Human Resources & Payroll Specialist

Opened in 2005, Chemong Home Hardware Building Centre is a privately held entity which in addition to the Chemong store includes Havelock Home Hardware, Norwood Home Hardware and Kawartha Stair & Rail. We are currently exploring other opportunities to expand our retail and manufacturing operations.

Since inception, our goal has been to provide our DIY and contractor customers with the best possible shopping experience supported by a wide range of products and services. Our commitment to hiring and training great staff and associates has allowed us to deliver on that goal. We truly value our people and support them with programs that has increased tenures well beyond industry norms.

As members of the community, we take pride in supporting local charities. We support national charities such as The Hospital For Sick Kids Foundation, Special Olympics, Tree Canada as well as locally, Hospice Peterborough, Five Counties, Peterborough Music Fest and many other groups and events.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a hands-on, dynamic HR Manager and Payroll Specialist who will work directly with our Owners and Leaders to navigate our growing company in a people centric manner with a keen focus on internal support.  As an informed HR professional, you will easily integrate into our workplace and keep your pulse on the work climate and foster employee engagement. You should be personable, creative and have a flair for taking our processes and making them more efficient and user friendly.  You will be our culture ambassador, supporting an inclusive workplace of respectability, civility, and leading interactive social and people initiatives.  This is a new role with our company and has huge potential for personal and professional growth and development and you can make it amazing!

In this new and exciting position, you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing and developing human resource policies, while providing timely, fair, objective, and consistent interpretation and administration of all policies and procedures.
• Developing, designing and maintaining an employee playbook
• Ensuring compliance with all legal and legislative HR requirements
• Providing research and analysis for use in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Preparing and maintaining employee and HR files
• Job analysis and evaluations including job descriptions and compensation structure
• Recruitment, selection and on-boarding of new employees, including drafting of offers/contracts of employment
• Benefits management and administration
• Overseeing attendance management
• Expediting and facilitating action to resolve employee issues
• WSIB management, including proper investigation and processing of claims, and follow-up on workplace injuries/illnesses/incidents, and short and long term disability cases.
• Building and managing employee performance management and review process.
• Coaching, supporting, and facilitating training for managers and supervisors in all areas of employee relations. leadership, and EQ/soft skills development
• Developing and maintaining organizational charts
• Joint Occupational Health and Safety committee program, documentation, and reporting
• Coordinating all training related to key initiatives, health, and safety, ensuring all staff are up to date on current safety standards and training
• Organizing ‘all-staff’ meetings
• Facilitating the co-op program and career job fairs with local High Schools, Universities, Colleges and Trade Schools
• Leading workplace sponsored social functions, fundraising and culture initiatives, establishing a social committee
• Source out grants or subsidies that may be obtained to assist with such things as youth employment or special projects
• Fostering a positive, engaged, and productive work environment

Payroll

• Managing the employee’s time tracking system for use in bi-weekly payroll calculations.
• Prepare, review, and transmit payroll to the bank.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation and statutory regulations
• Submit all statutory remittances and balance year end accounts and completion of T4’s.
• Tracking vacation, sick time, and personal time as required
• Handling employee payroll and compensation related inquiries

We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Completed post secondary education in a Human Resources focused program
• CHRP/CHRL designation preferred, will consider designation in progress with required experience
• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in all functions of HR
• Minimum 2 years of payroll experience preferred
• JHSC certification and asset, though we will train if required
• Experience in a retail setting and/or manufacturing environment is great though not essential
• Strong relationship development ability
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Experienced in conflict resolution an asset
• G driver's license as occasional travel to our other locations will be required

We offer a competitive wage, employee benefits and a flexible working environment with opportunity for continuous learning and development and employer paid HRPA fees.

Please submit application by August 31, 2020