HRIS Applications Administrator

Job Title: HRIS Applications Administrator

Department: Information Technology

Reporting to: Manager, Business Applications

Location: Mississauga Office

Vacancy Status: Position is Vacant.

Greenfield is looking for an HRIS Applications Administrator to join our growing team.

Position Overview:

The HRIS Applications Administrator is responsible for supporting, configuring, and managing HR related applications to ensure system reliability, data quality, and strong alignment with business objectives. This role maintains, deploys, and supports Greenfield's HR and People & Culture application ecosystem, including Dayforce and connected platforms. Greenfield operates in a 24/7 environment, and some responsibilities may require occasional off hours work to support system updates, releases, or issue resolution.

Who Are We:

Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield's extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people's lives and the health of the planet.

Why Join Greenfield?

We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We're always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.

Who You Are:

• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to translate technical concepts for non technical audiences.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and committed to maintaining data accuracy and security.
• Collaborative team player who fosters positive relationships across HR, IT, and business functions.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and take initiative.
• Understand development concepts, deployment, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Adaptable and able to learn evolving HR and IT technology tools.
• Demonstrates Greenfield's values of honesty, integrity, respect, commitment and openness to change while modelling the Core Principles in all activities.

Your Experience Should Include:

• Completion of a related technical post-secondary diploma/degree.
• 5+ years of strong knowledge administering HRIS platforms (Dayforce strongly preferred).
• Hands-on experience with LMS administration and digital learning tools.
• Knowledge of employee incentive systems, OKR platforms, and e-signature solutions is an asset.
• Experience working with integration technologies.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Active Directory, SAML SSO, conditional access, and role-based access control.
• Experience working with Microsoft 365 administrative tools (user accounts, licensing, groups, SharePoint Online) is an asset.
• Strong understanding of data security, least privilege access principles, and compliance requirements.
• Experience performing reporting and analytics using HRIS tools, Power BI, or other BI platforms.
• Prior work in sandbox/production environments with formal release management processes (Azure DevOps experience preferred).
• Knowledge of auditing practices, data governance frameworks, and data quality management.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Strong technical aptitude and willingness to learn new systems and features.
• Experience working with HR, Payroll, Talent, and Data Governance teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Administer, configure, and support Dayforce modules, including Core HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Performance, Recruiting, Onboarding, and HR workflows.
• Act as primary point of contact for system level administration of learning management system
• Support additional HR technology platforms such as employee incentive systems, OKR solutions, and e-signature tools.
• Prioritize and troubleshoot incoming ticket escalations and tasks in accordance with the set SLAs, working closely with IT Service Desk members and coordinating with vendors as required.
• Oversee user account lifecycle processes, including onboarding flows from Dayforce to Active Directory.
• Manage and monitor integrations using enterprise integration tools to ensure accurate data flow between HRIS, LMS, AD, Microsoft 365, Finance, and other business systems.
• Maintain secure authentication and access configurations using Azure Active Directory, SAML SSO, MFA, and least privilege role management.
• Create, test, and deploy configuration changes and enhancements using controlled DevOps release in the sandbox and production environments.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of HRIS and LMS reporting, dashboards to support HR, payroll, learning, compliance, and executive needs.
• Monitor system health, performance, and data quality using available system tools and IT monitoring platforms.
• Perform regular auditing of user access, role assignments, data integrity, and compliance controls.
• Assist HR and Data Governance teams with policy enforcement, data stewardship activities, and privacy/security requirements.
• Stay current with product updates, new features, and industry best practices.
• Automate and enhance application workflows.
• Lead and manage projects as it relates to new software deployments, software upgrades, and feature enhancements.
• Contribute to the overall Objectives & Key results assigned to the Business Applications team.
• Establish and review system, application, and user security controls while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Create and maintain clear and comprehensive technical documentation, including application architectural diagrams, installation/operational procedures, test plans and troubleshooting guidelines
• Foster an environment of learning and growth by mentoring and collaborating with junior IT team members.
• Follow Information Technology policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Total Compensation & Care:

• Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance – the salary range for a HRIS Applications Administrator is currently $90,000 - $105,000
• Formal and informal training opportunities
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time
• Vacation time exceeding industry standards
• Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities
• Meaningful and challenging work
• Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication.

About Us

We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.

Core Principles

• Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.
• Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.
• Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
• Agility: Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.
• Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.

At Greenfield, people—not AI—make our hiring decisions. We use AI only for routine administrative support and never to screen candidates or determine outcomes. Every application is reviewed by our team, and if any step involves increased AI use, we'll inform candidates in advance. We're committed to responsible, transparent, and fair hiring practices.