HR Generalist (Part Time) Job

Primary location: Mississauga, Ontario
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Part-Time or Temporary Part-Time
Travel: No
Non-compete: No 

Hourly Contract Rate: $38.46/hr to $39,90/hr  (based on skills and years of relevant experience)

​What does it mean to work at Armstrong? 

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

The Human Resource Generalist is responsible for providing onsite support to employees at the Plasterform manufacturing facility in Mississauga. This is a part-time, temporary contract position working up to 20-24 hrs per week. The contract term will be for an initial 12 months with possibility of extension to 18 months.

The position plays a key role in strategic and operational management of human resources in the areas of policy administration, recruitment and agency staffing, employee onboarding and training, benefits and leave administration,  employee relations and discipline administration, performance management, and regulatory/audit compliance. This is an onsite position responsible for providing HR support to 50+ employees in a manufacturing facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

HR Service Delivery

• Engages in proactive positive employee relations activities through frequent interaction with employees on the floor, ensuring direct and open lines of communications and responding promptly to concerns and issues.
• Manages the recruitment process and assumes ownership for onboarding/new hire orientation. Manages temp agency partnerships/relationships.
• Communicate and assist with employee benefits program enrollment.
• Manages hourly wage program, conducts wage surveys to ensure market competitiveness. Collaborates with head office on compensation for office/administrative staff. 
• Manages paid time off policies and leave of absence requests.
• Responsible for creation, management and retention of personnel employment records ensuring local and regulatory compliance.
• Processes employee actions (hires, promotions, transfers, terminations).

Coach & Develop Front Line Supervisors

• Provides leadership and supervisory training to supervisors and team leaders and provides feedback and counseling as appropriate to ensure development.
• Supports managers to ensure effective performance coaching and counseling to employees.
• Provide guidance to management on conflict resolution and discipline administration. Conduct investigations as required.

Worker's Compensation & Safety

• Partners with the EHS Specialist on plant's worker's compensation process ensuring resolution of outstanding open cases.
• Assists with investigating incidents and accidents and responds to events to support employee(s) and represent the company.

Policies & Procedures/Communication

• Responsible for developing and updating site employment manual policies and procedures.
• Ensures implementation of all site and company policies; and promotes compliance through ongoing awareness and annual training.
• Maintains bulletin boards.
• Maintains compliance with all provincial and federal posting requirements.

Rewards and Recognition

• Assists with event planning, employee meals/cookouts, charitable contributions etc.
• Provides recognition system administrative support.
• Manages charitable/community service projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Travel:  Minimal; 5% or less

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with or the ability to quickly learn the human resource information system (HRIS) and similar computer applications.
• Knowledge of labor laws in Ontario.
• Bilingual (Vietnamese) and English a plus

Physical and Mental Demands

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:  sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones.  Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.

Education/Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR or related field required.
• 3 - 5 years of human resource work experience.
• Experience working in a multi-shift, manufacturing/industrial or construction environment strongly preferred.      

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1B in revenue, AWI has about 2,800 employees and a manufacturing network of fifteen facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 150 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

Armstrong is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination and harassment on the applicable prohibited grounds under applicable human rights legislation, where individuals are treated with respect, have equal opportunities in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and can contribute meaningfully in the workplace once employed.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!