Human Resources Generalist Canada

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We're Watts. Together, we're reimagining the future of water. We feel proud every day about what we do. We're all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource. What we do: For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation - and we have a dynamic future ahead. Join Watts Canada HR and help shape the future of our people and culture. We are looking for a high impact Human Resources Generalist to become a key member of our Watts Canada HR team and a valued contributor within the broader Watts Americas HR organization. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, partnering with leaders and cross functional teams to deliver value across the full employee lifecycle. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the employee experience through recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, organizational development, training, engagement initiatives, and special HR projects. You will also take ownership of our HR systems, including Workday and UltiPro, ensuring seamless processes, strong data integrity, and insightful reporting that supports business decision making. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast paced, collaborative environment, enjoys variety, brings strong organizational skills, and is passionate about building a positive, high performing workplace culture. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly collaborative people centric, team-oriented professional who will be an integral part of the Watts Canada HR team. The HRG will be responsible for serving as a trusted partner to the HR Manager Canada and Canadian employees across the organization. This role requires a team player who builds effective relationships, strong communication pathways and works closely with cross-functional partners to support business success. The HRG supports the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, employee relations, benefits, compensation, performance management, organizational development, training, and engagement initiatives. Through actively fostering open communication and collaboration, they ensure HR programs are aligned, effective, and responsive to employee and business needs. This role also manages HRIS activities (Workday and UltiPro), ensuring accurate data management and integrated processes. As an active member of the Watts HR team, the HRG contributes to national HR initiatives while promoting a positive, inclusive, and continuously improving workplace culture. The HRG supports approximately 50 onsite employees, 25 of whom are union, and additional 100 employees across Canada. This position has no direct reports, and this is a backfill role with Watts team Canada. This position reports to the HR Manager, Canada who is remote to the site and sits in BC. This role is onsite 5 days a week and is based in Burlington Ontario. Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities Provides HR solutions to managers, supervisors and employees on HR related matters such as benefits, compensation, training, recruitment and employment, organizational design, change management, employee relations and organizational development. Supports the administration of RRSP's, Health & EAP Benefits, WSIB, WCB and all Watts HR functions including talent development and planning. Partners with the HR Manager, Canada and site Operations leadership to support effective union relationships and ensure compliance with collective agreements. Serves as a key contact for union representatives and officials at the Burlington location. Serves as a support to Safety and responsible for WSIB claims and support. Conduct interviews, assess candidate qualifications, and participate in the selection process. Leads the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring partnership with Talent Acquisition, Safety and managers for seamless integration. Supports new employees by working with leaders to create immersion plans, drafting new hire announcements, and completing other new hire tasks. Maintains a high level of visibility, accessibility, and interaction Generate HR reports and analytics such as headcount reports, performance reports and more. Coach and counseling employees, front line leaders and managers on Watts policies and Employment Standards expectations related to the function of the business. Utilize an empathetic approach to understanding employee concerns, answer questions and help employees navigate through organizational change. Supports updating of Canadian policies, procedure and process documents Conduct investigations into employee complaints, providing recomm

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