People and Culture Business Partner - Opérations

Soluroc is a fast-growing manufacturing company (with 5 sites and over 200 team members) based in Quebec, with international customers and manufacturing units in Quebec and Ontario. Our growth-by-acquisition strategy means that we pay particular attention to integrating human capital into everything we do. We aim to become the leader in our industry and are investing heavily to achieve this. As such, our team members are seen as the main driving force behind our business, and we are committed to ensuring that they feel listened to, included, competent, trusted and valued, so that they can flourish professionally.

Our mantra is: one team, one mission: customer first. This principle reflects our priority of placing our external customers, as well as our internal customers (our team members), at the heart of our decisions and actions, making this our key competitive advantage.

Role objectives:

The People and Culture Business Partner will act as a strategic and operational partner, supporting Ontario site managers in managing growth, developing their teams, managing talent and performance, and creating a healthy, inclusive and motivating work environment. This role goes beyond traditional HR processes and maintaining compliance, it contributes to building a humane, collaborative and high-performance organization culture. By being present on the ground, listening to operational issues, he/she will be a true actor of positive change.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic support to operations

• Contribute to the achievement of operational objectives through effective HR solutions.

• Participate in local HR strategy: organizational development, change management, culture.

• Advise managers on talent management, engagement, workforce planning and management practices.

Coaching managers

• Advise leaders on the application of best HR practices.

• Develop managerial skills in proximity (coaching, feedback, management of complex human situations).

• Provide day-to-day support on people-related issues: communication, commitment, social climate, conflict management.

Employee experience & human culture

• Guarantee team member experience throughout the career path (induction, integration, development, recognition).

• Lead or support well-being, recognition, inclusion and mobilization initiatives.

• Propose concrete actions to reinforce the corporate culture at each site

Field presence

• Be regularly present on sites to support teams, understand operational realities and maintain a strong link with the field.
• Proactively identify human issues to be addressed.

Labour relations & legal and compliance management

• Manage labour relations (non-unionized).

• Ensure compliance with Ontario laws (Labour Code).

• Collaborate on internal investigations, disciplinary processes and performance appraisals

• Support the Health and Safety function by ensuring legal compliance and management of administrative files.

Support HR projects

• Participate or lead cross-functional HR projects: HR digitization - HRIS integration, improvement of HR processes and programs such as performance management, recognition, total rewards, talent management, etc.

• Identify levers for continuous improvement in local HR practices

Talent development

• Support local recruitment

• Monitor training needs, individual development plans and succession planning.

• Foster a culture of performance and continuous improvement

What you need to come to work:

• Be an agent of change, with strong interpersonal, listening and influencing skills

• Human, proactive and collaborative approach

• Rigor, structure and good priority management

• Curiosity and creativity, able to propose innovative solutions

• Ability to fully understand the vision and strategic issues and translate them into concrete actions on the ground

• Good command of HR / HRIS tools

What you need to know

• Travel to our 2 sites in Ontario (Cobourg & Sudbury) and occasionally to Quebec

• Bilingualism an asset

• At least 5 to 7 years' experience in human resources

• Knowledge of Ontario legislation.