Manufacturing – Director of Human Resources – BC

Scope of Position

The company continues to grow, having more than doubled in size in the past five years alone. To support such continued growth, the company needs to ensure that they employ best-practices across all areas of Human Resources strategies, processes, procedures, and systems.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of Human Resources will be responsible for nurturing and supporting a culture that attracts, motivates and retains the firm’s human capital. This will include guiding and support the organization on all HR matters to meet its strategic objectives and goals for profitability and growth. In addition, this Director of Human Resources will also be responsible for overseeing the company’s legal matters as applied to the firm’s human resources.

This mandate is truly “transformational’, driving change and improvements throughout the organization to allow them to keep growing while continuing as the leader in their sector. With no shortage of opportunities to contribute, this role will appeal to individuals with boundless energy and ambition looking to make an impact while growing both personally and professionally.

The Director will manage Human Resources to support both head office and distributed business operations. He/she will serve as a member of the senior management team and be involved in the overall planning and management of the organizational mission, goals, and priorities. He/she will work with the support of the Leadership Team in an effort to consistently provide the support, guidance, and resources necessary to create a great place to work for all employees.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Direct all functional activities of the Human Resources department including recruitment, training & development, benefits & compensation, communications & documentation, health & safety, and any other HR duties or projects as assigned.
• Partner with the senior leadership executive team, general managers, department managers and employees to identify and address the critical HR needs of the organization and achieve an effective long range HR strategy.
• Work in compliance with Provincial Authorities, WCB, legal counsel … as well as working closely with service providers such as benefits providers, recruitment agencies, etc.
• Direct the Human Resources department staff including HR and Payroll Administrators, Coordinators and Assistants.
• Research and evaluate best practices in Human Resources management policies, procedures, methodologies, and metrics.
• Establish benchmarks for organizational effectiveness, employee performance, training and career development, health, and benefits, employee relations and payroll.
• Lead the development of, and effectively manage and integrate HR policies and programs including performance reviews, succession planning, career development, performance management, goal setting and reviews, training and mentoring, employee benefits, employee handbook, etc.
• Counsel and work with senior leadership team to ensure compensation plans are competitive and promote attitudes and behaviors that support the firm’s goals and values.
• Drive initiatives to accelerate the integration of new employees, align workforce around goals and priorities, and instill an HR culture of continuous improvement … while monitoring and measuring compliance and engagement.
• Work with the CEO and other senior leaders to define and effectively communicate organizational values to drive culture of service, professionalism and performance excellence
• Develop HR strategies to identify and address competency, knowledge, talent and performance gaps.
• Develop recruitment and retention strategies to attract and retain top talent.
• Assess and upgrade current training programs; launch management mentoring initiatives to support employee growth and development. Identify and stretch high potential talent.
• Field employee surveys to assess and monitor employee engagement on key initiatives such as culture.
• Create and manage employee recognition and awards programs.
• Manage the firm’s health and safety programs against best practices in the sector.

In light of the identified…