Human Resources Business Partner

We are building a better future! At Saand we're not just co-workers we're a community that celebrates your passion and dedication. Your unique contribution is essential to our success, and we make sure you're not just seen but recognized. Our culture is one of appreciation, ensuring that your hard work doesn't just fuel our success today but sets the stage for your growth tomorrow.

Be the go-to HR partner for our plant teams. You’ll work side by side with leaders and employees to tackle real-time people challenges, strengthen team performance, and bring HR programs to life across our locations. If you’re a practical, hands-on HR professional who enjoys being close to the operation and making a visible difference, you’ll find plenty of opportunity to contribute from day one.

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract based on-site at our Etobicoke manufacturing facility, reporting to the HR Director. You’ll step into a hands-on HR role where you can make an immediate impact across our plant locations.

Headquartered in Etobicoke, Ontario Saand is a mid-sized Canadian company with over 4 decades of glass fabrication experience and has helped construct some of Ontario’s most iconic buildings.

What You’ll Do:

• Be a trusted HR Partner: Coach plant and business leaders on employee relations, performance, attendance, conduct, workplace investigations, and consistent application of HR policies.
• Support employee safety: Partner with the Health and Safety Manager on employee-related safety needs, communications, training, and follow-up.
• Help leaders plan and respond: Work with the leadership team and HR Director on staffing, retention, succession, organizational change, performance management, and leave management, including WSIB.
• Turn workforce information into action: Monitor workforce trends, identify emerging needs, and recommend the next practical steps.
• Bring HR support to our plants: Visit locations regularly to understand operations, support employees and leaders, and help implement HR programs across the organization.
• Keep HR service running smoothly: Provide day-to-day support, maintain accurate and confidential records, and collaborate with the HR Coordinator to deliver consistent employee experience.
• Strengthen communication and engagement: Support timely employee communications and initiatives that build engagement, workplace culture, and a positive employee experience.
• Help teams find and retain the right people: Coordinate recruitment activities by hiring managers and support candidate selection, offers, and onboarding. Coordinate day-to-day plant recognition programs and support employee appreciation events.
• Stay abreast of the latest employment and human resources best practices.
• Assist the HR team with other interesting projects

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 5- years of foundational HR experience, ideally gained in a manufacturing or industrial or warehouse environment providing practical, day-to-day HR support, partnering directly with employees and leaders.
• Education: Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Certified Human Resources Professional Designation (CHRP) (or actively in progress).or evidence of continuous HR education.
• Systems & Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Teams) and hands-on familiarity with ADP Workforce Now or similar HRIS platforms, comfort with other digital platforms such as social media, Ai for business purposes
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy, with a strict commitment to handling confidential and sensitive employee information with discretion.
• Communication & Organization: Excellent written, interpersonal and customer-service skills, with the ability to balance multiple operational and leader organizational needs efficiently in a fast-paced setting.
• Cultural Enthusiasm & Growth Mindset: A positive, energetic attitude with a passion for boosting employee morale, absorbing mentorship, and mastering core HR operations.
• Availability: in-person, 18-month fixed term maternity leave contract
• Travel: as required to other plants located in South-Western Ontario

Working Conditions:

• The successful candidate is expected to work on-site providing HR support for all plants
• Monday to Friday 40-hours work week with one (1) afternoon/evening shift hours
• Preference for working in a highly collaborative, team environment
• Safety first expectations in a casual, evolving culture
• Exposure to moderate high noise levels, temperature variations, machinery and moving parts, and occasional exposure to chemicals and industrial odors.

Work Environment:

As our HR Business Partner, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day human resources functions for a diverse client group of salary and hourly staff within the manufacturing facility.

Saand’s company culture and environment is one which promotes safety, engagement, innovation, and inclusion in flow. We are a glass fabrication company. This position requires comfort with presence on plant floor to interact with production client groups

Saand is an inclusive environment committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for Saand jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact us directly via this platform.