Human Resources Manager

100-130K

Abbotsford, BC

Please note: this is a contract position starting in October 2026 – for 12-14 months.

About Atwell Talent

Atwell Talent is a National Recruitment Agency that specializes in connecting top talent with exceptional companies across Canada. We focus on permanent recruitment offering full-cycle support from the first hello to the final handshake.

Our mission is simple: to make hiring feel less like a chore and more like a game-changer. With our expertise in recruitment and a knack for finding those hidden gems, we aim to elevate your recruitment experience and help you build teams that thrive. Whether you’re an employer looking to grow your dream team or a candidate ready for the next chapter, we’re here to make it happen.

About our client

Our client is a leading, vertically integrated mass timber company. They partner with architects, developers, and owners to design, engineer, fabricate, and install commercial, residential, and institutional buildings using state-of-the-art mass timber construction methods.

Position Summary

You bring with you a strong desire to add value to the workplace by driving HR best practices and working with us to create an exceptional organizational culture in an environment which is both professional and manufacturing-based.

- Represent and help build organizational culture in a family-led company
- Work with managers to implement and coordinate HR best practices, striving always for a great candidate and employee experience
- Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the organization's mission, values, and guiding principles.



Identify and provide solutions to issues and best practices.
- Participate in the annual performance evaluation and review process. Support management with organizing appropriate training and development programs for staff to improve skills and knowledge.
- Lead and motivate HR staff to provide HR support. Delegate assignments and provide supervision
- Provide full-cycle recruitment including posting job ads, reviewing candidate applications, and conducting pre-screen interviews.
- Prepare HR forms and letters related to the effective processing of new employees
- Onboarding of new employees, ensuring a seamless transition for their first 30 days
- Provide appropriate guidance and expertise on employment and policy-related matters
- Lead through employee relations matters such as conducting workplace investigations, facilitating interviews/meetings, drafting letters involving discipline, performance improvement plans and other corrective actions that require follow-up
- Maintain the group benefits and RRSP programs. Manage enrolments, analyze plans, and make recommendations for changes.
- Manage the company's immigration processes, including work permit applications, renewals, and compliance with immigration requirements for foreign national employees




- Manage and administer the Rippling HRIS platform, including employee records, workflows, integrations, permissions, and reporting.

Qualifications

- Post-secondary degree in Human Resources or related field or an equivalent level of education and experience is required. CPHR designation preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in all human resources functions. A true "generalist" type of experience is required.
- Proficient with MS Office and previous hands-on experience in the implementation and/or administration of an HRIS program is required.
- A proven track record of and willingness to understand the business and operations and how human resources can support it.
- Strong relationship management skills with experience in partnering, collaborating, and building trust with the employee and leadership teams.
- Ability to work collaboratively across the entire organization and all human resource functions to support the business. Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships.
- Solid attention to detail, excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Strong change management skills with a demonstrated ability to act as a catalyst for change within a quickly changing business.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
- Flexibility to deal with a constantly changing workload.
- Ability to organize and prioritize a wide variety of work using independent judgement and minimal supervision.

📌 Human Resources Manager (Abbotsford)
🏢 Atwell Talent
📍 Abbotsford