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Human Resources Business PartnerRainier Recruiting • Vancouver, BC, CA
Human Resources Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner

Rainier Recruiting • Vancouver, BC, CA
28 days ago
Salary
CA$90,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Senior Human Resources Business Partner / HR Manager

Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC (Onsite)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources professional to serve as the lead HR partner for a dynamic manufacturing and operations-focused organization. This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in supporting both employees and leadership while driving employee relations, labor relations, talent acquisition, and overall HR strategy.

Depending on experience and qualifications, this role may be hired at either the Senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager level.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on HR leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, builds strong relationships across the organization, and serves as a trusted advisor to operational leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities

Labor Relations & Employee Relations
  • Provide guidance and expertise on labor relations matters within a unionized environment.
  • Interpret and administer collective bargaining agreements.
  • Support grievance resolution, disciplinary processes, and workplace investigations.
  • Partner with leaders on attendance management, performance improvement, and employee conduct matters.
  • Advise managers on employee relations issues while ensuring compliance with applicable employment legislation.
  • Facilitate conflict resolution and support positive workplace relationships.
  • Manage accommodation requests, return-to-work programs, and related employee support initiatives.

Leadership Partnership & HR Advisory
  • Serve as the primary HR resource for site leadership and operational management teams.
  • Provide coaching and consultation on people-related decisions and organizational challenges.
  • Build credibility with employees and leaders through strong communication, judgment, and responsiveness.
  • Influence decision-making while balancing business needs with employee considerations.
  • Support workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational development initiatives.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
  • Lead full-cycle recruitment efforts for professional, technical, operational, and leadership positions.
  • Partner with hiring managers to identify talent needs and develop effective hiring strategies.
  • Support onboarding and integration of new employees.
  • Contribute to long-term workforce planning and talent pipeline development.

HR Operations & Compliance
  • Ensure HR practices comply with provincial and federal employment legislation.
  • Maintain and analyze HR metrics, workforce data, and reporting.
  • Support payroll-related processes and employee record management.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, programs, and best practices.
  • Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and employee experience.

Qualifications

Required Experience
  • 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
  • Strong background in employee relations and labor relations.
  • Experience supporting both hourly and salaried employee populations.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with operational and business leaders.
  • Experience managing recruitment processes from sourcing through offer acceptance.
  • Working knowledge of Canadian employment laws and HR compliance requirements.

Preferred Experience
  • Manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, transportation, logistics, or other operationally intensive environments.
  • Unionized workplace experience.
  • Experience with collective bargaining, grievance management, and workplace investigations.
  • Leadership experience or demonstrated readiness to advance into an HR management role.

Desired Skills & Competencies
  • Strong business acumen and sound decision-making abilities
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
  • Strong coaching, influencing, and conflict-resolution capabilities
  • Analytical mindset with experience using HR metrics and workforce data
  • Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

What You'll Bring

You are a well-rounded HR professional who can confidently navigate labor relations, employee relations, talent acquisition, and day-to-day HR operations. You are comfortable serving as the lead HR resource for a site, partnering closely with operational leaders, and helping create a positive and productive workplace culture.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact while positioning themselves for continued growth into a broader HR leadership role.

Compensation: CAD $90,000–$100,000 base salary (flexibility for highly qualified candidates)

Bonus: Annual performance-based incentive opportunity

Retirement: Employer matching retirement program

Vacation: Three weeks paid vacation

Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC (Onsite)

Who is Rainier Recruiting?

Rainier Recruiting is a boutique, award winning national staffing agency and executive search firm. Using an approach that “treats every candidate like an executive search”, we offer positions in contract-to-hire, Full-Time, and executive search. Named the #1 Best Workplace in Washington State in 2022, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by multiple business journals, Rainier Recruiting is fast becoming a respected company. We are no longer the “best recruiters you have never heard of”. Rainier Recruiting is also proud to share our clients have a 93% repeat business rate. Rainier Recruiting is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of every organization that we partner with.









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