Pension Manager
Maple Leaf Foods
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Expertly administer company retirement programs, ensuring adherence to plan provisions, legislation, and policies.
- Foster fruitful collaborations with internal teams and external service providers, leveraging your subject matter expertise.
- Champion process optimization initiatives, enhancing the employee journey along the way.
- Manage contribution remittances, regulatory filings, and meticulously budget pension programs.
- Provide strategic leadership to Payroll, HR, and external service providers, driving excellence across the board.
- Serve as the primary liaison for clients and members, swiftly resolving any escalations.
- Support Finance in external audits of retirement programs and spearhead financial wellness initiatives.
- Stay ahead of the curve on changes impacting retirement programs, ensuring our competitiveness remains unrivaled.
- Lead the charge in testing HRIS updates, while meticulously maintaining documentation and educational materials.
- Robust understanding of DB and DC pension plans, coupled with a mastery of provincial legislation.
- Brilliant analytical skills, coupled with a keen eye for detail.
- Customer-centric mindset, adept at forging strong partnerships both internally and externally.
- Exceptional organizational acumen and time management skills, even under the most demanding circumstances.
- Powerful communication and consulting skills, adaptable to diverse audiences.
- Initiative-driven with a knack for sound decision-making.
- Hold a university degree in Business Administration or a related field.
- Possess a minimum of 5 years' progressive experience in Canadian DB & DC pension programs.
- Acquired CEBS or PPAC designation is an asset.
- Proficient in SAP/Success Factors, Excel, and Microsoft Office suite.
- Experience in a unionized environment and familiarity with US 401K programs are preferred.
- Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
- An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
- A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve work-life balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting.
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
- Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
- Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.
- We aim to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025.
- Doing What’s Right
- Shared Value
- High Performance
- Diverse and Inclusive Teams
- Disciplined Decision Making
- Our Accountability
- Intense Curiosity
- Transparency and Humility