Our, client, founded over 100 years ago in Europe, is a global leader in its niche manufacturing space and now has over 700 employees worldwide. They are seeking a Human Resources Manager to provide HR leadership for around 150 team members in their divisions in North America. This is an onsite role based at the Delta (Annacis Island) North American Head Office and it reports to the Chief People Officer based in Europe.
Our client has a reputation as a great place to work and build a career as evidenced by the numerous team members who have stayed for 10+ years. If you are an HR leader who can balance a strategic focus with day to day hands on activities and are the type to know every employee by their first name, this may be a great fit for you!
What you will be doing:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all employees' HR-related inquiries, concerns and grievances.
• Provide guidance and support to managers on employee relations issues, including conflict resolution and disciplinary actions.
• Conduct investigations into employee complaints and ensure fair & consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Manage and develop collaboration with employee representatives / works councils / shop committee.
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws, regulations and company policies, keeping constant follow up on changes.
• Ensure that local employment and benefit practices are established, employment contractual matters are properly prepared, maintained and developed regularly.
• Participate in global development of wide range of people & culture topics and ensure their deployment and possible localization to the country.
• Establish local employer branding plan and deliver activities accordingly.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to identify resourcing needs, establish effective recruitment tactics and managing the end-to-end process until hiring is complete.
• Overseeing the onboarding process for new hires.
• Provide guidance & coaching relating to performance improvement plans and compensation decisions.
• Support managers & employees to identify proper learning and development needs, provide coordination for selected L&D initiatives.
• Maintain accurate employee records & HR databases, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Generate regular HR reports and metrics to provide insights on country level HR trends and KPIs.
• Responsible for designing and developing local people related policies, practices and procedures. Once approved, you will train and advise the organization to work accordingly.
• Responsible to apply global people processes and practices into use in the country.
• Participate in the creation and organization of employee focused events, award presentations, and other culture building activities.

Who you are:

• You have a Bachelor degree in HR, business administration, or a related field. CPHR certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations and HR best practices, ideally in both Canada and the US.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective relations in all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Demonstrated experience in handling employee relations issues, handling sensitive data, and utilizing different talent acquisition and development concepts

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package - base salary of +/-$110k plus bonus, RRSP match and great benefits. Quarterly trips to the US and occasional travel to Europe will be required. Interested candidates in the Vancouver area are asked to submit their resumes ASAP!