Job Description

Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a multinational, specialty pharmaceutical company with a vision of reaching people and touching lives globally as a leading provider of valued medicines. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers and the overall community through the innovation, development, manufacturing and marketing of the highest quality healthcare products.

Established in 1950, Taro\'s world class production facility is located in Brampton, Ontario, with a current team of over 600 Canadian employees. Our company\'s focus on the dermatology sector has made us a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialized topical products with a diverse portfolio of creams, ointments, liquids, and gels.

With support from our parent company, Sun Pharma, one of the world\'s largest specialty generic pharmaceutical companies, we are committed to providing a healthy, safe and rewarding environment for all of our employees.

Our reward packages have been designed to meet the needs of our diverse workforce and their families. For additional information visit: www.taro.com.

What we offer:

A safe and clean; GMP regulated work environment

Opportunities for career growth and development

A competitive wage/salary

Incentive bonus programs that are designed to reward employees for their individual contributions

Benefit programs designed to support our employees and their families, including a comprehensive health & dental benefits package, group RRSP matching program, direct access to healthcare and well-being programs, and paid time off

Employee training and organizational development programs including tuition reimbursement, internal mobility programs, and employee recognition programs

Our Brampton location is presently looking for Manager, Human Resources.

Job purpose

The main responsibility of this position is to consult, advice and coach on people management and organizational needs to ensure alignment of human capital with business strategy. This position is consultative, influential and will require strong collaboration with other HR team members and client groups.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to Client Groups on a wide range of issues relating to staffing, people management, terminations, employee relations, investigations, disability management, policy interpretation, etc. Advise and guide within the context of legal implications, potential risks, overall HR strategy, implications on policies and practices while mitigating and minimizing risk.
• Manage relationship, headcount and budget with temporary staffing service providers.
• Coach clients on key areas such as: people management, objective setting and development, recruitment; terminations; HR policy application and interpretation; compensation, development; employment equity; change management, team effectiveness; and performance.
• Maintain Pay Equity Program to ensure PE Commission readiness - maintain Pay Equity register, evaluate jobs in alignment with internal and external benchmarking and conduct annual Pay Equity review.
• Conduct external benchmarking survey analysis and provide survey participant information including job mapping.
• Assist Managers with all aspects of the annual performance management and development process including coaching leaders on effective documentation practices relating to performance ensuring legal compliance. Provide constructive feedback to evaluator to improve quality of evaluation where necessary.
• Review, recommend and draft new and/or modifications to policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective claims management of STD/LTD claims.
• Plan and deliver strategic support for activities related to full cycle recruitment process for assigned client groups including strategy, posting, interviewing, selection, candidate relations and offers.
• Coach Managers in their day to day activities ensuring compliance with all appropriate employment and human rights legislation.
• Collaborate with the Health, Safety and Environment Team to ensure a high awareness of employee safety is maintained within client group.
• Ensure compliance with human rights and employment standards legislation.
• Facilitation and review of training programs, in conjunction with HR Director.
• Backup for Associate Director, HR function.
• Responsible for creation of employee correspondence, offer letters, performance letters and other administrative tasks to support client groups.
• Participates in the coordination of employee events including supporting the employee engagement committee.
• Assist client groups with special projects as required.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• University Degree and / or completion of a Human Resources Management Certificate Diploma Program
• 8-10 years of progressive generalist experience in a manufacturing environment
• Background in pharmaceutical industry preferred
• Strong commitment to ethics and compliance
• Superior consulting skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with clients at all levels of the organization and influence decisions
• Collaborative team player with demonstrated professional and emotional maturity and judgment to handle sensitive situations with integrity, diplomacy, tact and high ethical standards
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), HRIS and time and attendance tracking systems
• Creative, innovative, detail oriented and demonstrates high level of initiative
• Strong problem solving abilities required to act as internal consultant to Management and employees on all HR issues
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and take action when required while maintaining focus on timely and quality completion of projects

Working conditions

Typical office environment. Tight deadlines, ad hoc requirements and unusual circumstances create an atmosphere of urgency, which can produce stress. Regularly respond to non-routine and complex problems relating to people management and employee relations to provide guidance and recommendations in compliance with legal and human right legislation in a rapidly changing atmosphere.

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.

This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.

Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. embraces diversity in the workplace and is committed to achieving employment equity. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We ensure that our recruitment practices are supportive of this commitment and do not infringe on any characteristics protected by law.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

NOTE: All employment is conditional upon the completing and obtaining of a satisfactory background check which may include educational, employment, references and criminal records (for which a pardon has not been granted) checks.

AGENCY NOTICE: Please note that Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with an agency / recruiter, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. will not consider any referrals or agree to payment of referral or recruitment fees. In the event a recruiter or an agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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