HR Business Partner

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Wonderbrands is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across key bakery categories, including breads & rolls; alternatives breads, and others. We are the makers of Wonder®Bread, Country Harvest®, D'Italiano®, Gadoua®, and Casa Mendosa tortillas. We bake our products in 13 facilities across Canada, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people. These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.

Wonderbrands Carlingview, Ontario

As the HR Delivery Partner, you well be responsible for HR activities and provide business partner consultation to multiple bakeries within the region. You will play a significant role in delivering on talent related initiatives, from the strategic plan, at the plant level.

**Scope**:

- Assist with broader human capital projects that are specific to the plant.
- Utilize Workday as the HRIS (Human Resources Information System), serve as an advocate of the tool and provide adequate training to employees
- Create a robust employee relations program that includes, but not limited to: performance counseling, and coaching the leadership team(s) on appropriate dissemination of company policies
- Collaborate with plant leadership to create a sustainable organizational design
- Refine and engage the bakery to execute a proactive hourly and skilled trade recruiting program
- Work with the Talent Acquisition team, as business partner, to fill all salaried roles. The HR Delivery Partner will play a role in workforce planning and engaging the right resources (especially for ramp ups and critical hiring)
- Establish a training and development program that equips employees with the necessary professional skills
- Coordinate with the Talent Management COE to deliver, and facilitate as needed, performance management ventures to foster professional growth and internal promotion
- Lead and oversee all new-employee onboarding activities and partner with the US benefits team on escalated employee benefits issues
- Partner with the EH&S team to regarding safety procedures, OSHA compliance, and worker’s compensation
- Work closely with management to improvement work relationships on the floor, morale, and increase productivity and employee retention. This includes, providing coaching and counseling of management through employee relations issues.
- Complete governmental and company HR reporting requirements

**Education**
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree from accredited University or College
- PHR or SPHR Certification preferred

**Skills and Ability requirements**
- 5 years of HR Generalist experience required.
- Preferred experience in a manufacturing or food processing facility is recommended.
- Must have in-depth knowledge and understanding of employment laws, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, ERISA, COBRA/HIPPA and others.
- Labor relations experience is preferred, but not required.
- Must have strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and recordkeeping requirements.
- Be capable of administering benefit program at a local level including Health, disability, workers compensation and return to work programs.
- Non-union, multi-cultural production/manufacturing environment preferred.
- Bilingual communication skills (English/Spanish) are preferred but not required.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize the workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively with mínimal direction.
- Possess solid interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to adapt well to change.
- Ability to work closely with others in a cross functional team atmosphere

We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including strong benefit and pension plans, paid vacation and holidays, overtime opportunities, and a growth path to line leader and supervisory roles.

If you’re excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply

Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we