Klassen is a family company built over generations — rooted in hard work, innovation, and a commitment to create value that lasts. Since 1963, we’ve grown from a single truck and a local mission into a trusted supplier and transportation partner across 40 states and provinces.

We believe great companies are built through understanding — understanding our customers, our products, and our people. That’s why we invest in craftsmanship, reliable service, and the team members who make it all happen. From soils and mulches to bedding products and agricultural materials, we transform wood residuals into dependable solutions that support the work and lives of our customers.

If you want to be part of a company where people matter, quality matters, and your work makes a difference — welcome to Klassen.

About the Role
Do you want to run the engine room of a People team, so payroll is right every cycle in two countries and the HR system holds data leaders trust? In this role you’ll own end-to-end payroll for about 200 employees across British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. You’ll also be our Rippling expert and keep us compliant with employment standards, workers’ compensation and recordkeeping rules. You’ll report directly to our Chief People Officer and work with Finance, the HR team and our Information Team. This isn’t a generalist advisor role. You won’t handle investigations or coach managers. You’ll be the expert on the systems, numbers and rules everyone else relies on. You won’t be left to figure it out alone, and you’ll have real room to build better processes with automation and AI. Apply today and grow your career with Klassen.

Pay & Schedule

Salary: $85,000–$100,000/year, based on experience

Profit sharing (K-Bucks): 5–20% target, paid quarterly. That’s an illustrative $4,250–$20,000/year, for total earnings of about $89,000–$120,000/year

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Gladwin / Head Office, 4491 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, BC. Will consider hybrid work.

What We Offer

Extended health benefits, 100% employer-paid:





Pharmaceutical / prescription drug coverage

Massage therapy

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidential counselling and support for you and your family

Sick days

Support for professional development, including the PCP and CPM payroll designations

Annual $300 boot allowance, for your site visits

Long-term stability with a growing, family-owned company

Person-to-person support: your manager knows your name, and someone picks up the phone

Opportunities for career growth as we build out our HR systems and infrastructure

Key Responsibilities
Payroll

Run end-to-end payroll for salaried, hourly and driver employees in BC, Washington and Oregon

Process hours, vacation and statutory pay, deductions, ROEs, T4s and W-2s

Manage CRA and state remittances and filings, year-end, and GL reconciliation with Finance

HR systems (Rippling)

Own Rippling administration: configuration, workflows, permissions, integrations and data integrity

Make the system do more so people do less

Compliance

Keep pay and records compliant with BC Employment Standards, Washington and Oregon wage-and-hour, paid-leave and payroll-tax rules, privacy law and recordkeeping requirements

Spot risk before it becomes a problem

Manage WorkSafeBC, Washington L&I; and Oregon workers’ comp employer accounts: payroll reporting, premiums, claim forms and wage data

Track claim costs and experience rating, and supply the data behind our COR safety certification

Reporting

Build the reports leadership relies on: headcount, turnover, overtime, time-off liability and people KPIs

Prepare the data for pay transparency reporting

Benefits administration

Handle enrolments, changes,



carrier invoices and reconciliation

Automation

Use Make.com, automation tools and AI to remove manual work from HR and payroll processes

Requirements

5+ years in payroll and HR operations, owning payroll end to end (not only processing it)

Strong working knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, CRA requirements and BC Employment Standards

Experience with WorkSafeBC or other workers’ compensation employer accounts and claims administration

Advanced HRIS/payroll system skills

Solid Excel and reporting skills

US payroll experience, ideally Washington or Oregon, strongly preferred

Rippling experience strongly preferred. ADP, Ceridian Dayforce, UKG or similar also considered

PCP or CPM designation is an asset

Experience in transportation or multi-site operations is an asset

Comfortable with automation tools and AI, and curious about making them work

Legally entitled to work in Canada

Able to work on-site in Abbotsford and travel occasionally to other Klassen sites

Who We Are Looking For

Motivated and dependable: someone who takes ownership of their day

Careful and precise. You like data being right, and you catch the error before it goes out

Discreet and trustworthy with confidential employee and pay information

A builder, not just a processor. You see a manual task and want to fix the process behind it

Comfortable working independently and communicating proactively with Finance, HR and leadership

Looking for a long-term opportunity with a stable, growing company, not a short-term or transitional position

Every day, our team lives The Klassen Promise: to Create Value and Lead the Market, with Quality as our edge. If that’s how you approach your work (getting every pay run right, doing it right, and taking pride in the finish), we want to hear from you.

Klassen Group is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to a workplace free from discrimination.

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📌 HR Operations & Payroll Specialist (British Columbia)
🏢 Klassen
📍 British Columbia