplace requirements;
- Strong conflict resolution skills.

**TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN** Work Conditions**
- Working in both the plant and office environment.
- Travel to the other sites will be required.
- Interaction with employees, management, and contractors.
- Working in a busy office environment with frequent interruptions.

**A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US** WHY WORK WITH US?**

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.
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