HR Advisor

On-site | Full time | Junior

About us

In Trench Canada, we deliver state-of-the-art, safe, and reliable instrument transformers, coils, and bushings for seamless energy transmission. With a legacy of customized engineering and innovation, we enable society to harness the power of electricity with reliability and performance. But we are more than just a company. We are a force for change, committed to advancing the energy sector through cutting-edge technology and sustainable practices. We genuinely care about continuous improvement, and our dynamic workplace values attention to detail and adaptability, fostering a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion where everyone is respected and truly valued.

Our Values

- Trust
- Responsibility
- Excellence
- Navigating Change
- Candor
- Humility

Overview

As a Human Resources Advisor at Trench Canada, you will serve as a trusted partner to production leaders and employees, providing day-to-day HR support within a rapid-paced manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in fostering positive employee relations, supporting workforce effectiveness, and ensuring the consistent application of HR policies, programs, and collective agreement provisions.

Working closely with production supervisors, managers, union representatives, and the HR team, you will provide practical HR guidance and solutions that enable business success while creating a positive employee experience. You will support a variety of HR functions including employee relations, recruitment, disability management, benefits and pension administration, workforce reporting, employee engagement initiatives, and the use of HR technology and AI-enabled solutions to improve service delivery.

Your Tasks:

- Serve as the primary HR contactfor production employees and leaders, providing guidance and support onworkplace issues, policies, procedures, and programs.
- Partner with productionsupervisors and managers to address employee relations matters, attendanceconcerns, performance management, workplace conflict, and employee developmentopportunities.
- Support the consistentadministration and interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement andassist in resolving employee concerns and grievances.
- Coach and support front-lineleaders in effectively managing people-related matters while ensuringcompliance with company policies, employment legislation, and collectiveagreement requirements.
- Support employee engagementinitiatives that promote a positive, respectful, and inclusive workplaceculture.
- Lead onboarding and offboardingactivities for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring a positive employeeexperience and smooth transition processes.
- Draft employment contracts, offerletters, disciplinary documentation, employee correspondence, and otherHR-related communications.
- Administer employee benefitsprograms for unionized and non-unionized employee groups, includingenrollments, changes, terminations, and annual renewal activities.
- Administer pension programs,including enrollment, retirement, and termination processes for both DefinedBenefit and Defined Contribution plans.
- Coordinate short-term disabilityclaims and support return-to-work programs in collaboration with employees,leaders, healthcare providers, and external vendors.
- Maintain accurate employee recordsand HRIS data to support compliance, reporting, and workforce planningactivities.
- Generate, analyze, and interpretHR metrics and reports related to attendance, turnover, vacancies, overtime,and other workforce trends to support business decision-making.
- Leverage HR technologies,AI-powered tools, and data analytics to improve HR processes, enhance employeeand leader self-service, generate workforce insights, and support data-drivendecision-making.
- Utilize AI tools to draftcommunications, analyze workforce trends, support recruitment activities,develop training materials, and streamline administrative processes whileensuring data privacy and compliance requirements are maintained.
- Identify opportunities to automateroutine HR processes and recommend technology-driven solutions that improveefficiency, accuracy, and the employee experience.
- Collaborate with HR BusinessPartners and business leaders to implement HR initiatives that supportorganizational objectives, operational effectiveness, and continuousimprovement.
- Participate in corporate and global HR projectsand initiatives as required.

Requirements:

- 2-4 years of progressive HumanResources experience, preferably in a unionized manufacturing environment.
- College diploma or universitydegree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or arelated discipline.
- CHRP designation or active pursuitof a professional

📌 HR Advisor (Ottawa)
🏢 Trench Group
📍 Ottawa