Job Description

Job Summary:

Singer Industrial is seeking a bilingual (English and French,) experienced and detail-oriented Human Resources & Payroll Manager to join our team. The HR Manager will be responsible for all HR and Payroll across multiple business units in Canada. At its' foundation, the role ensures compliance with Canadian federal and provincial employment and payroll laws, supports a positive workplace culture, manages safety incidents/claims process, and manages accurate and timely payroll processing across all Canadian business units. With a strong foundation in place, this role elevates to a strong partner to business leaders, serves as a thought leader, challenges leaders to improve communication and culture, and identifies gaps and improvements necessary to make our team a competitive advantage in the marketplace. We become the employer of choice, we have a great culture where people are driven to win, they feel fair treatment and want to go above and beyond to drive business success. This position may be located in Quebec or Montreal.


Singer Industrial is one of America's largest Industrial Distributors with a North American footprint of approximately 100 locations and over 1,500 employees. Singer Industrial strives to efficiently improve customer productivity with innovative industrial solutions, while providing employee growth and opportunity. We do this with a robust line of fluid power, hose & fittings, belts, seals & gaskets, pneumatic and automation products and field services.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Human Resources

Partner with business leaders to execute overall company strategy using HR expertise. Ensures legal compliance with employee records, policies, practices, etc. Ensures a talent pipeline and assists with the recruitment process: job postings, CV screening, scheduling interviews. Prepare employment contracts, onboarding documents, and conduct orientation sessions. Handle employee queries and support conflict resolution when needed. Support in performance management processes and training initiatives.

Payroll Administration

Process monthly payroll accurately and on time, including calculating salaries, bonuses, deductions, and taxes. Maintain up-to-date payroll records and employee data in HR and payroll systems. Handle statutory reporting and compliance including PAYE, social security, pension contributions, etc. Manage end-of-year processes such as P60s, P45s, W-2's, and tax summaries. Coordinate with Finance on payroll funding and reconciliation

Safety

Serves as first point contact for all safety matters in Canada and handles claims process.

Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies:

Bilingual English and French

- required.

Proven thought leader

- able to understand business drivers and correlate a people strategy to meet business demands.

Builds strong relationships with leaders and employees

- maintains trust and confidentiality, challenges the status quo, can influence change and raise the bar with an eye toward fiscal responsibility.

Independent and results oriented

- one person team. Stays organized, can adjust among shifting priorities, meet deadlines, and follows through on commitments.

Willingness and ability to wear multiple hats

- this is a 'roll up the sleeves' type of role - dealing with day-to-day payroll and HR matters, while also being strategic about scaling the people function for a growing business and driving overall business results.

Confidentiality

- this role requires access and involvement in ultra-sensitive information and situations. Your ability to build relationships must be balanced with the intrinsic knowledge of data that must be kept confidential.

Discretionary effort/Passion/Rigor

- HR can be a lonely place sometimes. This role demands a person that is passionate about the overall success of the organization, fights for the best answer for the organization, is determined to find and retain amazing team members, and create an environment and simplified, efficient systems where our people can perform at their best.

Creativity

- our HR and Payroll function is a small team. Think outside of the box to find solutions and work collaboratively with the team. We are not tied to doing things the way they've always been done.

Flexibility/Adaptability

- Singer Industrial is not a 'corporate' environment. Someone who can understand that different businesses have different needs and has an entrepreneurial spirit will be the ideal fit for this role.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business or related field or 7+ years in HR role Ownership of the payroll cycle - end to end (Canadian experience across provinces required) Safety management experience HR business partner or management experience in multiple provinces and locations across Canada CHRA certified


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