HR Generalist (12-13 Months Mat Leave Contract)

Romet Limited•Mississauga, ON

8d•Onsite

About The Position

ROMET Limited, founded in 1972, is an international market leader providing end-to-end measurement solutions to natural gas utilities globally. The company focuses on customer satisfaction through responsive deliveries, technical support, customer service, and reliable products manufactured with uncompromising quality, accuracy, and safety. Romet is committed to developing innovative technologies for efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective energy solutions. It is a collaborative organization that values the work ethic, creativity, and passion of its diverse team members and has been recognized as a Platinum winner for Best Managed Companies in Canada for nine consecutive years. Romet is seeking a Human Resources Generalist (contract) to join its busy and growing manufacturing company. The successful candidate will be instrumental in elevating the department and company, thriving in a culture of continuous improvement. This role offers an exciting opportunity for development and investment, allowing a highly motivated, focused, and outgoing individual to springboard their career. The incumbent will receive coaching and training during onboarding and orientation, building upon their existing skills and learning the business from experts in Human Resources and Operations.

Requirements

Ability to balance the needs and demands from multiple departments and managers
Strong communications skills, ability to interact effectively with others
Natural ability to be friendly and approachable, and to build strong relationships with a wide range of employees/leaders/positions
Experience/exposure to a manufacturing environment, working with machinists, assemblers, general labour staff as well as all office positions, sales, engineers, and managers
Effective time management, planning, analytical and organizational skills
Ability to deal with highly sensitive and confidential/personal information
Adaptable and able to respond to “urgent” requests and able to work with limited supervision
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and specifically Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Able to create tables and auto-calculations, and import/export text and link spreadsheets
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
Proven ability to deliver results with precise attention to detail
Strategic mind that is able to proficiently think through problems and solutions
Ability to effectively coach, provide advice, and support team members, be a strong team player with knowledge share and an open ability for full communication share
Ability to manage significant workload including conflicting priorities
Minimum of 5 years of related experience in Human Resources role within a manufacturing or industrial environment
College Certificate/Diploma or related work experience

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Employment Standards across Ontario and/or Canada preferred, US employment law an asset
General knowledge of benefits, retirement plans, and/or payroll administration practices preferred
Some knowledge of WSIB and Workers Compensation guidelines is considered an asset
Post-secondary education in Human Resources and/or Health and Safety considered an asset
CHRP/CHRL Designation considered an asset; or in the process of achieving designation

Responsibilities

First point of contact for employees on employee relations and people operations services, escalate or communicate to the HR Director as required
Assist employees with inquiries on vacation, benefits, pay, use of self-service kiosks, etc.
Trained as super user on the UKG system, run various reports using BI reporting, provide training, and support to employees and leaders
Delivery and support of our e-platform for all employee services (including Vubiz and employee self-serve)
Manage all employee data records and overall system integrity and reporting within the appropriate software programs and systems
Payroll auditing and providing payroll direction on all changes
Bi-weekly retirement plans contribution reporting
KPI reporting on manpower and turnover
Leave of absences and medical leaves case management
Manage regulatory and compliance training (including Forklift, Hoist, TDG, etc.) with our training partner
Track and maintain Romet University training records
Track and maintain training records, ensure training is updated prior to expiry dates
Input all training records and dates and file all records and run reports as needed
Monitor the skill matrix for tracking cross-training efforts in the plant
Post communications, monitor the bulletin boards for current items only, maintain the forms centers
Employee program management (including 75-day reviews, taxable benefit tracking, retirement and benefit enrollments, system training to administrators)
Assist with retirement education sessions
Assist with performance management tracking, creation of and issuing of warning letters
Offboarding checklists, and exit interviews as required
Assist on Health and Safety initiatives, including accident reporting, WSIB accidents, Health and Safety related training, First Aid training records, etc.
Crosstrain with and support the Talent Acquisition Specialist with end-to-end recruiting involvement including track job reqs, review job description, post job openings, screen resumes, schedule interviews, participate in interviews, obtain job and training grants when applicable
Backup support for new hire onboarding; provide new hire orientations, track, and ensure all items are completed on the new hire checklist including background/reference checks, new hire photos, announcements, register employee on the punch clock, order lab coats, excess work hours agreements, IT request form, etc.
Manage security ID cards, building/door security
Assist with compensation planning and market analysis
Track the Safety Footwear and Prescription Safety Eyewear Subsidy Programs for usage
Backup to provide safety walks for new hires
Ensure confidentiality of employee information
Participate as a member of the social committee and assist with related company social events, and event planning
All other duties and projects as assigned