Sr. HR Specialist - Contract
Olympus Corporation
- Richmond Hill, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead projects and provides data analytics services.
- Accountable for project plans, action items, directing and influencing HRBPs to complete milestones and tasks.
- Captures, connects, and analyse HR data and provide executive summaries related to the analysis.
- Serves as HR point of contact for employee matters ranging from general inquiries to investigations.
- Responds to HR issues and opportunities in designated business unit or region and administers HR policies and programs as appropriate with the support of Lead HRBP and team of HRBPs.
- Manages communications and execution of annual processes as well as specific business processes.
- Become expert power user in HR systems, reporting, and data to provide support to HRBPs and Lead HRBPs.
- Coordination of HR related events such as benefits, wellness, employee experience, etc.
- Facilitates employee orientation and on-boarding.
- New Hire Process: Perform Pre-Hire activities including but not limited to: Pre-employment verifications via third party pre-employment screening resource; Prepares new hire paperwork benefits packets and various policy forms; Maintains individual employee files.
- Employee Relations: Serves as front line support relative to employee inquiries and general employee relations issues and resolves issues as appropriate. Refers complex issues to HR leadership for investigation.
- Counsels managers relative to minor disciplinary issues.
- Assists in communicating and enforcing various HR policies and procedures.
- Benefits Administration: Administers the group health and retirement benefits including ensuring that the necessary systems contain the most updated information.
- Other: Independently manages the leave of absence process.
- Ensures that employee data is properly maintained in the HRIS system by submitting the required data changes to the HR Service Center. Audits employee data and submits corrections as appropriate.
- Other duties as required or assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration human resources or equivalent knowledge required.
- Minimum of 3-4 years HR experience required including experience in at least two (2) of the following disciplines: employee relations, HR data processing, benefits administration, leave administration, HR policy interpretation formulation, HR reporting, and or payroll administration.
- Must be proficient with a Human Resources Information System.
- Knowledge of current federal and provincial and human resources-related laws, regulations, trends and issues.
- Proficiency in MS office programs with advanced Excel skills.
- Must have demonstrated strategic and innovative thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills while at the same time always be open to fulfilling organizational transactional and administrative duties.
- Ability to analyze data and create and communicate recommendations in easy to read formats based on data to meet desired business objectives.
- Excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Accurate detailed and deadline driven.
- Demonstrated initiative to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Some knowledge of ADP Payroll an asset.
- Prior experience with SAP is highly preferred.
- Competitive salaries and annual bonus program
- Comprehensive medical benefits and pension plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free virtual live and on-demand wellness classes
- Work-life balance supportive culture with hybrid and remote roles
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- Diversity & Inclusion Programs including Colleague Affinity Networks