Position Summary

The HR Business Partner plays a key role within the plant by supporting managers and employees throughout the HR cycle. This position contributes significantly to recruitment, skills development, and continuous improvement of HR practices, while fostering a positive and engaging work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Lead the full recruitment process for unionized and non‑unionized positions.
• Partner with managers to define staffing needs.
• Optimize talent attraction strategies.
• Support the onboarding and integration of new hires.

Skills Development

• Coordinate and monitor the plant’s annual training plan.
• Support the planning, logistics, and rollout of training activities.
• Contribute to the Learning pillar within continuous improvement initiatives.

HR Operational Support

• Apply and update HR policies and processes.
• Coach managers on performance management, discipline, and team organization.
• Track and analyze HR metrics (absenteeism, probation, turnover, etc.).
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives.

Labor Relations

• Provide first‑level support regarding collective agreement interpretation.
• Advise managers and employees on matters related to labour relations.
• Manager or support the management of cases related to labour relations (grievances, internal investigations, etc.)

Engagement and Internal Communication

• Contribute to the annual calendar of plant events.
• Support employee engagement, recognition, and collaboration initiatives.
• Enhance internal communication across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of broad HR generalist experience, ideally in a unionized environment
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working directly with a senior leadership team and ability to provide insights aligned to the strategic priorities of the business.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and priority‑management abilities.
• Functional proficiency in French and English.

Danone Canada is the largest B Corp certified company in the country, committed to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

With head offices in Boucherville and Toronto, we bring together over 500 passionate employees around a common mission: To bring health through nutrition to as many people as possible. Year after year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and has received the Women in Governance Parity certification for our commitment to gender equality in the workplace.

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At Danone, we value diversity in all its forms and believe that an inclusive environment fosters innovation and collaboration. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to support everyone's success.

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