Payroll & Benefits Specialist

**Amhil North America**is a privately held Thermoforming Plastics Packaging company focused on delivering Best Value to our customers and partners. We provide smart, safe and sustainable packaging solutions for the consumer, industrial and foodservice industries in North America and Europe.
Over the past twenty years, Amhil has expanded its product offering to include drinking cups, portion cups and food packaging and now includes products that are 100% recyclable, produced with recycled content and available as carbon neutral.

Amhil North America is part of the Wentworth Technologies group of companies.

**Overview**

Amhil's HR team is looking for a **Payroll & Benefits Specialist** to join our team and support the hourly & salary Payroll & Benefits function for our group of companies, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of payroll.

**Snapshot**

This is a full-time position, based onsite.

In addition to the weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing, this position is also responsible for vacation and time & attendance tracking, administration of the company pension and benefits plans, including but limited to, managing enrolments and employee eligibility, payment of monthly premiums and reconciliations.
- Support payroll processing for weekly and bi-weekly, hourly, salaried, union and non-union in ADP Workforce Now (AutoPay).
- Focus on Customer Service in responding to employee payroll & benefits questions, employment letter requests etc. in a timely manner.
- Update and maintain current and accurate information in Payroll and Time & Attendance system.
- Participate in new hire orientation for payroll, time & attendance system, overview of benefits, and company pension plan information.
- Support period (weekly, biweekly, monthly and year-end) requirements/reconciliations including T4, WSIB, etc.
- Prepares payroll reports for management and auditing purposes.
- Coordinating enrolments and employee eligibility, payment of monthly premiums and reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant industry regulations, tax, and deduction laws.
- Generate reports for scheduled and ad-hoc reports such as Labour reports, headcount, overtime, attendance, hours worked and progression increments etc.
- As part of the HR team, this position travel occasionally between Amhil locations (Mississauga and Brantford).
- Create, maintain and update employee files as we move to a fully digital system.

**What we're looking for**
- **_ A Great Attitude_**:

- Solid, recent experience with ADP Workforce Now (WFN), preferably AutoPay.
- Confident, solutions-oriented self-starter.
- Experienced (5+ years) payroll practitioner in a mid-sized company - Manufacturing industry strongly preferred.
- People-skills and proven ability to build relationships.
- High commitment to strong customer service.
- Highly detail-oriented,
- Ability to work collaboratively at all levels providing a prompt, courteous service to all employees
- High level of integrity and able to maintain strict confidentiality.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong proficiency with computers, MS Office, Payroll systems.

**Assets**
- NPI/PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) designation.

**What we offer**
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package.
- Participation in our Profit Sharing Program (FT employees).
- Pension Plan (DCP) after 1 Year of Service (FT employees).
- Free Onsite Parking.
- Conveniently location (Traders Blvd E & Kennedy Dr.) accessible by transit.

**Application Process**

This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.

**Thank you for your interest in Amhil