Human Resources Generalist

Job Title: Human Resources Generalist

Job Description

This operational and hands-on role supports day-to-day HR activities within manufacturing plants. The focus is on employee support, ensuring payroll and attendance accuracy, executing HR systems, and delivering a strong employee experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide core HR operations and generalist support.
• Act as the primary point of contact for employees and managers on day-to-day people matters.
• Manage the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, changes, and exits.
• Guide policy understanding and resolve issues.
• Ensure payroll submission accuracy and manage time and attendance.
• Track attendance and handle exceptions.
• Troubleshoot payroll and time issues and coordinate with service centers.
• Enable employee self-service and guide HR tools and processes.
• Facilitate People Experience communications and provide customer service to hourly and salaried employees.
• Utilize time and attendance systems such as Infor, Kronos, or similar.
• Support a high-speed manufacturing environment and manage shared services escalation.

Essential Skills

• Human resources and employee relations expertise.
• Payroll and HR administration proficiency.
• Strong customer service and administrative support skills.
• Experience in human resource management, employee benefits, and HR support.
• Diploma/Education in Human Resources Management.
• Experience with time and attendance or payroll file submission.
• Co-op or professional experience in the manufacturing industry.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with time and attendance systems like Kronos or Infor.
• FMCG experience.
• Experience with an HRIS system like Workday.

Work Environment

The People Experience team is composed of a range of skill sets, including roles in manufacturing plants and support for HR corporate functions and sales teams. The team is supportive, with virtual meetings three times a week and documented processes. The manager fosters a collaborative environment with clear expectations. The team embraces a 'one team' mentality, focusing on mutual support and shared success. The work environment is fast-paced, requiring quick learning, problem-solving, and strong customer service skills. New hires will report directly to the manager but receive on-site support from People Leads and other HR staff. Work hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, with one day per week requiring shift adjustment for night coverage.

Multiple locations in the GTA

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

The pay range for this position is $ $42.00/hr.

This is a fully onsite position in Toronto,ON.

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l'acquisition de talents, la chaîne d'approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d'un grand nombre d'entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d'avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l'âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d'ancien combattant, d'un handicap, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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