Lead manufacturing human resources with union relations and Ontario employment law expertise in a plant environment requiring occasional shift flexibility.
This Human Resources
Manager serves as the strategic HR leader for a unionized manufacturing operation. The role combines employee relations, collective bargaining, investigations, compliance, workforce planning, payroll coordination, and manager coaching. You will support approximately 150 hourly and salaried employees while aligning people programs with business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage union relationships, grievances, collective agreements, and bargaining preparation
- Conduct impartial workplace investigations and maintain confidential employee records
- Advise leaders on employee relations, performance, and people management
- Coordinate payroll inputs, statutory leaves, advantages,
and union dues
- Lead workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and engagement initiatives Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in human resources or related discipline
- Five-plus years progressive HR experience, including three manufacturing years
- Unionized environment experience with grievances and collective bargaining
- Strong knowledge of Ontario employment legislation and compliance requirements
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills and HR systems experience preferred Apply strategic HR leadership, union expertise, and Ontario compliance knowledge across a complex manufacturing workforce.